Kenneth Hansen (speedway rider)
Danish speedway rider
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Kenneth Kruse Hansen (born 19 October 1987)[1] is a motorcycle speedway rider from Denmark.[2][3]
| Born | 19 October 1987 Herlev, Denmark |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Danish |
| Career history | |
| Denmark | |
| 2004–2018, 2022–2023 | Slangerup |
| 2021 | Holsted |
| Sweden | |
| 2006 | Vargarna |
| 2022–2024 | Griparna |
| 2025 | Valsarna |
| Great Britain | |
| 2007, 2015 | Workington |
| 2007-2008, 2016 | Wolverhampton |
| 2009, 2017 | Peterborough |
| 2014 | Coventry |
| 2016 | King's Lynn |
| Poland | |
| 2006 | Miskolc |
| 2007 | Lublin |
| 2008 | Gorzów |
| 2009-2011, 2018 | Krosno |
| 2012 | Daugavpils |
| 2013-2015 | Kraków |
| 2017 | Ostrów |
| 2020 | Rzeszów |
| 2022-2023 | Tarnów |
| Individual honours | |
| 2023 | Long Track World Championship bronze medal |
| Team honours | |
| 2006 | U-21 World Cup bronze medal |
Career
Hansen represented Denmark in the 2006 Under-21 Speedway World Cup in Rybnik and won a bronze medal.[4]
Hansen started the 2007 season with the Workington Comets[5] in the Premier League but lost his place after sustaining a broken wrist.[6] He did however reach the final of the Danish Individual Speedway Championship in 2007.[7]
It was announced in 2008 that the Wolverhampton Wolves had signed Hansen[8] on a full contract.[9] He spent both the 2007 and 2008 seasons with the Midlands club before switching to Peterborough Panthers for the 2009 Elite League speedway season.[3]
Hansen concentrated on riding in Poland for the next few years before returning to Britain to ride for the Coventry Bees in the 2014 Elite League speedway season.[3] He would spend two more seasons with Workington in 2015 and 2016 but since 2018, rides in the Danish league, Swedish league and Polish league.
In 2023, Hansen claimed a bronze medal in the 2023 Individual Long Track World Championship.[10]
Family
Hansen's brother-in-law Lars Munkedal was a professional speedway rider.[3]