Kurt Bøgh (circa.1943 – 20 August 2011) was an international speedway rider from Denmark. He was a member of the

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Speedway career

Kurt Bøgh won four silver medals and three bronze medals during the

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in 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1973 and 1974. He won a silver medal during the

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in the 1973 Speedway World Pairs Championship. Bøgh together with his younger brother Ernst Bøgh was instrumental in helping to form the Holsted Speedway Klub in 1974. The pair rode for the club in the

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. Unlike the top Danes of the era he did not ride in the British leagues despite an attempt by

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to sign him in 1968 as a replacement for broken leg victim

Arne Pander Arne Pander (12 July 1931 – 22 May 2015) was an international motorcycle speedway rider from Denmark. He earned 16 caps for the Denmark national speedway team. Speedway career Pander was a two times champion of Denmark, winning the Danish Ind ...

World Final appearances

World Pairs Championship

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(with Ole Olsen) - 2nd - 21pts

Family

His brother Ernst Bøgh was also a speedway rider.

References

1930s births 2011 deaths Year of birth uncertain Danish speedway riders {{Denmark-speedway-bio-stub