John Jørgensen
Encyclopedia
John Jørgensen is a former international motorcycle speedway
rider who won the 1988 Speedway World Team Cup
. He also qualified for the World Final
on two occasions and rode in the 1999
and 2000
Speedway Grand Prix
.
Motorcycle speedway
Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. Speedway motorcycles use only one gear and have no brakes and racing takes place on a flat oval track usually...
rider who won the 1988 Speedway World Team Cup
1988 Speedway World Team Cup
-Group D - Venue : Wiener Neustadt, Austria:Austria to Group C.-Group C - Venue : Szeged, Hungary and Lonigo, Italy:Hungary to Group B.-Group B - Venue : Landshut, Germany:Germany to Group A....
. He also qualified for the World Final
Speedway World Championship
The World Championship of Speedway is an international competition between the highest ranked motorcycle speedway riders of the world. Today, it is organised as a series of Speedway Grand Prix events, where points are awarded according to performance in the event and tallied up at the end of each...
on two occasions and rode in the 1999
1999 Speedway Grand Prix
The 1999 Speedway Grand Prix season was the fifth season in the Speedway Grand Prix era and was used to determine the Speedway World Champion.- Event format :The system first used in 1998 continued to be adopted with 24 riders, divided into two classes...
and 2000
2000 Speedway Grand Prix
The 2000 Speedway Grand Prix season was the sixth season in the Speedway Grand Prix era and was used to determine the Speedway World Champion.- Event format :The system first used in 1998 continued to be adopted with 24 riders, divided into two classes...
Speedway Grand Prix
Speedway Grand Prix
Speedway Grand Prix are a series of stand-alone speedway events over the course of a season used to determine the Speedway World Champion. As of 2008, all of the events take place in Europe.- Event format :...
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World Final Appearances
- 19881988 Individual Speedway World ChampionshipThe 1988 Individual Speedway World Championship.-World final:*September 3, 1988 Vojens, Vojens Speedway Center...
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, Speedway Center - 13th - 3pts - 19921992 Individual Speedway World ChampionshipThe 1992 Individual Speedway World Championship.-World final:*August 29, 1992 Wrocław, Olympic Stadium...
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Wrocław, Olympic StadiumOlympic Stadium (Wroclaw)Olympic Stadium in Wrocław is a multi-purpose stadium in Wrocław, Poland. It is currently used mostly for football matches and speedway racing. It serves as the home stadium of Atlas Wrocław. The stadium has a capacity of 35,000 people and was opened in 1935. The stadium was supposed to be used...
- 6th - 8pts
Speedway Grand Prix
| Year | Position | Points | Best Finish | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 1999 Speedway Grand Prix The 1999 Speedway Grand Prix season was the fifth season in the Speedway Grand Prix era and was used to determine the Speedway World Champion.- Event format :The system first used in 1998 continued to be adopted with 24 riders, divided into two classes... |
17th | 32 | 6th | Best finish in Czech Republic GP 1999 Speedway Grand Prix of Czech Republic The 1999 Speedway Grand Prix of Czech Republic was the first race of the 1999 Speedway Grand Prix season. It was take place on 8 May in the Marketa Stadium in Prague, Czech Republic It was third Czech Republic SGP and was won by Pole Tomasz Gollob.... |
| 2000 2000 Speedway Grand Prix The 2000 Speedway Grand Prix season was the sixth season in the Speedway Grand Prix era and was used to determine the Speedway World Champion.- Event format :The system first used in 1998 continued to be adopted with 24 riders, divided into two classes... |
34th | 1 | 24th | Competed only in British GP 2000 Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain The 2000 Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain was the fourth race of the 2000 Speedway Grand Prix season. It was take place on 29 July in the Brandon Stadium in Coventry, England- Starting positions draw :... |
Speedway World Team Cup
- 19881988 Speedway World Team Cup-Group D - Venue : Wiener Neustadt, Austria:Austria to Group C.-Group C - Venue : Szeged, Hungary and Lonigo, Italy:Hungary to Group B.-Group B - Venue : Landshut, Germany:Germany to Group A....
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Los AngelesLos ÁngelesLos Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, Veterans Memorial StadiumVeterans Memorial Stadium (Long Beach)Veterans Memorial Stadium is a stadium located south of the Liberal Arts Campus of Long Beach City College in Long Beach, California. It is the home stadium to a number of local area high school football teams, as well as Long Beach City College's football team...
- Winner - 44pts (2) - 19891989 Speedway World Team Cup-Group D - Venue : Shumen, Bulgaria and Sandes, Holland:Norway to Group C.-Group C - Venue : Lonigo, Italy and Wiener Neustadt, Austria:Italy to Group B.-Group B - Venue : Nyiregyhaza, Hungary and Rzeszów, Poland:Australia to Group A....
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BradfordBradfordBradford lies at the heart of the City of Bradford, a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, in Northern England. It is situated in the foothills of the Pennines, west of Leeds, and northwest of Wakefield. Bradford became a municipal borough in 1847, and received its charter as a city in 1897...
, Odsal StadiumOdsal StadiumOdsal Stadium is a stadium situated in Odsal, Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. The venue is used for rugby league and has been the home ground of Bradford Bulls/Bradford Northern since 1934...
- 2nd - 34pts (7) - 19901990 Speedway World Team Cup-Group D - Venue : Güstrow, Germany and Ljubljana, Yugoslavia:Austria to Group C.-Group C - Venue : Lonigo, Italy and Karhula, Finland:Finland to Group B.-Group B - Venue : Szeged, Hungary and Gorzów Wlkp., Poland:Australia to Group A....
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PardubicePardubicePardubice is the capital city of the Pardubice Region and lies on the river Elbe, 65 miles east of Prague. Pardubice has an antique centre square and old town, with many restaurants that stay open until late in the evening. There is an old Tower and a recently renovated Castle...
- 3rd - 30pts (4) - 19921992 Speedway World Team Cup-Group D - Venue : Marmande, France and Ljubljana, Slovenia:Austria to Group C.-Group C - Venue : Leszno, Poland and Seinäjoki, Finland:Poland to Group B.-Group B - Venue : Elgane, Norway and Landshut, Germany:Hungary to Group A....
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LonigoLonigoLonigo is a town and comune in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, northern Italy, its population counts around 16.000 inhabitants.In its frazione of Bagnolo is the Villa Pisani, a Renaissance patrician villa designed by Andrea Palladio, which is part of a World Heritage Site...
- 4th - 17pts (1) - 19931993 Speedway World Team Cup-Group D - Venue : Krsko, Slovenia:Russia to Group C.-Group C - Venue : Wiener Neustadt, Austria:Germany to Group B after Gerd Riss beat Michail Starostin in a race-off for first place.-Group B - Venue : Toruń, Poland:Poland to Group A....
- CoventryCoventryCoventry is a city and metropolitan borough in the county of West Midlands in England. Coventry is the 9th largest city in England and the 11th largest in the United Kingdom. It is also the second largest city in the English Midlands, after Birmingham, with a population of 300,848, although...
- 2nd - 38pts (8)
World Under-21 Championship
- 19821982 Individual Speedway Junior European ChampionshipThe 1982 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship-World final:*July 18, 1982 Pocking, Rottalstadion...
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- 8th - 9pts - 19831983 Individual Speedway Junior European ChampionshipThe 1983 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship-World final:*July 24, 1983 Lonigo, Santa Marina Stadium...
- LonigoLonigoLonigo is a town and comune in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, northern Italy, its population counts around 16.000 inhabitants.In its frazione of Bagnolo is the Villa Pisani, a Renaissance patrician villa designed by Andrea Palladio, which is part of a World Heritage Site...
- 9th - 10pts
Danish Domestic competitions
Danish ChampionshipIndividual Speedway Danish Championship
Individual Speedway Danish Championship is competition for riders holding a Danish passport and a valid DMU licence. Riders must submit their entries at least four weeks before the first meeting of the competition....
- 1992 - Uhre, HolstedHolstedHolsted is a town with a population of 3,145 and a former municipality in Region of Southern Denmark on the Jutland peninsula in southwest Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 190 km², and had a total population of 6,965...
- 3rd - 1995 - Frederikslyst, Uhre - 3rd
- 1998 - OutrupOutrupOutrup is a town in Varde Municipality in the Region of Southern Denmark. The town has a population of 1,033 .- External links :* *...
- 2nd - 2000 - OutrupOutrupOutrup is a town in Varde Municipality in the Region of Southern Denmark. The town has a population of 1,033 .- External links :* *...
- 3rd