Kenneth Bjerre
NationalityDanish
Birth date24 May 1984 (age 42)
Birth placeEsbjerg, Denmark
WebsiteOfficial website
Career 1Denmark
Years 22000–2001
Career 2Herning
Years 32007–2008
Career 3Esbjerg
Years 42009
Career 4Vojens
Years 52002–2006, 2010
Career 5Slangerup
Years 62011–2012, 2021–2025
Career 6Grindsted
Years 72013
Career 7Outrup
Years 82016–2018
Career 8Holstebro
Years 92019
Career 9Holsted
Career 10Great Britain
Years 112002–2003
Career 11Newcastle Diamonds
Years 122003, 2007–2010, 2012–2013, 2016
Career 12Peterborough Panthers
Years 132004–2006, 2017, 2019
Career 13Belle Vue Aces
Years 142011, 2014–2015
Career 14Kings Lynn Stars
Years 152018
Career 15Leicester Lions
Career 19Poland
Years 202001
Career 20Ostrów
Years 212004, 2009
Career 21Gdańsk
Years 222005
Career 22Gorzów
Years 232006–2007, 2010–2011
Career 23Wrocław
Years 242008
Career 24Rzeszów
Years 252012
Career 25Częstochowa
Years 262013–2014
Career 26Leszno
Years 272015–2018, 2024
Career 27Tarnów
Years 282019–2021
Career 28Grudziądz
Years 292022–2023
Career 29Bydgoszcz
Years 302025
Career 30Krosno
Career 33Sweden
Years 342001–2002
Career 34Piraterna
Years 352003, 2022
Career 35Västervik
Years 362009
Career 36Dackarna
Years 372012, 2017–2019
Career 37Indianerna
Years 382013
Career 38Hammarby
Years 392016
Career 39Lejonen
Sgp no7
Sgp starts47[1]
Sgp finals7
Sgp win1
Indivyear 12019
Indivhonour 1Danish Champion
Indivyear 22000, 2003, 2004, 2005
Indivhonour 2Danish Under-21 Champion
Indivyear 32003
Indivhonour 3European Under-19 Champion
Indivyear 42008
Indivhonour 4GP Challenge winner

Kenneth Bjerre Jensen (born 24 May 1984 in Esbjerg, Denmark)[2] is a Danish international motorcycle speedway rider.[3][4] He earned 17 caps for the Denmark national speedway team.[5]

Career

Bjerre began his Polish league career in 2001 for Ostrów.[3] The following season he began his career in Britain when he joined the Newcastle Diamonds for the 2002 Premier League speedway season.[6] Over the following decade he would become a heat leader for both Belle Vue Aces (2004 to 2006) and Peterborough Panthers (2007 to 2010).[4][7]

In September 2008, during the Speedway Grand Prix Qualification he won the GP Challenge, which ensured that he claimed a permanent slot for the 2009 Grand Prix.[8]

During the 2009 Grand Prix series he finished in 8th place, which meant that he retained a permanent rider for the 2010 Grand Prix. His consistency resulted in a 7th place finish in both the 2010 Speedway Grand Prix and 2011 Speedway Grand Prix but he dropped out of the Grand Prix after a disappointing 2012 campaign.

He raced in the United Kingdom for Peterborough Panthers and King's Lynn Stars in the Elite League.[9]

In 2017, he raced for the Belle Vue and averaged 8.95. The following year he appeared for Leicester Lions before going back to Belle Vue for the 2019 season, in which he became the champion of Denmark after winning the 2019 Danish Individual Speedway Championship.

Personal life

His brother, Lasse Bjerre, is also a speedway rider.[10]

Major results

World individual Championship

World team Championships

Speedway Grand Prix

YearPositionPointsBest FinishNotes
200423rd135thWild Card Danish Grand Prix
200517th127thRode in Sweden and Slovenia
200627th11stOne ride as track reserve

See also

References

  1. ^ Świat Żużla, No 2 (78) 2012, page 18, ISSN 1429-3285
  2. ^ Oakes, P.(2004). British Speedway Who's Who. ISBN 0-948882-81-6
  3. ^ "Bjerre, Kenneth". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Kenneth Bjerre Jensen". British Speedway. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022". British Speedway. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  6. ^ "A Dane deal". Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette. 8 November 2001. Retrieved 29 August 2024. – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "2008 Rider index". British Speedway. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  8. ^ "HISTORICAL LIST OF RESULTS 1995-2013 Speedway Grand Prix - Qualifications". Speedway History. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  9. ^ Oakes, P.(2006). Speedway Star Almanac. ISBN 0-9552376-1-0
  10. ^ "Lasse Bjerre dołączył do brata" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 2010-02-02. Retrieved 2010-02-02.