John Jørgensen

John Jørgensen (born 18 July 1962 in Middelfart, Denmark)[1] is a former international motorcycle speedway rider who won the World Team Cup in 1986 and 1988. He also qualified for the World Final on two occasions and rode in the 1999 and 2000 Speedway Grand Prix.

John Jørgensen
Career history
Born	(1962-07-18) 18 July 1962 Middelfart, Denmark
Nationality	Denmark
1986	Coventry Bees
1995	Grudziądz (POL)
1998	Gdańsk (POL)
1999	Gorzów Wlkp. (POL)
2000	Ostrów Wlkp. (POL)

Individual honours
1998	Nordic Champion

Team honours
1986, 1988	Team World Champion

World Final Appearances

Individual World Championship

1988 - Vojens, Speedway Center - 13th - 3pts
1992 - Wrocław, Olympic Stadium - 6th - 8pts

World Team Cup

1986 - Vojens, Speedway Center (with Erik Gundersen / Hans Nielsen / Tommy Knudsen / Jan O. Pedersen) - Winner - 130pts (8)
1988 - Los Angeles, Veterans Memorial Stadium (with Erik Gundersen / Hans Nielsen / Tommy Knudsen / Jan O. Pedersen) - Winner - 44pts (2)
1989 - Bradford, Odsal Stadium (with Hans Nielsen / Erik Gundersen / Gert Handberg / Brian Karger) - 2nd - 34pts (7)
1990 - Pardubice - 3rd - 30pts (4)
1992 - Lonigo - 4th - 17pts (1)
1993 - Coventry - 2nd - 38pts (8)

Speedway Grand Prix

Year	Position	Points	Best Finish	Notes
1999	17th	32	6th	Best finish in Czech Republic GP
2000	34th	1	24th	Competed only in British GP

World Under-21 Championship

1982 - Pocking - 8th - 9pts
1983 - Lonigo - 9th - 10pts

Danish Domestic competitions

Danish Championship

1992 - Uhre, Holsted - 3rd
1995 - Frederikslyst, Uhre - 3rd
1998 - Outrup - 2nd
2000 - Outrup - 3rd

See also

References

John Jørgensen | Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 2009-10-18.

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