Morian Hansen

Morian Hansen
Born 10 January 1905
Denmark
Died 21 February 1995(1995-02-21) (aged 90)
Nationality Denmark Denmark
Current club information
British league -
Career history
1931, 1933 West Ham Hammers
1935-1937 Hackney Wick Wolves
1938 Bristol Bulldogs
1939 Wembley Lions
Team honours
1936 London cup winner

Jens Henning Fisker Hansen (10 January 1905 in Frederikssund, Denmark 21 February 1995), known popularly as Morian Hansen, was a former motorcycle speedway rider from Denmark who rode in the first ever Speedway World Championship Final in 1936.[1]

Hansen's first speedway races were at Copenhagen in 1928.[2] He first rode in the UK for the West Ham Hammers in 1931 on a two-month permit, returning two years later.[2][3] He joined the Hackney Wick Wolves in 1935.[4] He then moved onto the Bristol Bulldogs and Wembley Lions before the outbreak of World War II.[2][5] He competed in the World Championship finals in 1936 and 1937.[2]

Hansen had held a pilot's licence since 1935 and served in the Royal Air Force during the war, rising to the rank of Squadron Leader.[2]

Awards

During the war Hansen was awarded -

World Final Appearances

References

  1. Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Morgan, Tom (1947) The People Speedway Guide, Odhams Press, p. 59
  3. Belton, Brian (2003). Hammerin' Round. ISBN 0-7524-2438-6
  4. Jacobs, Norman (2001). Speedway in London. ISBN 0-7524-2221-9
  5. 1 2 3 Fenn, C (2003). Hackney Speedway, Friday at Eight. NPI Media Group. ISBN 0-7524-2737-7.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Historien om Henning Morian Hansens liv". Museer i København - og omegn (in Danish). Retrieved 10 August 2009.


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