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Mike Lohmann

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Mike Lohmann
Born (1954-06-06) 6 June 1954 (age 70)
Hillerød, Denmark
NationalityDanish
Career history
1976-1979Halifax Dukes
1980, 1981Belle Vue Aces
Team honours
1978Speedway World Team Cup gold medal
1979Speedway World Team Cup silver medal

Mikael Lohmann Jorgensen (born 6 June 1954) is a former international speedway rider from Denmark.[1][2]

Speedway career

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Lohmann won a gold medal at the Speedway World Team Cup in the 1978 Speedway World Team Cup.[3] The following year he won a silver medal at the 1979 Speedway World Team Cup.[4]

He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1976 to 1981, riding for Halifax Dukes[5] and Belle Vue Aces.[6] He was also the 1974 Danish Junior Champion.[1][7] he broke his cllar bone during the 1977 season.[8]

Family

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His brother Klaus Lohmann was also a speedway rider.[5]

World final appearances

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World Team Cup

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  2. ^ "BELLE VUE - Hyde Road". Speedway Plus. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  3. ^ "1978 WORLD TEAM CUP". International Speedway. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  4. ^ "World Team Cup 1960-1990". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Dukes star set for Belle Vue". Huddersfield and Holmfirth Examiner. 13 March 1980. Retrieved 8 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Lions want to break that duck". Leicester Daily Mercury. 26 March 1976. Retrieved 29 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "Racers' mystery man". Reading Evening Post. 26 May 1977. Retrieved 29 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.