Charlie Gjedde

Charlie Rasmussen Gjedde (born 28 December 1979 in Holstebro, Denmark) is a former international motorcycle speedway rider from Denmark, who won the Speedway World Cup with Denmark in 2006.[1][2]

Charlie Gjedde
Born (1979-12-28) 28 December 1979
Holstebro, Denmark
NationalityDanish
Career history
Denmark
2010Outrup
Great Britain
1999, 2002-2005, 2007Swindon Robins
1999Coventry Bees
1999Wolverhampton Wolves
2001, 2006Reading Racers
2003Oxford Cheetahs
2008-2009, 2011Belle Vue Aces
2011Newport Wasps
2011Berwick Bandits
2012Rye House Rockets
2012Plymouth Devils
Poland
1997-2998, 2011Łódź
2002, 2007Ostrów Wielkopolski
2003, 2005Grudziądz
2004, 2009Rzeszów
2008Gdańsk
Individual honours
1995Danish Under-21 Champion
Team honours
2006World Cup Winner
2004Elite League Pairs Champion
2003Premier League Fours Champion
1997, 2002, 2005Danish League Champion
1997Allsvenskan League Champion
2003Polish Div 3 Champion

Career

A former Danish Under-21 Champion, Gjedde has represented Denmark in the Speedway World Cup since 2002 and has appeared as a track reserve in the Speedway Grand Prix series three times.[3]

He first rode in Britain for Swindon Robins during the 1998 Elite League speedway season.[4] He rode for the Belle Vue Aces in the Elite League in 2008, 2009 and 2011.[5]

In 2010, He rode for Outrup in the Danish Speedway League.[6]

See also

References
  1. "Speedway World Cup". BBC. 2006-07-23. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
  2. "Gjedde, Charlie". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  3. Oakes, P (2006). Speedway Star Almanac. Pinegen Ltd. ISBN 0-9552376-1-0.
  4. "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  5. Bamford, Robert (2008). Methanol Press Speedway Yearbook 2008. Methanol Press. ISBN 978-0-9553103-5-5.
  6. "Charlie Gjedde out for Outrup". Hosted Speedway Klub. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
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