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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Morian_Hansen > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Morian_Hansen.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morian_Hansen > Source revision: 1325204006 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Danish speedway rider}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}} {{Use British English|date=December 2023}} {{Infobox Speedway rider | name = Morian Hansen | image = File:Morian_Hansen_motorcycle_speedway_rider_cigarette_card.png | nationality = Danish | birth_date = 10 January 1905 | birth_place = [Frederikssund](/source/Frederikssund), Denmark | death_date = {{death date and age|1995|2|21|1905|1|10|df=y}} | years1 = 1931, 1933 | career1 = [West Ham Hammers](/source/West_Ham_Hammers) | years2 = 1935-1937 | career2 = [Hackney Wick Wolves](/source/Hackney_Wick_Wolves) | years3 = 1938 | career3 = [Bristol Bulldogs](/source/Bristol_Bulldogs) | years4 = 1939 | career4 = [Wembley Lions](/source/Wembley_Lions_(speedway)) | teamyear1 = 1936 | teamhonour1 = London cup winner }} '''Jens Henning Fisker Hansen''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|DFC|GM}} (10 January 1905 in [Frederikssund](/source/Frederikssund), Denmark – 21 February 1995), known popularly as '''Morian Hansen''', was a [motorcycle speedway](/source/motorcycle_speedway) rider from Denmark, who rode in the first ever [Speedway World Championship](/source/Speedway_World_Championship) Final in [1936](/source/1936_Individual_Speedway_World_Championship).Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). ''A History of the World Speedway Championship''. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. {{ISBN|0-7524-2402-5}}{{cite web |url=https://britishspeedway.co.uk/docs/Ultimate_Index_1929-2022.pdf |title=ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022 |website=British Speedway |access-date=28 July 2023}} == Career == Hansen's first speedway races were at [Copenhagen](/source/Copenhagen) in 1928.Morgan, Tom (1947) ''The People Speedway Guide'', Odhams Press, p. 59 He first rode in the UK for the [West Ham Hammers](/source/West_Ham_Hammers) in 1931 on a two-month permit, returning two years later.Belton, Brian (2003). ''Hammerin' Round''. {{ISBN|0-7524-2438-6}} He joined the [Hackney Wick Wolves](/source/Hackney_Wick_Wolves) in 1935Jacobs, Norman (2001). ''Speedway in London''. {{ISBN|0-7524-2221-9}} and rode for the club for three years until the end of the 1937 season.{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001035/19370606/233/0017 |title=Max Grosskreutz planning a speedway test return |website=Reynolds's Newspaper |date=6 June 1937 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=26 October 2024 }} He then moved onto the [Bristol Bulldogs](/source/Bristol_Bulldogs) and [Wembley Lions](/source/Wembley_Lions_(speedway)) before the outbreak of [World War II](/source/World_War_II).{{cite book | last = Fenn| first = C | title = Hackney Speedway, Friday at Eight | publisher = NPI Media Group | year = 2003 | isbn = 0-7524-2737-7}} He competed in the World Championship finals in 1936 and 1937. Hansen had held a pilot's licence since 1935 and served in the [Royal Air Force](/source/Royal_Air_Force) during WWII, rising to the rank of [Squadron Leader](/source/Squadron_Leader). == Family == Born to Lars Christian and Rasmine, his two brothers [Baltzer Hansen](/source/Baltzer_Hansen) and Kaj (Kalle) Hansen both followed him into speedway.{{cite news |title=First Speedway League Match |work=Daily News (London) |date=21 April 1936 |access-date=31 December 2023 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003214/19360421/370/0019 | via = [British Newspaper Archive](/source/British_Newspaper_Archive)|url-access=subscription }} == Awards == During WWII Hansen was awarded - * The [Distinguished Flying Cross](/source/Distinguished_Flying_Cross_(United_Kingdom)),{{cite web |title=Historien om Henning Morian Hansens liv |url=http://www.mik.dk/Din_guide/Fokus/Ballerup/Det_heldige_13.aspx |work=Museer i København - og omegn |language=Danish |accessdate=10 August 2009 }}{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} * The [George Medal](/source/George_Medal), * The [1939-1945 Star](/source/1939-1945_Star), * The [Air Crew Europe Star](/source/Air_Crew_Europe_Star), * The [Burma Star](/source/Burma_Star) and * The [Defence Medal](/source/Defence_Medal_(United_Kingdom)). == World Final Appearances == * [1936](/source/1936_Individual_Speedway_World_Championship) - {{Flagicon|ENG}} London, [Wembley Stadium](/source/Wembley_Stadium_(1923)) - 11th - 15pts * [1937](/source/1937_Individual_Speedway_World_Championship) - {{Flagicon|ENG}} London, Wembley Stadium - 11th - 15pts ==Players cigarette cards== Hansen is listed as number 18 of 50 in the 1930s Player's [cigarette card](/source/cigarette_card) collection.{{cite web |url=http://www.speedwaymuseumonline.co.uk/playerscigarettecards4.html|title=Speedway Riders 18|website=Speedway Museum Online|access-date=10 October 2021}} == References == {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hansen, Morian}} Category:1905 births Category:1995 deaths Category:Danish speedway riders Category:West Ham Hammers riders Category:Hackney Wick Wolves riders Category:Danish expatriate speedway riders in England Category:Bristol Bulldogs riders Category:Wembley Lions riders Category:Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) Category:Recipients of the George Medal Category:Royal Air Force officers Category:People from Frederikssund Municipality Category:Sportspeople from the Capital Region of Denmark --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Morian Hansen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morian_Hansen) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morian_Hansen?action=history)). 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