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Mika Meijer

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Mika Meijer
Born5 April 2001 (2001-04-05) (age 23)
Winschoten, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Career history
Sweden
2022Smålänningarna
2023–2024Njudungarna
Denmark
2022Vojens
Team honours
2023World Longtrack Team Champion

Mika Meijer (born 5 April 2001) is a motorcycle speedway and long track rider from the Netherlands.[1][2][3][4]

Career

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Meijer came to prominence when he reached the U19 final of the 2017 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship.[5] In 2020, he competed for the 'Young Europe' team during the 2020 Team Speedway Junior European Championship final.[6]

Meijer has concentrated on Long track racing in recent years and finished 11th in the 2022 Individual Long Track World Championship[7] and competed in the 2023 Individual Long Track World Championship.[8]

His clubs have included MSC Schwarme in Germany, Smålänningarna in Sweden and in Vojens Speedway Klub in Denmark. He won the Dutch speedway title in 2023,[9] and also in 2023, was part of the Dutch team, along with Romano Hummel, Dave Meijerink and Jannick de Jong, that won the 2023 Team Long Track World Championship.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Mika Meijer Steckbrief". Speedweek.com. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Mika Meijer". Sporto We Fakty. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Mika Meijer". Speedway News. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  4. ^ "WK deelname voor Mika Meijer en Dave Meijerink". KNMV. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Robert Lambert Wins Under 19 European Speedway Crown". ACU. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  6. ^ "2020 European Under 21 Team Speedway Championship - Final". FIM. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  7. ^ "In the Medals". Speedway Star. 1 October 2022. p. 20.
  8. ^ "Can Mika Meijer be a Marmande marvel?". FIM. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  9. ^ "Mika Meijer prolongeert Nederlandse titel speedway in Veenoord". RTV Drenthe. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  10. ^ "24 September 2023 in Roden". Bahn Sport (In Dutch). Retrieved 25 September 2023.