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Henry Andersen (speedway rider)

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Henry Andersen
NationalityNorwegian
Career history
1951Fantomene
Individual honours
1950Norwegian Championship
1955Speedway World Championship finalist
1955European champion

Henry Andersen (1926-1999) also known as Henry 'Stompa' Andersen was a speedway rider from Norway.[1]

Speedway career

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Andersen was a former champion of Norway, winning the Norwegian Championship in 1950.[2]

He reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1955 Individual Speedway World Championship.[3][4] He was also the 1955 European champion.[5]

Andersen did not ride in the Britiah leagues but did tour the United Kingdom with the Norway national speedway team in 1951[6] and the Fantomene club the same season.[7]

Individual World Championship

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References

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  1. ^ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Norway National Championship". Edinburgh Speedway Archive. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Nygren fails, 2 British riders fail". Bristol Evening Post. 5 July 1955. Retrieved 6 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  5. ^ "European Champions". wwosbackup. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Speedway". Liverpool Echo. 21 May 1951. Retrieved 26 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Birmingham's speedway win". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 10 October 1951. Retrieved 26 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.