Kenni Larsen Explained

Kenni Larsen
Nationality:Danish
Birth Date:14 June 1988
Birth Place:Odense, Denmark
Career1:Denmark
Years2:2006, 2011–2016
Career2:Outrup
Years3:2007–2009
Career3:Holstebro
Years4:2010
Career4:Vojens
Years5:2013–2015
Career5:Munkebo
Career15:Sweden
Years16:2015
Career16:Smederna
Career17:Great Britain
Years18:2008–2010
Career18:Newcastle Diamonds
Years19:2011–2012
Career19:Coventry Bees
Years20:2013
Career20:Peterborough Panthers
Career21:Poland
Years22:2011
Career22:Kraków
Years23:2012
Career23:Ostrów
Years24:2013
Career24:Łódź
Years25:2014–2015
Career25:Rzeszów
Indivyear1:2010
Teamyear1:2010
Teamhonour1:Premier Trophy
Teamyear2:2010
Teamhonour2:Premier League Knockout Cup
Teamyear3:2010
Teamhonour3:Premier League

Kenni Arendt Larsen (born 14 June 1988), known as both Kenni Arendt and Kenni Larsen, is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Denmark.[1] [2]

Career

Born in Odense, Denmark, Larsen began his British speedway career in 2008 with Newcastle Diamonds, the first of three seasons that he rode for the club.[3]

In 2010, he won the Premier Trophy, the Premier League Knockout Cup, and the Premier League play-offs with Newcastle. He capped of a superb season by winning the Premier League Riders Championship, held on 26 September at Owlerton Stadium.[4]

In 2011, he moved up to the Elite League with Coventry Bees, staying with them in 2012 and captaining the team at Birmingham, a season in which he finished third in the team's averages.[5] For 2013 he has signed for Peterborough Panthers.[6]

He has also raced in Denmark for Vojens and Outrup and also in Poland and Sweden.[7]

On 19 April 2016, Larsen was hospitalised and put into an induced coma after having a pellet removed from his brain following an apparent accident with an air gun.[8] He woke from the coma on 1 May.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kenni Larsen Dania . Polish Speedway Database . 29 March 2023.
  2. Web site: ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022 . British Speedway . 27 June 2023.
  3. "Rider Index", speedwaygb.co. Retrieved 27 February 2013
  4. Web site: Kenni Larsen clinches League riders' top spot . Chronicle Live . 27 June 2023.
  5. Rowe, David (2012) "Coventry Speedway: Kenni Larsen will lead from the front", Coventry Telegraph, 16 August 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2013
  6. "Peterborough snap up Danish starlet Kenni Larsen from Newcastle", Sky Sports, 18 December 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2013
  7. "Kenni Larsen: Wierzę, że będę mocnym punktem łódzkiej ekipy", sportowefakty.pl. Retrieved 27 February 2013
  8. "Kenni in Airgun "Accident"", speedwaygp.com, 23 April 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2016
  9. Hartley, Laura (2016) " Former Coventry Bees rider who was accidentally shot in the head wakes from coma", Coventry Telegraph, 1 May 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016