Henk Steman (born 12 September 1948) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from the Netherlands.

Career

Steman came to prominence after joining the Oxford Rebels for the

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. Although he had a poor season he soon became one of the leading riders in the Netherlands after becoming the Dutch champion, when winning the national title in 1976. He returned for another British league campaign for the

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with the

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. He represented the Netherlands national team for 15 years of

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from 1975 to 1988. He also rode for the Netherlands in the

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and would ride for them 27 times in total. He also won two more national titles in 1981 and 1987.

Family

His brother

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was also an international speedway rider.

References

Living people 1956 births Dutch speedway riders Bristol Bulldogs riders Oxford Rebels riders {{Speedway-stub