Hans Nielsen

...1971, 1975, and 1978. He also won the World Long track Championship in 1973. In 1979 Olsen won Speedway World Pairs Championship with Hans Nielsen . Olsen's success greatly helped popularize the sport in Denmark which led to him building...

In this article: Ole Olsen, Ivan Mauger, Tommy Knudsen, Denmark, Coventry, Vojens, and Wembley Stadium

...26 December 1959 in Brorup, Denmark) - a prominent speedway rider active from the 1970s to the late 1990s; a former World Champion . Nielsen was one of the most successful riders the sport has ever seen. Altogether he participated in...

In this article: Hans Hollen Nielsen and Denmark

...on, only Ole Olsen had won World titles, in 1971, 1975 and 1978, but a new generation was growing up, led by Erik Gundersen and Hans Nielsen who occupied the first two places at Gothenburg in 1984. And, in fact, there were two Danes on...

In this article: Tony Rickardsson, Erik Gundersen, Billy Hamill, Ole Olsen, Jason Crump, Nicki Pedersen, and Sweden

...and came 2nd, in 2007 missing only 2 points to Poland. Danish Speedway World Championship Champions include Ole Olsen , Erik Gundersen , Hans Nielsen (nicknamed "The Professor", 4-times World Champion), and Nicki Pedersen, the 2003 World...

In this article: Denmark, Erik Gundersen, Michael Rasmussen, Bjarne Riis, Tour de France, Saxo Bank, Confederations Cup, Bo Hamburger, and Jesper Skibby

...on 9 July in the Rottalstadion in Pocking, Germany It was second German SGP and was won by Danish rider Hans Nielsen . It was third win of his career. The Speedway Grand Prix Commission nominated Gerd Riss as Wild Card who started in German...

In this article: Germany and Pocking

...in a row, between 1983 and 1988. They are currently one of the best teams in the world. Key riding members of the title wins include Hans Nielsen , who holds the record for most world cup wins by an individual rider with 11 wins, Tommy...

In this article: Denmark, Speedway World Cup, Ole Olsen, Tommy Knudsen, Jan O. Pedersen, Erik Gundersen, and Finn Thomsen

...Speedway World Champion in 1991 after finishing runner-up in 1986 and in third place in 1988 behind fellow Danes Erik Gundersen and Hans Nielsen . He also won the Speedway World Pairs Championship in 1990 and 1991, both times partnered by Hans...

In this article: Jan O. Pedersen, Denmark, Anders Michanek, and Ivan Mauger

...Edward Jancarz Memorial. It took place on 3 August in the Stal Gorzow Stadium in Gorzow Wielkopolski, Poland. The Memorial was won by Hans Nielsen who beat Tony Rickardsson and Slawomir Drabik. 63.49) Rickardsson, Andersen, Kowalik,...

In this article: Slawomir Drabik, Tony Rickardsson, Gorzow Wielkopolski, and Poland

...the final round in Vojens needing to beat the Dane by at least ten points. The odds were stacked in Nielsen's favour riding in his home country, but he could only make the B final eventually finishing on fourteen points for the evening.

In this article: Billy Hamill, Greg Hancock, California, Vojens, Jason Crump, Bydgoszcz, and Prague

...first three rides. In Heat 15 Sam met fellow title contender and three time World Champion Hans Nielsen. In the first staging of the race, Nielsen was adjudged to have knocked Sam off of his machine and was excluded. In the re-run Sam shed a...

In this article: Sam Ermolenko, California, UK, USA, Sky Sports, Erik Gundersen, Vojens, and Pocking