Aage Hansen
Norwegian speedway rider (1935–2023)
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Aage Hansen (13 April 1935 – 15 November 2023) was a Norwegian international motorcycle speedway rider.[1] He earned 22 caps for the Norway national speedway team.[2]
Hansen in 2010 | |
| Born | 13 April 1935 Skreia, Toten, Norway |
|---|---|
| Died | 15 November 2023 (aged 88) Asker, Norway |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Career history | |
| 1957 | Ipswich Witches |
| Individual honours | |
| 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963 | Norwegian Championship |
| 1957 | Nordic Champion |
| 1957 | Speedway World Championship finalist |
Speedway career
Aage Hansen was a seven-time champion of Norway, winning the Norwegian Championship all years between 1956 - 1961, as well as in 1963. He also was the Nordic Speedway Champion in 1957, and won the Nordic Team Speedway Championship together with Sverre Harrfeldt in 1966.[3][4]
Hansen also won two silver medals in the Norwegian Longtrack Championship in 1956 and 1963, and was a Nordic Longtrack Team Champion together with Leif Hveem in 1956.
Hansen reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1957 Individual Speedway World Championship, a meeting in which he was recovering from a dislocated knee.[5][6]
Hansen rode in the top tier of British Speedway for just one season,[7][1] riding for Ipswich Witches[8] during the 1957 Speedway National League, where he averaged 8.17.[9]
Death
World final appearances
Individual World Championship
- 1957 -
London, Wembley Stadium - 12th - 4pts
