Mike Lohmann Explained

Mike Lohmann
Nationality:Danish
Birth Date:1954 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Hillerød, Denmark
Career1:Halifax Dukes
Years1:1976-1979
Career2:Belle Vue Aces
Years2:1980, 1981
Teamyear1:1978
Teamhonour1:Speedway World Team Cup gold medal
Teamyear2:1979
Teamhonour2: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

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

His brother Klaus Lohmann was also a speedway rider.[5]

World final appearances

World Team Cup

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Speedway riders, history and results. wwosbackup. 15 July 2021.
  2. Web site: BELLE VUE - Hyde Road. Speedway Plus. 15 July 2021.
  3. Web site: 1978 WORLD TEAM CUP. International Speedway. 15 July 2021.
  4. Web site: World Team Cup 1960-1990. Edinburgh Speedway. 15 July 2021.
  5. News: Dukes star set for Belle Vue . Huddersfield and Holmfirth Examiner . 13 March 1980 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription . 8 September 2024.
  6. Web site: History Archive. British Speedway. 15 July 2021.
  7. News: Lions want to break that duck . Leicester Daily Mercury . 26 March 1976 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription . 29 August 2024.
  8. News: Racers' mystery man . Reading Evening Post . 26 May 1977 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription . 29 August 2024.