Anders Thomsen (born 1 January 1994) is an international speedway rider from Denmark and twice Danish champion.

Speedway career

Thomsen became champion of Denmark, winning the Danish Championship in 2020. He rode in the second tier of British Speedway from 2013–2016, riding for Glasgow Tigers and

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. 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

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. In 2022, ten days after a serious injury in a Danish speedway meeting, Thomsen claimed his first Grand Prix victory in Gorzow, Poland, beating

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, Bartosz Zmarzlik, and

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in the final. He eventually finished in 14th place during the 2022

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, after securing 51 points, which included winning the Gorzów Grand Prix but another injury (a broken leg in the GP Challenge 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

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. Also in 2022, he helped

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win the 2022 Danish Super League.

Major results

World individual Championship

* 2020 Speedway Grand Prix - 18th *

- 11th *

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- 14th (including Gorzów grand prix win)

World team Championships

* 2020 Speedway of Nations - 3rd

References

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