Jan Jakobsen
Born12 May 1965 (1965-05-12)
Middelfart, Denmark
Died23 August 2020 (aged 55)
NationalityDanish
Career history
Denmark
1981–1992Fjelsted
2000Holstebro
Great Britain
1987Cradley Heathens
Individual honours
1984Danish U21 champion
Team honours
1986, 1992Danish Speedway League

Jan Jakobsen (12 May 1965 – 23 August 2020) was a motorcycle speedway rider from Denmark.[1][2][3][4]

Career

Jakobsen came to prominence after winning the Danish Under 21 Individual Speedway Championship in 1984.

He reached the final of the Under-21 World Championship in 1986.[5] Also in 1986, he won the Danish Speedway League with Fjelsted Speedway Klub.[6][7]

He started racing in the British leagues during the 1987 British League season, when riding for the Cradley Heathens as a replacement for Alan Grahame.[8][1][4] He won another Danish Speedway League title with Fjelsted in 1992.

He was also a successful team manager but died in 2020.[9]

Personal life

His son Frederik Jakobsen is a speedway rider.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022, Jan Jakobsen" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  2. Oakes, Peter (1990). Speedway Yearbook 1990, rider profile Jan Jakobsen. Front Page Books. ISBN 0-948882-15-8.
  3. Oakes, Peter (2004). British Speedway Who's Who, Profile Jan Jakobsen. Peter Oakes, Peterborough. ISBN 0-948882-81-6.
  4. 1 2 3 "Jan Jakobsen". Cradley Speedway. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  5. "1986". Speedway.org. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  6. "Super League". Speedway Life. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  7. "Danish Superliga". Dansk Speedway. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  8. "Jan Jakobsen". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  9. "MINDEORD JAN JAKOBSEN". Vojens Speedway Center. Retrieved 28 June 2023.


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