Charlie Gjedde
| Born | 28 December 1979 Holstebro, Denmark |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Danish |
| Career history | |
| Denmark | |
| 2001–2002 | Holsted |
| 2004–2005 | Fredericia |
| 2009 | Grindsted |
| 2003, 2006–2008, 2010, 2012–2014 | Outrup/Varde |
| 2016 | Holstebro |
| 2011 | Esbjerg |
| Great Britain | |
| 1999, 2002–2005, 2007 | Swindon Robins |
| 1999 | Coventry Bees |
| 1999 | Wolverhampton Wolves |
| 2001, 2006 | Reading Racers |
| 2003 | Oxford Cheetahs |
| 2008–2009, 2011 | Belle Vue Aces |
| 2011 | Newport Wasps |
| 2011 | Berwick Bandits |
| 2012 | Rye House Rockets |
| 2012 | Plymouth Devils |
| Poland | |
| 1997–1998, 2011 | Łódź |
| 2002, 2007 | Ostrów |
| 2003, 2005 | Grudziądz |
| 2004, 2009 | Rzeszów |
| 2008 | Gdańsk |
| Individual honours | |
| 1995 | Danish Under-21 Champion |
| Team honours | |
| 2006 | World Cup Winner |
| 2004 | Elite League Pairs Champion |
| 2003 | Premier League Fours Champion |
| 1997, 2002, 2005 | Danish League Champion |
| 1997 | Allsvenskan League Champion |
| 2003 | Polish 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
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Speedway World Cup". BBC. 2006-07-23. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
- ^ "Gjedde, Charlie". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
- ^ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ Oakes, P (2006). Speedway Star Almanac. Pinegen Ltd. ISBN 0-9552376-1-0.
- ^ "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
- ^ "Bees sign Denmark shooting star Charlie". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 11 February 1999. Retrieved 29 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "2003 season fixtures and results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ Bamford, Robert (2008). Methanol Press Speedway Yearbook 2008. Methanol Press. ISBN 978-0-9553103-5-5.
- ^ "Charlie Gjedde out for Outrup". Hosted Speedway Klub. Retrieved 30 March 2023.