Thomas Jørgensen
Born (1992-07-14) 14 July 1992
Aalborg, Denmark
NationalityDanish
Career history
Denmark
2009–2010Brovst
2011Vojens
2012Slangerup
2013–2014Esbjerg
2015Holstebro
2016Munkebo
2017–2018Region Varde
2019Grindsted
2021–2022Nordjysk
2022Holsted
2013, 2023Fjelsted
Great Britain
2011–2014, 2021Scunthorpe
2012Wolverhampton
2015–2016, 2023Berwick
2017Workington
2017-2023King's Lynn
2018, 2024Redcar
2019Newcastle
Team honours
2012Premier League (tier 2)

Thomas Jørgensen (born 14 July 1992, Aalborg, Denmark), is a Danish speedway rider.[1]

Speedway career

Thomas first came to notice in the United Kingdom in July 2010, whilst a member of the Team Viking touring side. In a meeting against Plymouth he broke the track record and became the first rider to go below 50 seconds. Following a string of impressive performances on that tour Thomas attracted the attention of several Premier League clubs, eventually signing a contract with Scunthorpe Scorpions for the 2011 season. Thomas returned to the United Kingdom late in 2010 for a one off meeting at Scunthorpe where he became winner of the inaugural Rob Woffinden memorial trophy.

He stayed at Scunthorpe for four seasons in total, averaging around 7 each year before joining Berwick Bandits for the 2015 Premier League speedway season. He averaged just below 8, which sealed another year with the Scottish club for the 2016 season.[2]

In 2017, he joined the King's Lynn Stars and has remained with them since.[3][4] In 2022, he rode for King's Lynn in the SGB Premiership 2022.[5]

In 2022 he was riding for Nordjysk in his native Denmark but the club withdrew from the Danish Speedway League which resulted in Jørgensen switching to Holsted Tigers.[6]

In 2023, he re-signed for King's Lynn for the SGB Premiership 2023[7] and also signed for Berwick Bandits for the SGB Championship 2023, having previously ridden for them during 2015 and 2016.[8]

He re-joined Redcar for the 2024 season.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "Thomas Jorgensen". WWOS backup. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  3. ↑ "2021 KING'S LYNN STARS". Kings Lynn Speedway. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "STARS READY FOR REVEAL". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  5. ↑ "British Speedway rider profile". British Speedway. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  6. ↑ "Speedway Around The Globe - Sweden". Speedway Star page 43. 20 August 2022.
  7. ↑ "KK back as Stars complete". British Speedway. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  8. ↑ "Four more for Bandits". British Speedway. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  9. ↑ "Jorgensen back as Bears name team". British Speedway. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
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