Hans Nielsen (speedway rider)
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| Born |
26 December 1959 Brovst, Denmark |
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| Nickname | Main Dane |
| Nationality |
 Denmark
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| Current club information | |
| Career status | Retired (1999) |
| Career history | |
| 1977-1980 | Wolverhampton Wolves |
| 1981-1983 | Birmingham Brummies |
| 1984-1992 | Oxford Cheetahs |
| 1990-1993 | Motor Lublin (POL) |
| 1993-1994 | Coventry Bees |
| 1994-1999 | Polonia Piła (POL) |
| Individual honours | |
| 1986, 1987, 1989, 1995 | World Individual Champion |
| 1986, 1987, 1990 | British League Riders Champion |
| 1978, 1982, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1994 | Danish Champion |
| 1976 | Danish Under-21 Champion |
| 1983 | Intercontinental Champion |
| 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1994 |
Nordic Champion |
| 1987, 1998 | Golden Helmet of Pardubice (CZE) |
| 1984 | Pride of the Midlands winner |
| 1981 | Internationale |
| 1982, 1984, 1988 | Olympique |
| 1988 | Golden Hammer |
| 1990 | Littlechild Trophy |
| 1983, 1991 | The Laurels |
| 1983, 1985, 1987, 1999 | Golden Gala - Italy |
| 1980, 1985 | Midland Riders Championship |
| 1985 | Brandonapolis |
| 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 | Star of Anglia |
| 1983, 1984, 1988 | Gold Bar - Denmark |
| 1983 | Golden Sovereign |
| Team honours | |
| 1978, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1995, 1997 |
World Team Cup winner |
| 1979, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 |
World Pairs Champion |
| 1985, 1986, 1989 | British League Champion |
| 1985, 1986 | British League KO Cup Winner |
| 1985, 1986, 1987 | British League Pairs Champion |
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| Representing Denmark
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| Speedway World Championship | ||
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1986 | |
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1987 | |
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1989 | |
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1995 | |
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1984 | |
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1985 | |
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1988 | |
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1993 | |
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1994 | |
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1996 | |
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1991 | |
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1999 | |
| Speedway World Team Cup | ||
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1978 | |
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1981 | |
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1983 | |
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1984 | |
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1985 | |
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1986 | |
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1987 | |
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1988 | |
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1991 | |
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1995 | |
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1997 | |
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1979 | |
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1982 | |
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1989 | |
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1993 | |
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1990 | |
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1994 | |
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1996 | |
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1998 | |
| Speedway World Pairs Championship | ||
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1979 | |
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1986 | |
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1987 | |
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1988 | |
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1989 | |
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1990 | |
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1991 | |
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1984 | |
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1980 | |
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1982 | |
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1983 | |
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1993 | |
| Intercontinental Championship | ||
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1983 | |
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1986 | |
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1988 | |
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1981 | |
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1985 | |
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1987 | |
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1989 | |
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1990 | |
| Speedway Champions Cup | ||
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1990 | |
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1991 | |
Hans Hollen Nielsen (born 26 December 1959 in Arentsminde near Brovst, Denmark) - a prominent speedway rider active from the 1970s to the late 1990s; winning the world title four times.
During his career, Nielsen won a total of 22 World Championships, making him arguably the most successful speedway rider of all time. Though unlike others such as fellow Danes Ole Olsen and Erik Gundersen, and New Zealand's Ivan Mauger, he never won the Long Track World Championship.
Nielsen was one of, if not the most successful riders the sport has ever seen. Altogether he participated in winning 22 World Championships for Denmark (out of the 46 won by Danish riders/teams in all competitions to the end of 2014). This included the individual World Championship in 1986, 1987 (the only time the final was held over two days), 1989 and the first ever championship ran in the Grand Prix format in 1995. Nielsen and Sweden's Tony Rickardsson are the only 2 riders to have won world titles in both the old single meeting format and the Speedway Grand Prix series.
Nielsen also rode in the 1978 European Under-21 Final at the Pista Speedway in Lonigo, Italy where he finished 5th with 11 points. The European U/21 Championship was later renamed the World U/21 Championship in 1988.
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