Anders Thomsen (born 1 January 1994) is an international speedway rider from Denmark and twice Danish champion.[1][2]
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| Born | 1 January 1994 (age 30) Odense, Denmark |
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| Nationality | Danish |
| Career history | |
| Denmark | |
| 2012, 2014, 2017–2019 | Fjelsted |
| 2013, 2015–2016 | Munkebo |
| 2021–2024 | SES |
| Great Britain | |
| 2013–2014 | Glasgow |
| 2015–2016 | Peterborough |
| Poland | |
| 2019–2024 | Gorzów |
| Sweden | |
| 2016 | Lejonen |
| 2018–2019 | Indianerna |
| Individual honours | |
| 2020, 2021 | Danish Champion |
Speedway career edit
Thomsen became champion of Denmark, winning the Danish Championship in 2020.[1] He rode in the second tier of British Speedway from 2013–2016, riding for Glasgow Tigers and Peterborough Panthers.[3] In 2020, he won a bronze medal at the 2020 Speedway of Nations and in 2021, he won the Danish title for the second time and was awarded a permanent wildcard for the 2021 Speedway Grand Prix.[1]
In 2022, ten days after a serious injury in a Danish speedway meeting, Thomsen claimed his first Grand Prix victory in Gorzow, Poland, beating Martin Vaculík, Bartosz Zmarzlik, and Patryk Dudek in the final.[4] He eventually finished in 14th place during the 2022 Speedway World Championship, after securing 51 points, which included winning the Gorzów Grand Prix but another injury (a broken leg in the GP Challenge[5] curtailed his season and he was unable to compete in the final four Grand Prix events. Despite the latest injury Thomsen was selected as a permanent rider for the 2023 Speedway Grand Prix.[6] Also in 2022, he helped SES win the 2022 Danish Super League.[7]
In 2023, he was part of the Danish team that won the bronze medal in the 2023 Speedway World Cup final.[8] During the 2023 Latvian Grand Prix, Thomsen remarkably avoided serious injuries despite being thrown over the air fence in a crash. He suffered a hand injury which required an operation and he missed the final three rounds of the 2023 Speedway Grand Prix.[9]
Major results edit
World individual Championship edit
- 2020 Speedway Grand Prix - 18th
- 2021 Speedway Grand Prix - 11th
- 2022 Speedway Grand Prix - 14th (including Gorzów grand prix win)
- 2023 Speedway Grand Prix - 15th
World team Championships edit
- 2020 Speedway of Nations - 3rd
- 2023 Speedway World Cup - 3rd
References edit
- ^ a b c "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "105 ANDERS THOMSEN". Speedway GP. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "Speedway Grand Prix: 'I need to crash again!' - Anders Thomsen jokes after coming back to win in Gorzow". Eurosport. 25 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Ill be back - unlucky Anders". Speedway Star pages 4-5. 27 August 2022.
- ^ "2022 Speedway Grand Prix results". FIM. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ "2022 table and results". Speedway Ligaen. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ "POLAND WIN SPEEDWAY WORLD CUP AHEAD OF GREAT BRITAIN AS MACIEJ JANOWSKI BEATS ROBERT LAMBERT IN DECISIVE HEAT 20". Eurosport. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ "THOMSEN CONFIRMS HAND SURGERY". FIM. Retrieved 15 August 2023.