Jesper B. Monberg Explained

Jesper B. Monberg Jesper B. Jensen
Nationality:	Danish
Birth Date:	14 October 1977
Birth Place:	Esbjerg, Denmark
Career1:	Denmark
Years2:	2000–2003, 2012
Career2:	Holsted
Years3:	2004–2006, 2008–2011, 2013, 2017
Career3:	Slangerup
Years4:	2014
Career4:	Fjelsted
Years5:	2007, 2015
Career5:	Esbjerg
Career6:	Great Britain
Years7:	1997–2003, 2008
Career7:	Wolverhampton
Years8:	2004, 2007
Career8:	Ipswich
Years9:	2005–2006, 2012
Career9:	Peterborough
Years10:	2005, 2007
Career10:	Oxford
Years11:	2011
Career11:	Swindon
Years12:	2012
Career12:	Somerset
Career15:	Poland
Years16:	1999–2000, 2014–2015
Years17:	2001
Career17:	Grudziądz
Years18:	2002, 2007–2008
Career18:	Gorzów
Years19:	2003, 2006, 2011
Career19:	Gniezno
Years20:	2005
Years21:	2009–2010
Years22:	2011
Years23:	2012
Years24:	2013
Indivyear2:	1997
Indivhonour2:	Under-21 World Champion
Teamyear1:	1997
Teamhonour1:	Team World Champion
Teamyear2:	2006
Teamhonour2:	British Elite League winner

Jesper Bruun Monberg (born Jesper Bruun Jensen 14 October 1977 in Esbjerg, Denmark) is a former speedway rider from Denmark.^{[1] [2]}

Career

Jensen came to prominence in 1997 when he won the 1997 Speedway Under-21 World Championship.^{[3] [4]} This was the same year that he joined Wolverhampton Wolves.^[2] He was also a team member of the Danish side that won the 1997 Team World Championship.^[5]

He rode for Wolves for seven seasons, until he joined Ipswich Witches in 2004.^[6] In 2005, he joined Peterborough Panthers and Oxford Cheetahs and won the 2005 Individual European Championship.^[7] During the 2006 Elite League speedway season Jensen was instrumental in helping Peterborough win the Elite League title. He averaged 8.76 as the team topped the regular season table and then won the play offs.^[8]

Previously known as Jesper B. Jensen, in March 2008 he changed his last name to that of his wife Rikke Monberg.^{[9] [10]}

He continued to ride for various clubs in Britain and Poland until he retired after the 2015 season.

Career summary

• Individual World Championship (Speedway Grand Prix)
  • 1997 – 21st place (4 points)
  • 1998 – 22nd place (14 points)
  • 1999 – 28th place (3 points)
  • 2000 – 29th place (4 points)
  • 2001 – 34th place (3 points)
  • 2003 – 43rd place (1 point)
  • 2004 – 18th place (37 points)
  • 2007 – 35th place (0 points)
• Individual U-21 World Championship
  • 1996 – 3rd place (11 points +2)
  • 1997 – World Champion (14 points)
• Team World Championship (Speedway World Cup)
  • 1996 – 3rd place (4 points)
  • 1997 – World Champion (reserve)
  • 1999 – 2nd place (14 points) in Semi-Final A
• 2000 – 2nd place (6 points) in Semi-Final B
  • 2001 – 4th place (5 points)
  • 2004 – 2ns place (reserve)
• Individual European Championship
  • 2005 – 4th place (11 points +2)
  • 2005 – European Champion (14 points +3)
• Individual Danish Championship
  • 2001 – 3rd place
  • 2003 – 3rd place
• Individual Junior Danish Championship
  • 1994 – 2nd place

See also

• List of Speedway Grand Prix riders
• Denmark national speedway team

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jensen keen on Elite . Crash . 9 February 2023.
2. Web site: Big Day for Jesper . Wolverhampton Speedway . 9 February 2023.
3. Web site: 1997. Speedway.org. 15 July 2021.
4. News: Jensen just sensational . Birmingham Weekly Mercury . 3 August 1997 . 6 July 2023 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
5. Web site: 1997 WORLD TEAM CUP. International Speedway. 15 July 2021.
6. Web site: Jesper completes switch to Witches . East Anglian Times . 9 February 2023.
7. Web site: Individual Speedway European Championship. Speedway History . 9 February 2023.
8. Web site: 2008 Rider index . British Speedway . 28 March 2023.
9. (pl) sport.wp.pl – 2008-03-29
10. Web site: Jesper B Monberg 2008 . Wolverhampton Speedway . 2008-08-13.