Kenneth Kruse Hansen (born 19 October 1987 in
Herlev
Herlev is a suburb about 9 km northwest of Copenhagen city centre. It is the site of the municipal council of Herlev Municipality, Denmark.
Sports
Herlev is the hometown of former Vancouver Canuck Jannik Hansen.
Herlev is known for its ...
, Denmark)
[Bamford, R.(2007). ''Speedway Yearbook 2007''. ] is a
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 who rode in the United Kingdom for the
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 2008 ...
and
Peterborough Panthers
The Peterborough Panthers are a British speedway team based in Peterborough, England. They are three times champions of the United Kingdom, winning the highest level league in 1999, 2006 and 2021.
History 1970–1994
The Panthers inaugural se ...
in the
Elite League.
Career
He started the 2007 season with the
Workington Comets
The Workington Comets are a British speedway club, based in Workington, Cumbria, racing out of the Northside Training Track. The team previously operated from 1970 to 2018 and were based at Derwent Park Stadium which they shared with Workington ...
in the
Premier League
The Premier League (legal name: The Football Association Premier League Limited) is the highest level of the men's English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Foo ...
but lost his place after sustaining a broken wrist.
Hansen has represented
Denmark
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in the
Under-21 Speedway World Cup.
It was announced in 2008 that the Wolverhampton Wolves had signed Hansen
on a full contract.
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See also
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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 ...
References
1987 births
Living people
Danish speedway riders
Workington Comets riders
Wolverhampton Wolves riders
People from Herlev Municipality
Sportspeople from the Capital Region of Denmark
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