Kenni Larsen

Kenni Arendt Larsen (born 14 June 1988), known as both Kenni Arendt and Kenni Larsen, is a Danish speedway rider.

Kenni Larsen
Born (1988-06-14) 14 June 1988
Odense, Denmark
NationalityDanish
Websitewww.kennilarsen.com
Current club information
Swedish leagueSmederna
Career history
2008–2010Newcastle Diamonds
2011–2012Coventry Bees
2013Peterborough Panthers
2015Smederna (SWE)
Team honours
2010Premier Trophy
2010Premier League Knockout Cup
2010Premier League

Born in Odense, Denmark, Larsen began his British speedway career in 2008 with Newcastle Diamonds, the first of three seasons that he rode for the club.[1] In 2010 he won the Premier Trophy, the Premier League Knockout Cup, and the Premier League play-offs with Newcastle.[1] In 2011 he moved up to the Elite League with Coventry Bees, staying with them in 2012 and captaining the team at Birmingham, a season in which he finished third in the team's averages.[1][2] For 2013 he has signed for Peterborough Panthers.[3]

He has also raced in Denmark for Vojens and Outrup and also in Poland and Sweden.[4]

On 19 April 2016 Larsen was hospitalised and put into an induced coma after having a pellet removed from his brain following an apparent accident with an air gun.[5] He woke from the coma on 1 May.[6]

References
  1. "Rider Index", speedwaygb.co. Retrieved 27 February 2013
  2. Rowe, David (2012) "Coventry Speedway: Kenni Larsen will lead from the front", Coventry Telegraph, 16 August 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2013
  3. "Peterborough snap up Danish starlet Kenni Larsen from Newcastle", Sky Sports, 18 December 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2013
  4. "Kenni Larsen: Wierzę, że będę mocnym punktem łódzkiej ekipy", sportowefakty.pl. Retrieved 27 February 2013
  5. "Kenni in Airgun "Accident"", speedwaygp.com, 23 April 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2016
  6. Hartley, Laura (2016) "Former Coventry Bees rider who was accidentally shot in the head wakes from coma", Coventry Telegraph, 1 May 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016


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