Bent Nørregaard-Jensen

For the speedway rider born in 1908, see Bent Jensen (speedway rider).

Bent Nørregaard-Jensen

Born	(1949-12-02) 2 December 1949 (age 75) Bække, Denmark
Nationality	Danish
Career history
1969	West Ham Hammers
Individual honours
1974	Danish champion
Team honours
1969, 1970	Speedway World Pairs Championship finalist

Bent Nørregaard-Jensen (born 2 December 1949) is a former international speedway rider from Denmark.[1][2] He earned 5 caps for the Denmark national speedway team.[3]

Speedway career

Nørregaard-Jensen was Danish champion in 1974 after winning the Danish Individual Speedway Championship.[4][5] He was also the Danish Junior Champion in 1967.[1]

He reached the final of the Speedway World Pairs Championship in the 1969 Speedway World Pairs Championship and the 1970 Speedway World Pairs Championship.[6]

He rode in the top tier of British Speedway in 1969, riding for West Ham Hammers.[7][8]

Nørregaard-Jensen broke his leg riding in the 1975 Nordic final.[9]

World Final appearances

World Pairs Championship

• 1969 - Stockholm (with Ole Olsen) - 4th - 15pts (4)
• 1970 - Malmö (with Ole Olsen) - NC (Track Reserve) - 17pts (5)

World Longtrack Championship

• 1971 - Oslo 5th 12pts
• 1972 – Mühldorf 5th 17pts
• 1973 - Oslo 15th 2 pts

References

1. "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
2. "Bent Nørregaard Jensen, Bække, var juniormester i speedway i 1967". Arkiv DK. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
3. "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
4. Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 80. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
5. "Danish Speedway Champions". Speedway Life. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
6. "World Pairs Championship 1968-1993". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
7. "Hammers are pleased with new boys". Brentwood Gazette. 4 July 1969. Retrieved 30 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
8. "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
9. "Hammers are pleased with new boys". Brentwood Gazette. 4 July 1969. Retrieved 30 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.