Gert Handberg

Gert Handberg
Handberg in 1993
Born (1969-05-30) 30 May 1969 (age 55)
Brædstrup, Denmark
NationalityDanish
Career history
Denmark
1987Fredericia
1992Holsted
2000–2002Brovst
Great Britain
1988–1993Cradley Heath
Poland
1992–1994Tarnów
1999–2000Toruń
2001–2002Gniezno
Sweden
Dackarna
Individual honours
1992Speedway World Championship bronze
1992Danish Champion
1988Danish Junior Champion

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

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

Individual World Championship

World Team Cup

References

  1. ^ Oakes, P (1991). 1991 Speedway Yearbook. ISBN 0-948882-20-4
  2. ^ "Gert Handberg Dania". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Cradley swoop to sign Dane". Sandwell Evening Mail. 9 February 1988. Retrieved 29 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Gert Handberg". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Gert Handberg". Cradley Speedway. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Flying Brit Gary on top of the world". Birmingham Daily Post. 31 August 1992. Retrieved 29 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "Smallmead Horro Smash". Reading Evening Post. 30 June 1992. Retrieved 29 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.


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