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Charlie Gjedde

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Charlie Gjedde
Born (1979-12-28) 28 December 1979 (age 44)
Holstebro, Denmark
NationalityDanish
Career history
Denmark
2001–2002Holsted
2004–2005Fredericia
2009Grindsted
2003, 2006–2008, 2010, 2012–2014Outrup/Varde
2016Holstebro
2011Esbjerg
Great Britain
1999, 2002–2005, 2007Swindon Robins
1999Coventry Bees
1999Wolverhampton Wolves
2001, 2006Reading Racers
2003Oxford Cheetahs
2008–2009, 2011Belle Vue Aces
2011Newport Wasps
2011Berwick Bandits
2012Rye House Rockets
2012Plymouth Devils
Poland
1997–1998, 2011Łódź
2002, 2007Ostrów
2003, 2005Grudziądz
2004, 2009Rzeszów
2008Gdańsk
Individual honours
1995Danish Under-21 Champion
Team honours
2006World Cup Winner
2004Elite League Pairs Champion
2003Premier League Fours Champion
1997, 2002, 2005Danish League Champion
1997Allsvenskan League Champion
2003Polish Div 3 Champion

Charlie Rasmussen Gjedde (born 28 December 1979 in Holstebro, Denmark) is a former international motorcycle speedway rider from Denmark, who won the Speedway World Cup with Denmark in 2006.[1][2] He earned 11 caps for the Denmark national speedway team.[3]

Career

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A former Danish Under-21 Champion, Gjedde has represented Denmark in the Speedway World Cup since 2002 and has appeared as a track reserve in the Speedway Grand Prix series three times.[4]

He first rode in Britain for Swindon Robins during the 1998 Elite League speedway season.[5] The following season in 1999, he signed for Coventry Bees on loan from Swindon.[6] In 2003, he was part of the Swindon four that won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, which was held on 27 July 2003, at the Abbey Stadium.[7]

He rode for the Belle Vue Aces in the Elite League in 2008, 2009 and 2011.[8]

In 2010, He rode for Outrup in the Danish Speedway League.[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Speedway World Cup". BBC. 2006-07-23. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
  2. ^ "Gjedde, Charlie". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  4. ^ Oakes, P (2006). Speedway Star Almanac. Pinegen Ltd. ISBN 0-9552376-1-0.
  5. ^ "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Bees sign Denmark shooting star Charlie". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 11 February 1999. Retrieved 29 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "2003 season fixtures and results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  8. ^ Bamford, Robert (2008). Methanol Press Speedway Yearbook 2008. Methanol Press. ISBN 978-0-9553103-5-5.
  9. ^ "Charlie Gjedde out for Outrup". Hosted Speedway Klub. Retrieved 30 March 2023.