The Denmark national under-21 speedway team is the national under-21

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team of

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and is controlled by the Danish Motor Union. The team started in Under-21 World Cup in all editions and won five medals: one gold (2010), two silver (2008 and 2009) and two bronze (2005 and 2006). Denmark has produced three Under-21 World Champions:

Gert Handberg Gert Handberg (born 30 May 1969 in Brædstrup, Denmark) is a former international motorcycle speedway rider form Denmark. Career Gert joined Cradley Heathens in 1988 on a recommendation, after winning the Danish Junior Championship during the ...

(1989),

Brian Andersen Brian Andersen (born 13 March 1971) is a Danish former international motorcycle speedway rider. Career Andersen reached the final of the Under-21 World Championship in 1990 and then won the event the following year to become the 1991 Junior ...

(1991) and Jesper B. Jensen (1997). In 1977 and 1978 two Danish riders,

Alf Busk Alf Busk (born 16 April 1958) is a former international speedway rider from Denmark. Speedway career Busk won the gold medal at the Individual Speedway Junior European Championship in the 1977 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship. ...

and

Finn Rune Jensen Finn Rune Jensen (born 9 January 1957) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Denmark. He earned nine international caps for the Denmark national speedway team. Biography Born in Haderslev, Denmark, Jensen started his speedway career at O ...

, was won Individual U-21 European Championship.

Tommy Knudsen Tommy Knudsen (born 9 November 1961 in Roager, Denmark) is a former Motorcycle speedway rider who won eight Speedway World Team Cups, and two Speedway World Pairs Championship, World Pairs. Career Knudsen first became kno ...

was won 1980 Individual U-21 European Championship open for riders from all continents.

Competition

Team B

External links

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Speedway at Danish Motor Union webside
{{National sports teams of Denmark National speedway teams

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Competition

Team B

See also

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