Finn Thomsen (born 16 February 1955 in Arhus, Denmark) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Denmark. He earned 30 caps for the Denmark national speedway team.[1]
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| Born | 16 February 1955 Arhus, Denmark |
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| Nationality | Danish |
| Career history | |
| Denmark | |
| 1973-1974 | Piraterne Århus |
| Great Britain | |
| 1974-1977 | Wolverhampton Wolves |
| 1978-1983 | Hackney Hawks |
| 1984 | Poole Pirates |
| 1986 | Swindon Robins |
| Individual honours | |
| 1973 | Danish Under-21 Champion |
| 1976, 1977 | Danish Final |
| 1980 | London Riders' Champion |
| 1977 | Manpower Trophy |
| 1983 | Vic Harding Memorial Trophy |
| Team honours | |
| 1978, 1981, 1983 | World Team Cup Winner |
| Competition record | ||
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Representing  Denmark
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| Speedway World Team Cup | ||
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1978 | |
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1981 | |
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1983 | |
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1979 | |
| Speedway World Pairs Championship | ||
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1976 | |
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1978 | |
| Intercontinental Championship | ||
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1979 | |
Career
editThomsen was a Speedway World Team Cup winner with the Denmark national speedway team in 1978, 1981 and 1983.
Thomsen first rode in the United Kingdom with the Wolverhampton Wolves during the 1974 British League season[2][3] where he spent four years steadily improving his average.[4]
In 1978, he was signed by Len Silver for the Hackney Hawks in a swap deal with Dave Morton, later becoming team captain in 1980. When Hackney closed at the end of the 1983 season, he moved to Poole Pirates for the 1984 season and rode for Swindon Robins in 1986.[4][5][6]
World Final Appearances
editIndividual World Championship
edit- 1977 -
Göteborg, Ullevi - 5th - 10pts - 1979 -
Chorzów, Silesian Stadium - 10th - 6pts - 1980 - Göteborg, Ullevi - 10th - 7pts[7]
World Pairs Championship
edit- 1976 - Eskilstuna, Eskilstuna Motorstadion (with Ole Olsen) - 2nd - 24pts (8)
- 1978 - Chorzów, Silesian Stadium (with Ole Olsen) - 3rd - 21pts (5)
World Team Cup
edit- 1978 -
Landshut, Stadion Ellermühle (with Ole Olsen / Mike Lohmann / Hans Nielsen) - Winner - 37pts (7) - 1979 -
London, White City Stadium (with Ole Olsen / Hans Nielsen / Mike Lohmann / Bo Petersen) - 2nd - 31pts (4) - 1981 - Olching, Olching Speedwaybahn (with Ole Olsen / Hans Nielsen / Erik Gundersen / Tommy Knudsen) - Winner - 36pts (1)
- 1983 -
Vojens, Speedway Center (with Ole Olsen / Hans Nielsen / Erik Gundersen / Peter Ravn) - Winner - 35pts (0)
References
edit- ^ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Black's back in the Lions team". Leicester Daily Mercury. 8 April 1974. Retrieved 31 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Fenn, C.(2003). Hackney Speedway, Friday at Eight. ISBN 0-7524-2737-7
- ^ a b "Rider averages 1929 to 2009" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ^ Bamford/Shailes, Robert/Glynn (2007). The Story of Oxford Speedway. Tempus Publishing Ltd. pp. 134–135. ISBN 978-0-7524-4161-0.
- ^ "Finn flies in for his debut". Western Daily Press. 15 May 1986. Retrieved 31 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5