Kurt Hansen (born 2 October 1964) is a former

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rider from Denmark.

Career

He competed in two finals of the

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(known as the European Championship at the time). The first was as a reserve in the 1984 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship and the second as an outright qualifier in the 1985 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship, where he finished in 9th place. He only rode in the British leagues for two seasons (1984 and 1985) for the

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. He represented the

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References

1964 births Living people Danish speedway riders {{Denmark-speedway-bio-stub