- Finn Thomsen
Infobox Speedway rider
ridername= Finn Thomsen
nationality = flagicon|Denmark Danish
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1955|2|16
cityofbirth =Arhus
countryofbirth =Denmark
website =
retired = Retired
years = 1975-1977
1978-1983
1986
career =Wolverhampton Wolves Hackney Hawks Swindon Robins
indivhonour = Danish Final WinnerLondon Riders' Championship
indivyear = 1976, 1977
1980
teamhonour = World Team Cup Winner
teamyear = 1978, 1981, 1983Finn Thomsen (born
16 February 1955 Arhus ,Denmark ) is a formermotorcycle speedway rider who first rode in theUK with theWolverhampton Wolves . [Fenn, C.(2003). "Hackney Speedway, Friday at Eight". ISBN 0-7524-2737-7] Signed byLen Silver for theHackney Hawks in a swap deal with Dave Morton, becoming team captain in 1980 . When the Hawks closed at the end of the season 1983 he then retired from British speedway and then toSpain in 1984. He rode forSwindon Robins in 1986.He was a World Cup winner with the Danish speedway team in 1978, 1981 and in 1983.
World Final Appearances
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1977 - Flag|SWEGothenburg - 5th - 10pts
**1979 - Flag|POLChorzów - 10th - 6pts
**1980 - Flag|SWEGothenburg - 10th - 7pts [Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). "A History of the World Speedway Championship". Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5]External links
* [http://www.hackneyhawks.co.uk// Hackney Hawks Website]
References
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