Thomas Jørgensen

For the Danish footballer, see Thomas Jørgensen (footballer).
Thomas Jørgensen
Born (1992-07-14) 14 July 1992 (age 32)
Aalborg, Denmark
NationalityDanish
Career history
Denmark
2009–2010Brovst
2011Vojens
2012Slangerup
2013–2014Esbjerg
2015Holstebro
2016Munkebo
2017–2018Region Varde
2019Grindsted
2021–2022Nordjysk
2022Holsted
2013, 2023Fjelsted
Great Britain
2011–2014, 2021Scunthorpe
2012Wolverhampton
2015–2016, 2023Berwick
2017Workington
2017-2023King's Lynn
2018Redcar
2019Newcastle
Team honours
2012Premier League (tier 2)

Thomas Jørgensen (born 14 July 1992, Aalborg, Denmark), is a Danish speedway rider.[1]

Speedway career

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 vertebra 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]

References

  1. ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Thomas Jorgensen". WWOS backup. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  3. ^ "2021 KING'S LYNN STARS". Kings Lynn Speedway. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  4. ^ "STARS READY FOR REVEAL". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  5. ^ "British Speedway rider profile". British Speedway. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Speedway Around The Globe - Sweden". Speedway Star. 20 August 2022. p. 43.
  7. ^ "King's Lynn Stars speedway rider Thomas Jorgensen – Covid-19 meant he was 'in bed for four days solid'". Lynn News. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  8. ^ "KK back as Stars complete". British Speedway. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  9. ^ "Four more for Bandits". British Speedway. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  10. ^ "Berwick speedway star Thomas Jorgensen breaks vertebrae in neck and back". Northumberland Gazette. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Jorgensen back as Bears name team". British Speedway. Retrieved 12 December 2023.