Kurt Wæde Petersen (born 2 December 1934) is a former

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rider who was a four times champion of Denmark and the 1964 world longtrack champion.

Speedway career

Petersen was a four times champion of Denmark, winning the Danish Championship in 1960 to 1963. He competed in nine World Longtrack Championship Finals and became a world champion after winning the

1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch ...

. He was the Denmark Longtrack Champion eleven times, in 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968 and 1969. He rode in the top tier of British Speedway in 1961, riding for Norwich Stars.

Speedway World Final appearances

World Longtrack Championship

1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cov ...

Malmö (Second) 16pts *

Scheeßel (Champion) 15pts *

1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lyndo ...

Seinajoki (10th) 8pts *

1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...

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(Second) 16pts *

1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 5 ** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and ...

Scheeßel (4th) 10pts *

1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Januar ...

(Third) 12pts *

1969 This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 **Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...

Oslo (Third) 11pts *

1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of X (''Extrem ...

Scheeßel (11) 7pts *

1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6). The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history. Events Ja ...

Oslo (12th) 7pts

Nordic Final

* 1961 Malmö (14th) 6pts

World Pairs Championship

- Kempten (with Jens Hauser) - 6th - 6pts (2)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Petersen, Kurt W 1934 births Living people Danish speedway riders Norwich Stars riders Danish expatriate speedway riders in England Individual Speedway Long Track World Championship riders