Kurt W. Petersen
Danish speedway rider (born 1934)
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Kurt Wæde Petersen (born 2 December 1934) is a former Motorcycle speedway rider who was a four times champion of Denmark and the 1964 world longtrack champion.[1]
| Born | 2 December 1934 |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Danish |
| Career history | |
| Denmark | |
| 1958 | Amager |
| Great Britain | |
| 1961 | Norwich Stars |
| Individual honours | |
| 1964 | Long Track World Champion |
| 1967 | Nordic Longtrack Champion |
| 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963 | Danish Champion |
| 1959, 1960, 1961 1962, 1963, 1964 1965, 1966, 1967 1968, 1969 | Denmark Longtrack Champion |
Speedway career
Petersen was a four times champion of Denmark, winning the Danish Championship in 1960 to 1963.[2][3]
He competed in nine World Longtrack Championship Finals and became a world champion after winning the 1964.[4][5] He was the Denmark Longtrack Champion eleven times, in 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968 and 1969.[4]
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway in 1961, riding for Norwich Stars.[6][7][8]
