Leon Madsen

Leon Madsen (born 5 September 1988)[1] is a Danish speedway rider who is twice a World Championship silver medalist.[2]

Leon Madsen
Born (1988-09-05) 5 September 1988
Vejle, Denmark
NationalityDanish
Websiteleonmadsenracing.com
Current club information
Danish leagueNordjysk
Polish leagueWłókniarz Częstochowa
Career history
Denmark:
2022Nordjysk
Poland:
2006GTŻ Grudziądz
2008-2010WTS Wrocław
2011-2013Unia Tarnów
2014Wybrzeże Gdańsk
2015-2016Unia Tarnów
2017-2022Częstochowa
Sweden:
2018Vetlanda
United Kingdom:
2009-2010Poole Pirates
Speedway Grand Prix statistics
SGP Number30
Starts40
Podiums10 (3-4-3)
Finalist12 time
Winner3 times
Individual honours
2019, 2022Speedway World Championship runner-up
2018, 2022European Champion
2019Warsaw Grand Prix Champion
2019British Grand Prix Champion
2019Torun Grand Prix Champion
Team honours
2019, 2020World team championship bronze

Career

Born in Vejle, Madsen won the 80cc junior World Championship in 2001. In 2018 and 2022, Madsen won the Individual Speedway European Championship. In 2019 and 2022 he was the silver medalist in the Speedway World Championship, on both occasions he finished runner-up behind Bartosz Zmarzlik.[3]

Major results

World individual Championships

World team Championships

Grand Prix wins

European Championships

Junior World Championships

See also

References
  1. Świat Żużla, No 1 (81) 2010, pages 24-25 ISSN 1429-3285
  2. "Leon Madsen i Kenneth Bjerre skuteczni na torze w Tarnowie", sportowefakty.pl, 26 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014
  3. "2022 Speedway Grand Prix results". FIM. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
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