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Dutch speedway rider

Born12 September 1948 (1948-09-12) (age 77)
Voorburg, Netherlands

NationalityDutch

1974Oxford Rebels

1978Bristol Bulldogs

Henk Steman
Career history
Born	12 September 1948 (1948-09-12) (age 77) Voorburg, Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
1974	Oxford Rebels
1978	Bristol Bulldogs

Individual honours
1976, 1981, 1987	Dutch champion

Henk Steman (born 12 September 1948) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from the Netherlands.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] He earned 27 caps for the Netherlands national speedway team.^[5]

Steman came to prominence after joining the Oxford Rebels for the 1974 British League season.^[6]^[7] Although he had a poor season he soon became one of the leading riders in the Netherlands after becoming the Dutch champion, when winning the national title in 1976.^[8] He returned for another British league campaign for the 1978 British League season with the Bristol Bulldogs.^[7]^[9]

He represented the Netherlands national team for 15 years of World Cups from 1975 to 1988. He also rode for the Netherlands in the Speedway World Pairs Championship.^[10]

He also won two more national titles in 1981 and 1987.^[8]^[7]

Family

His brother Rob Steman was also an international speedway rider.^[5]

References

↑ Oakes, Peter (1978). 1978 Speedway Yearbook, Rider Bio Henk Steman. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN 978-0904584509.
↑ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook, rider profile Henk Steman. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
↑ Oakes, Peter (1990). Speedway Yearbook 1990, Rider Bio Henk Steman. Front Page Books. ISBN 0-948882-15-8.
↑ Oakes, Peter (2004). British Speedway Who's Who, Henk Steman. Peter Oakes, Peterborough. ISBN 0-948882-81-6.
1 2 "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
↑ "Rebels get set". Reading Evening Post. 10 August 1974. Retrieved 2 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
1 2 3 "Henk Steman". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
1 2 "Dutch National Championship". Speedway Fansite. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
↑ "Happy Henk books himself extra stay". Bristol Evening Post. 8 July 1978. Retrieved 2 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "Speedway World Team Cup". International Speedway. Retrieved 4 May 2023.

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