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Nationality | Manx | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Daniel Richard Kneen[1] 26 June 1987 Douglas, Isle of Man | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 30 May 2018 Churchtown, Isle of Man | (aged 30)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | Dan Kneen (archived) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Daniel Richard Kneen (26 June 1987 – 30 May 2018) was a professional motorcycle racer from Douglas, Isle of Man.
Kneen was a race winner at the Manx Grand Prix (three times) and the Ulster Grand Prix, and finished on the podium at the 2017 Isle of Man TT, in the Superstock race. Kneen died of multiple injuries after an accident during qualifying for the 2018 Isle of Man TT, the 147th competitor to be killed at the Mountain Course during a TT meeting.