Steen Erik Mastrup (born 2 June 1958) is a

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former

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rider. Born in Naestved, Mastrup established himself in Danish speedway and represented Denmark at under-21 level in 1977. He made his

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debut in 1978 with

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.Oakes, Peter (1981) ''1981 Speedway Yearbook'', Studio Publications, , p. 187 By 1981 his

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had risen to above six points per match. He was capped several times in the full Denmark team. After an injury in 1982 he suffered a drop in form in 1983 and transferred to

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.Jones, Alan (2010) ''Speedway in Leicester: The Lions Roar'', Automedia, p. 172 This was his final season in British speedway. (His form improved at Leicester later that year and he positively announced at the end of year meeting he would be back next season but the sudden closure of the Leicester track that winter probably resulted in his non-return to British speedway.

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1958 births Living people Danish speedway riders Swindon Robins riders Leicester Lions riders People from Næstved Municipality Sportspeople from Region Zealand {{Denmark-speedway-bio-stub