Jacob Olsen (born 18 September 1972) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Denmark.

Career

Olsen came to prominence after reaching the final of the Under-21 World Championship on two occasions in

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and

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. He had previously won the bronze medal in 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 1989. He started racing in the British leagues during the 1993 British League season, when riding for the

Coventry Bees Coventry Bees were a motorcycle speedway team that existed from 1929 to 2018. They raced at Brandon Stadium, Brandon near Coventry, England. History A Coventry team was first formed in 1928 and competed in the inaugural season of the Souther ...

. He also rode in the top tier of British speedway for

Wolverhampton Wolves Wolverhampton Wolves are a British speedway team based in Wolverhampton, England. They are sponsored by Parry's International Travel, and signed a deal with owner Dave Parry (previous speedway rider for the Wolverhampton Wolves) for the 20 ...

during the 1995 Premier League speedway season. He earned four 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 Sp ...

and later became a promoter of speedway.

Family

His father Ole Olsen was one of the all-time great speedway riders.

References

Living people 1972 births Danish speedway riders Coventry Bees riders Wolverhampton Wolves riders {{Speedway-stub