Allan Johansen (born 2 December 1966) is a former

motorcycle speedway Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to simply as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. The motorcycles are specialist machines that use only ...

rider from Denmark.

Career

Johansen came to prominence after winning the silver medal at the

Danish Under 21 Individual Speedway Championship The Danish Under 21 Individual Speedway Championship is a competition for riders who are under the age of 21, holding a Danish passport and a valid DMU licence. The competition was first staged in 1960 and was won by Jorgen Hoffman. Although there w ...

in 1984. He reached the final of the Under-21 World Championship on two occasions in

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and

1987 File:1987 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes after leaving the Port of Zeebrugge in Belgium, killing 193; Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, k ...

. He started racing in the British leagues during the

1987 British League season The 1987 British League season was the 53rd season of the top tier of speedway in the United Kingdom and the 23rd known as the British League. Summary Coventry Bees comfortably won the league finishing 16 points clear of Cradley Heath. The same f ...

, when riding for the

Hackney Kestrels The Hackney Kestrels were a Speedway team which operated from 1984, when the Crayford Kestrels transferred the promotion to Hackney, until their closure in 1990. History During their first season in the 1984 National League season the team fi ...

. He earned five caps for the

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 Spe ...

References

Living people 1966 births Danish speedway riders Lakeside Hammers riders Hackney Kestrels riders King's Lynn Stars riders Danish expatriate speedway riders in England {{Denmark-speedway-bio-stub