Ronni Pedersen (born 6 October 1974) is a Danish former

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rider. He earned 6 caps for the

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Career

After winning the 1992 Danish Under 21 Individual Speedway Championship, Pedersen was signed by

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to ride late in the 1993 British League Division Two season. The following season he rose to third in the Peterborough averages and in his debut season in the top tier of British speedway (the

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) he averaged 6.53. Pedersen missed the 1996 British season after breaking his leg while playing

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. On his return to Britain he only rode a handful of matches over the following two seasons. He joined King's Lynn Stars in 2001 and rode in two Danish finals in 2002 and 2003. His final team in Britain was in 2004 when he rode for Arena Essex Hammers.

Family

His brother

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is a three-time Individual Speedway World Champion.

Results

World Championships

* Individual World Championship and

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- track reserve in Danish Final'' **

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- 33rd place (3 pts in one event) **

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- 23rd place (23 pts in six event) * Team World Championship (

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and

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) **

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- Runner-up (7 pts) **

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- 6th place (10 pts) **

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- 8th place (7 pts)

European Championships

* Individual European Championship **

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- 7th place (9 pts)

References