- Jan O. Pedersen
Jan Osvald Pedersen (born
9 November 1962 inMiddelfart ,Denmark ) [Johnson S. "Speedway Star magazine" (30 August 1986)] is a former Speedway rider who became Speedway World Champion in 1991 after finishing runner-up in 1986 and in third place in 1988 behind fellow DanesErik Gundersen and Hans Nielsen. He also won theSpeedway World Pairs Championship in 1990 and 1991, both times partnered by Hans Nielsen.He rode in the UK for the
Cradley Heath Heathens and theSheffield Tigers . In 1995 he acted as promoter for theCradley Heath Heathens after they moved to Stoke in 1995.Jan always rode under the name Jan O. Pedersen as there was another Jan Pedersen racing in the same team when he started his career in Denmark.
World Final Appearances
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1985 - Flag|GBR Bradford - 9th - 7pts
*1986 - Flag|POLKatowice - 2nd - 13pts
*1987 - Flag|NEDAmsterdam - 7th - 19pts
*1988 - Flag|DENVojens - 3rd - 13pts
*1990 - Flag|GBR Bradford - Reserve - Did not ride.
*1991 - Flag|SWEGothenburg - Winner - 15pts [Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). "A History of the World Speedway Championship". Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5]References
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