Ronni Pedersen

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{{Infobox Speedway rider

| name = Ronni Pedersen

| image =

| nationality = Danish

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|10|6|df=y}}

| birth_place = Middelfart, Denmark

| career1 = Denmark

| years2 = 2000–2005

| career2 = Slangerup

| career5 = Great Britain

| years6 = 1993–1995, 1997–1998

| career6 = Peterborough Panthers

| years7 = 2001–2002

| career7 = King's Lynn Stars

| career8 = Sweden

| years9 = 1996

| career9 = Vargarna

| career10 = Poland

| years11 = 1999

| career11 = Leszno

| years12 = 2001–2002

| career12 = Rawicz

| years13 = 2003

| career13 = Grudziądz

| indivhonour1 = Danish U21 champion

| indivyear1 = 1992

}}

Ronni Pedersen (born 6 October 1974)[http://speedwaygp.republika.pl/ speedwaygp.republika.pl] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090422155710/http://speedwaygp.republika.pl/ |date=2009-04-22 }}. Retrieved on 10 March 2009.pl.wikimedia.org. Retrieved on 10 March 2009. is a Danish former motorcycle speedway rider.{{cite web |url=https://speedway.com.pl/riders/ronnie-pedersen/ |title=Ronnie Pedersen Dania |website=Polish Speedway Database |access-date=1 April 2023}} He earned 6 caps for the Denmark national speedway team.{{cite web |url=https://britishspeedway.co.uk/docs/Ultimate_Index_1929-2022.pdf |title=Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022 |website=British Speedway |access-date=31 August 2024}}

Career

After winning the 1992 Danish Under 21 Individual Speedway Championship, Pedersen was signed by Peterborough Panthers to ride late in the 1993 British League Division Two season.{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005181/19930923/846/0080 |title=Top Dane's debut ride |website=Peterborough Advertiser |date=23 September 1993 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=31 August 2024}} The following season he rose to third in the Peterborough averages and in his debut season in the top tier of British speedway (the 1995 Premier League speedway season) he averaged 6.53.{{cite web|url=https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/specialfeaturesrideraverages.pdf |title=Rider averages 1929 to 2009 |website=Speedway Researcher |access-date=31 August 2024}}{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005114/19950302/970/0065 |title=Pride of Panthers |website=Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph |date=2 March 1995 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=27 August 2024}}

Pedersen missed the 1996 British season after breaking his leg while playing football.{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003740/19960207/036/0036 |title=Pedersen crocked |website=Cambridge Daily News |date=7 February 1996 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=31 August 2024}} On his return to Britain he only rode a handful of matches over the following two seasons.

He joined King's Lynn Stars in 2001 and rode in two Danish finals in 2002 and 2003. His final team in Britain was in 2004 when he rode for Arena Essex Hammers.{{cite web |url=https://www.crash.net/speedway/news/100531/1/pedersen-leaves-hammers |title=Pedersen leaves Hammers. |website=Crash.net |access-date=31 August 2024 }}