Andreas Bössner (born 19 August 1968) 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 Austria.

Career

In 1987, Bössner represented the

Austria national speedway team The Austria national speedway team are one of the teams that compete in international team motorcycle speedway. History The Austrian speedway team competed in the inaugural Speedway World Team Cup in 1960, finishing third in the central Euro ...

during the 1987 Speedway World Team Cup. He continued to participate in multiple World Cups and would go on to ride for Austria 20 times in total. Bössner became a multiple Austrian national champion after winning the

Austrian Individual Speedway Championship The Austrian Individual Speedway Championship is a Motorcycle speedway championship held each year to determine the Austrian national champion. Winners See also * Sport in Austria Sports are widely practiced in Austria, both in professio ...

for three consecutive years. The wins came in 1991, 1992 and 1993. He made his British leagues debut during the 1994 British League Division Two season, where he rode for

Exeter Falcons The Exeter Falcons were a speedway team based in the city of Exeter. The Falcons operated from 1947 to 2005 at the County Ground Stadium in Exeter. History In 1947, the Falcons competed in a league for the first time when they finished four ...

. Bössner then won three more Austrian national titles in 1996, 1997 and 1998, to bring his total to six wins and set a record for the most wins at the time.

References

Living people 1968 births Austrian speedway riders Exeter Falcons riders {{Speedway-stub