Denmark national speedway team

Denmark is one of the major teams in international speedway. They are managed by Denmark's most successful speedway rider, four time Individual World Champion Hans Nielsen and the current captain is Niels-Kristian Iversen. They have won the Speedway World Cup / Speedway World Team Cup a record 15 occasions with team manager Nielsen being a rider on 11 of those teams.

Denmark
AssociationDanish Motor Union
Danmarks Motor Union
FIM codeDMU
Team managerHans Nielsen
Team captainNiels-Kristian Iversen
Nation colourWhite and Red
Squad
World Championships
Team (SWC) 15 8 10
Pairs 8 3 6
Individual (SGP) 14 10 10
European Championships
Pairs — 2 1
 Best resultNever started in qualification
Individual 7 7 7

Speedway World Cup

The Denmark national speedway were a major force throughout the 1980s, winning a record 6 world titles in a row, between 1983 and 1988. They are currently one of the best teams in the world. Key riding members of the title wins include Hans Nielsen, who holds the record for most world cup wins by an individual rider with 11 wins (Nielsen won a total of 22 Individual, Pairs and Team World Championships), Tommy Knudsen (8 wins), Erik Gundersen (7 wins), Jan O. Pedersen (4 wins), Ole Olsen and Finn Thomsen (both 3 wins).

Denmark are the current (2014) Speedway World Cup Champions having won their record 15th title on 2 August at the Polonia Bydgoszcz Stadium in Bydgoszcz, Poland.

Year Venue Standings (Pts) Denmark Riders and Pts
1978
Landshut		 1. DENMARK (37)
2. England (27)
3. Poland (16)
4. Czechoslovakia (16)		 Hans Nielsen 11
Ole Olsen 10
Mike Lohmann 9
Finn Thomsen 7
Kristian Praestbro -
1981
Olching		 1. DENMARK (36)
2. England (29)
3. West Germany (28)
4. Soviet Union (3)		 Hans Nielsen 11
Erik Gundersen 9
Tommy Knudsen 9
Ole Olsen 6
Finn Thomsen 1
1983
Vojens		 1. DENMARK (37)
2. England (29)
3. USA (27)
4. Czechoslovakia (3)		 Erik Gundersen 12
Hans Nielsen 11
Ole Olsen 7
Peter Ravn 7
Finn Thomsen 0
1984
Leszno		 1. DENMARK (44)
2. England (24)
3. USA (20)
4. Poland (8)		 Erik Gundersen 12
Bo Petersen 12
Hans Nielsen 11
Preben Eriksen 9
Peter Ravn -
1985
Long Beach		 1. DENMARK (37)
2. USA (35)
3. England (13)
4. Sweden (10)		 Tommy Knudsen 12
Erik Gundersen 10
Hans Nielsen 10
Preben Eriksen 5
Bo Petersen 0
1986
Gothenburg

Vojens

Odsal		 Best of three events
1. DENMARK (9)
2. USA (4)
3. England (3)
4. Sweden (2)		 Hans Nielsen 35
Erik Gundersen 33
Tommy Knudsen 33
Jan O. Pedersen 20
John Jørgensen 8
1987
Fredericia

Coventry

Prague		 Best of three events
1. DENMARK (130)
2. England (101)
3. USA (93)
4. Czechoslovakia (36)		 Hans Nielsen 38
Erik Gundersen 33
Jan O. Pedersen 32
Tommy Knudsen 27
- -
1988
Long Beach		 1. DENMARK (44)
2. USA (32)
3. Sweden (22)
4. England (22)		 Hans Nielsen 14
Jan O. Pedersen 12
Erik Gundersen 8
Tommy Knudsen 8
John Jørgensen 2
1991
Vojens		 1. DENMARK (51)
2. Sweden (30)
3. USA (28)
4. England (11)		 Jan O. Pedersen 15
Hans Nielsen 14
Tommy Knudsen 13
Gert Handberg 8
Brian Karger 1
1995
Bydgoszcz		 1. DENMARK (28)
2. England (22)
3. USA (19)
4. Sweden (19)
5. Australia (14)
6. Poland (13)
7. Norway (11)		 Tommy Knudsen 15+3
Hans Nielsen 13+2
Brian Karger 0
1997
Pila		 1. DENMARK (27)
2. Poland (25)
3. Sweden (21)
4. Germany (17)
5. Czech Republic (16)
6. Russia (10)
7. Hungary (9)		 Hans Nielsen 14+3
Tommy Knudsen 13+2
Jesper B. Jensen -
2006
Reading		 1. DENMARK (45)
2. Great Britain (37)
3. Sweden (36)
4. Australia (35)		 Nicki Pedersen 13
Hans Andersen 12
Bjarne Pedersen 9
Charlie Gjedde 6
Niels Kristian Iversen 5
2008
Vojens		 1. DENMARK (49)
2. Poland (37)
3. Sweden (39)
4. Australia (21)		 Hans N. Andersen 11
Nicki Pedersen 11
Bjarne Pedersen 11
Kenneth Bjerre 9
Niels Kristian Iversen 7
2012
Målilla		 1. DENMARK (39)
2. Australia (36)
3. Russia (30)
4. Sweden (24)		 Niels Kristian Iversen 11
Michael Jepsen Jensen 11
Nicki Pedersen 9
Mikkel B Jensen 8
2014
Bydgoszcz		 1. DENMARK (38)
2. Poland (36)
3. Australia (36)
4. Great Britain (16)		 Nicki Pedersen 17
Niels-Kristian Iversen 11
Peter Kildemand 7
Mads Korneliussen 3
Key:
+1,2... - bonus points gained by finishing behind teammate
+1j,+2j... - extra points gained in joker ride

Team U-21 World Championship
Main article: Team Speedway Junior World Championship
YearPlacePts.Riders
2005324Morten Risager (10), Henrik Møller (7), Nicolai Klindt (5), Patrick Hougaard (2), Kristian Lund (0)
2006326Nicolai Klindt (12), Henrik Møller (7), Morten Risager (4), Kenneth Hansen (2), Klaus Jakobsen (1)
2007--2nd place in Qualifying Round 1
2008239Patrick Hougaard (16), Nicolai Klindt (12), René Bach (6), Morten Risager (4), Peter Kildemand (1)
YearPlacePts.Riders

Honours

World Championships
Competitions Total Gold medals Silver medals Bronze medals
Total Years Total Years Total Years
Team
World Cup		 (1960-2000)
(since 2001)		 33 15 1978, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1995, 1997, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2014 8 1979, 1982, 1989, 1993, 2002, 2007, 2010, 2013 10 1990, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2015
Team U-21 (since 2005) 13 2 2010, 2013 6 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2018 5 2005, 2006, 2016, 2017, 2019
Pairs (1970-1993) 17 8 1979, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 3 1973, 1976, 1984, 6 1975, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1993
Intercontinental (1975-2001) 22 7 1978, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1995, 1998 6 1977, 1981, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1996 9 1979, 1981, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2000
Individual
Grand Prix		 (1936-1994)
(since 1995)		 36 14 1971, 1975, 1978, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1995, 2003, 2007, 2008 11 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1993, 1994, 1996, 2012, 2019 11 1972, 1977, 1981, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1999, 2006, 2013, 2014, 2015
Individual U-21 (since 1977) 19 7 1977, 1978, 1980, 1989, 1991, 1997, 2012 3 1991, 2004, 2015 9 1982, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1996, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2015
Total medals: 140 Gold: 53 Silver: 37 Bronze: 50

European Championships
Competitions Total Golden medals Silver medals Bronze medals
Total Years Total Years Total Years
Team U-19 (since 2008) 11 1 2018 7 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019 3 2008, 2009, 2015
Pairs (since 2004) 3 2 2016, 2018 1 2012
Individual (since 2001) 21 7 1989, 1990, 1992, 2005, 2016, 2018, 2019 7 1972, 1974, 1975, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2020 7 1971, 1988, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2014, 2019
Individual U-19 (since 1998) 15 4 2003, 2007, 2013, 2015 4 2000, 2002, 2011, 2015 7 1998, 2004, 2006, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2019
Total medals: 50 Gold: 12 Silver: 20 Bronze: 18

Famous Danish riders

See also
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