Gert Handberg

Gert Handberg (born 30 May 1969 in Brædstrup)^[1] is a Danish former international motorcycle speedway rider.^[2] He earned 20 caps for the Denmark national speedway team.^[3]

Gert Handberg

Handberg in 1993
Born	(1969-05-30) 30 May 1969 (age 56) Brædstrup, Denmark
Nationality	Danish
Career history
Denmark
1987	Fredericia
1992	Holsted
2000–2002	Brovst
Great Britain
1988–1993	Cradley Heath
Poland
1992–1994	Tarnów
1999–2000	Toruń
2001–2002	Gniezno
Sweden
Dackarna
Individual honours
1992	Speedway World Championship bronze
1992	Danish Champion
1988	Danish Junior Champion

Career

Gert joined Cradley Heathens in 1988^[4] on a recommendation, after winning the Danish Junior Championship during the 1986 Danish speedway season.^[5] He rode for the club for six consecutive seasons.^[6]

In 1992, Handberg became the champion of Denmark and won the bronze medal in the 1992 Individual Speedway World Championship,^[7] this was despite suffering broken jaw and leg injuries in a British league match during the same season.^[8]

He was a member of the Denmark speedway team when they won the 1991 World Team Cup. He also won the World Under-21 Championship in 1989 and finished 3rd in the 1992 senior world final.

World Final Appearances

Individual World Championship

• 1991 - Gothenburg, Ullevi - Reserve - did not ride
• 1992 - Wrocław, Olympic Stadium - 3rd - 10pts

World Team Cup

• 1989 - Bradford, Odsal Stadium - (with Hans Nielsen / Erik Gundersen / John Jørgensen / Brian Karger) - 2nd - 34pts (9)