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Danish motorcycle speedway rider From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Thomas Jørgensen (born 14 July 1992, Aalborg, Denmark), is a Danish speedway rider.[1]
Born | Aalborg, Denmark | 14 July 1992
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Nationality | Danish |
Career history | |
Denmark | |
2009–2010 | Brovst |
2011 | Vojens |
2012 | Slangerup |
2013–2014 | Esbjerg |
2015 | Holstebro |
2016 | Munkebo |
2017–2018 | Region Varde |
2019 | Grindsted |
2021–2022 | Nordjysk |
2022 | Holsted |
2013, 2023 | Fjelsted |
Great Britain | |
2011–2014, 2021 | Scunthorpe |
2012 | Wolverhampton |
2015–2016, 2023 | Berwick |
2017 | Workington |
2017-2023 | King's Lynn |
2018 | Redcar |
2019 | Newcastle |
Team honours | |
2012 | Premier League (tier 2) |
Thomas first came to notice in the United Kingdom in July 2010, whilst a member of the Team Viking touring side. In a meeting against Plymouth he broke the track record and became the first rider to go below 50 seconds. Following a string of impressive performances on that tour Thomas attracted the attention of several Premier League clubs, eventually signing a contract with Scunthorpe Scorpions for the 2011 season. Thomas returned to the United Kingdom late in 2010 for a one off meeting at Scunthorpe where he became winner of the inaugural Rob Woffinden memorial trophy.
He stayed at Scunthorpe for four seasons in total, averaging around 7 each year before joining Berwick Bandits for the 2015 Premier League speedway season. He averaged just below 8, which sealed another year with the Scottish club for the 2016 season.[2]
In 2017, he joined the King's Lynn Stars and has remained with them since.[3][4] In 2022, he rode for King's Lynn in the SGB Premiership 2022.[5]
In 2022 he was riding for Nordjysk in his native Denmark but the club withdrew from the Danish Speedway League which resulted in Jørgensen switching to Holsted Tigers.[6] His 2022 season was hampered by having COVID-19.[7]
In 2023, he re-signed for King's Lynn for the SGB Premiership 2023[8] and also signed for Berwick Bandits for the SGB Championship 2023, having previously ridden for them during 2015 and 2016.[9] However, he suffered a bad injury, breaking a vertebrae in his neck and back, which ended his season.[10]
He re-joined Redcar for the 2024 season but then withdrew from the team because he required surgery on his back injury.[11]
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