Tommy Knudsen

Tommy Knudsen
Born (1961-11-09) 9 November 1961 (age 62)
Roager, Denmark
NationalityDanish
Career history
Denmark
1990Fredericia
Great Britain
1979-1988, 1990-1992Coventry Bees
Individual honours
1975, 1976Danish Under-16 Champion
1978Danish Under-21 Champion
1980European Under-21 Champion
1981, 1985, 1993Nordic Final Champion
1982Pride of the East winner
1985, 1987, 1994Danish Gold Bar winner
1986Midland Riders' Champion
1988Lobos Tomicek Memorial winner
1997Danish Champion
1997Danish Final winner
1982, 1984Brandonapolis
1982Golden Gauntlets
Team honours
1981, 1985, 1986
1987, 1988, 1991
1995, 1997
World Team Cup
1985, 1991World Pairs Champion
1979British League Champion
1979, 1981, 1982Midland Cup
1980Midland League
1981British League Cup
Competition record
Representing  Denmark
Speedway World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 1981
Speedway World Team Cup
Gold medal – first place 1981
Gold medal – first place 1985
Gold medal – first place 1986
Gold medal – first place 1987
Gold medal – first place 1988
Gold medal – first place 1991
Gold medal – first place 1995
Gold medal – first place 1997
Silver medal – second place 1982
Silver medal – second place 1993
Bronze medal – third place 1990
Bronze medal – third place 1994
Speedway World Pairs Championship
Gold medal – first place 1985
Gold medal – first place 1991
Bronze medal – third place 1993
Intercontinental Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1986

Tommy Knudsen (born 9 November 1961 in Roager, Denmark)[1] is a former Motorcycle speedway rider who won eight Speedway World Team Cups, and two World Pairs. He earned 81 caps for the Denmark national speedway team.[2]

He is not to be confused with Tom P. Knudsen (born 1968), another rider from the period.

  1. ^ Tanner R. Speedway Star magazine (30 August 1986)
  2. ^ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 29 August 2024.