Mike Lohmann
Appearance
Born | Hillerød, Denmark | 6 June 1954
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Nationality | Danish |
Career history | |
1976-1979 | Halifax Dukes |
1980, 1981 | Belle Vue Aces |
Team honours | |
1978 | Speedway World Team Cup gold medal |
1979 | Speedway World Team Cup silver medal |
Mikael Lohmann Jorgensen (born 6 June 1954) is a former international speedway rider from Denmark.[1][2]
Speedway career
[edit]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
[edit]His brother Klaus Lohmann was also a speedway rider.[5]
World final appearances
[edit]World Team Cup
[edit]- 1978 - Landshut, Stadion Ellermühle (with Ole Olsen / Hans Nielsen / Finn Thomsen) - Winner - 37pts (9)
- 1979 - London, White City Stadium (with Ole Olsen / Hans Nielsen / Finn Thomsen / Bo Petersen) - 2nd - 31pts (6)
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ "BELLE VUE - Hyde Road". Speedway Plus. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ "1978 WORLD TEAM CUP". International Speedway. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ "World Team Cup 1960-1990". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Dukes star set for Belle Vue". Huddersfield and Holmfirth Examiner. 13 March 1980. Retrieved 8 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ "Lions want to break that duck". Leicester Daily Mercury. 26 March 1976. Retrieved 29 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Racers' mystery man". Reading Evening Post. 26 May 1977. Retrieved 29 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.