Lars Munkedal

Danish speedway rider

Lars Munkedal
Born3 March 1967 (1967-03-03) (age 57)
Copenhagen, Denmark
NationalityDanish
Career history
Denmark
1986Fjelsted
1987–1991Slangerup
Great Britain
1987–1988, 1990–1991Wolverhampton
1988Oxford
1989Edinburgh
1991Middlesbrough
Individual honours
1985Danish U21 bronze

Lars Munkedal (born 3 March 1967) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Denmark.[1][2][3] He earned 4 caps for the Denmark national speedway team.[4]

Career

Munkedal came to prominence when he won the bronze medal in the 1985 Danish U21 Championship, during the 1985 Danish speedway season.[5][6]

He made his British leagues debut during the 1987 British League season, when he rode for Wolverhampton Wolves.[7] In 1988, he rode for Wolverhampton and Oxford Cheetahs.[8] He went on to ride for Edinburgh and Middlesbrough as well.[9]

References

  1. ^ Oakes, Peter (2004). British Speedway Who's Who, Profile Lars Munkedal. Peter Oakes, Peterborough. ISBN 0-948882-81-6.
  2. ^ Oakes, Peter (1990). Speedway Yearbook 1990 rider profile Lars Munkedal. Front Page Books. ISBN 0-948882-15-8.
  3. ^ "Lars Munkedal". Grasstrack GB. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Dansk Junior Mesterskab 1965 - 2022". Dansk Speedway. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  6. ^ "DANISH JUNIOR CHAMPIONS". Speedway Life. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Swindon KO Wolves hopes". Birmingham Mail. 2 June 1987. Retrieved 30 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "Six of the Best". Reading Evening Post. 4 June 1988. Retrieved 30 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ "Lars Munkedal". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 23 May 2023.


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