Jan Pedersen (speedway rider)

For the former speedway World Champion, see Jan O. Pedersen.

Jan Henrik Pedersen (born 27 July 1967) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Denmark.^[1] He earned 3 caps for the Denmark national speedway team.^[2]

Jan Pedersen

Born	(1967-07-27) 27 July 1967 (age 58) Brændekilde, Denmark
Nationality	Danish
Career history
Denmark
1992	Vissenbjerg
Great Britain
1991, 1993-1995, 1997, 1998, 2000	Arena Essex Hammers
1991	Milton Keynes Knights
1992, 1993	Rye House Rockets
1994, 1996	Reading Racers
1996	London Lions
1998, 2000	Ipswich Witches
1998	Swindon Robins
1999	Berwick Bandits
2000	Poole Pirates

Arena Essex Speedway Team 1997 - David Mason, Troy Pratt, Colin White, Chick Woodroffe, Peter Thorogood, Paul Lydes-Uings, Jan Pedersen, Tommy Palmer

He is not to be confused with Jan O. Pedersen.

Career

He rode in the top tier of British Speedway, riding for various clubs from 1991 until 2000.^[3] He first rode for the Arena Essex Hammers in 1991.^[4]

He reached the 1990 Nordic final during the 1990 Individual Speedway World Championship, which was coincidentally won by his namesake Jan O. Pedersen.^[5] He was an integral part of the Arena Essex team, for the league winning campaign during the 1991 British League Division Two season.

In 1996 he rode for Reading Racers again.^[6] He performed regularly as a heat leader and was a popular Arena Essex stalwart, winning the Essex Championship in 1997. He then finished 2nd in 1998 in the very same tournament, only losing out in a late evening run-off against a top-form Carl Stonehewer.^{[citation needed]} Pedersen signed for Berwick Bandits in 1999^[7] before finishing his British leagues career after the 2000 season.