Gert Handberg
| File:Gert Handberg(cropped).jpg Handberg in 1993 | |
| Born | 30 May 1969 Brædstrup, Denmark |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Danish |
| Career history | |
| Denmark | |
| 1987–1989, 1996 | Fredericia |
| 1990–1992 | Holsted |
| 1994–1995 | Slangerup |
| 2000–2002 | Brovst |
| Great Britain | |
| 1988–1993 | Cradley Heath |
| Poland | |
| 1992–1994 | Tarnów |
| 1999–2000 | Toruń |
| 2001–2002 | Gniezno |
| Sweden | |
| – | Dackarna |
| Individual honours | |
| 1992 | Speedway World Championship bronze |
| 1992 | Danish Champion |
| 1988 | Danish Junior Champion |
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Gert Handberg (born 30 May 1969 in Brædstrup)[1] is a Danish former international motorcycle speedway rider.[2] He earned 20 caps for the Denmark national speedway team.[3]
Career
[edit | edit source]Gert joined Cradley Heathens in 1988[4] on a recommendation, after winning the Danish Junior Championship during the 1986 Danish speedway season.[5] He rode for the club for six consecutive seasons.[6]
In 1992, Handberg became the champion of Denmark and won the bronze medal in the 1992 Individual Speedway World Championship,[7] this was despite suffering broken jaw and leg injuries in a British league match during the same season.[8]
He was a member of the Denmark speedway team when they won the 1991 World Team Cup. He also won the World Under-21 Championship in 1989 and finished 3rd in the 1992 senior world final.
World Final Appearances
[edit | edit source]Individual World Championship
[edit | edit source]- 1991 - Sweden Gothenburg, Ullevi - Reserve - did not ride
- 1992 - Poland Wrocław, Olympic Stadium - 3rd - 10pts
World Team Cup
[edit | edit source]- 1989 -
Bradford, Odsal Stadium - (with Hans Nielsen / Erik Gundersen / John Jørgensen / Brian Karger) - 2nd - 34pts (9)
References
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