Bent Rasmussen
| Born | 13 July 1957 (age 68)Herning, Denmark |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Danish |
| Career history | |
| Denmark | |
| 1977 | Herning |
| Great Britain | |
| 1977–1978 | Hackney Hawks |
| 1978–1980 | King's Lynn Stars |
| 1981 | Cradley Heathens |
| Individual honours | |
| 1980 | Danish Championship bronze medal |
| Team honours | |
| 1981 | British League winner |
| 1980 | Gauntlet Gold Cup |
| 1980 | Inter-League Knockout Cup |
Bent Rasmussen (born 13 July 1957) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Denmark.[1][2][3][4] He earned 3 caps for the Denmark national speedway team.[5]
Career
Rasmussen made his British leagues debut in 1977, when he joined the Hackney Hawks for the 1977 British League season.[6] The following season he continued to ride for Hackney before switching to the King's Lynn Stars.[6]
He stayed with Hackney for the 1978 season[7] and although his 1978 British league performances were below expectation he won the Danish Final (world championship round) held in Fjelsted.[8][9]
Rasmussen continued to ride for King's Lynn in 1979 and 1980[10] and also represented the Denmark national speedway team at the 1979 Speedway World Team Cup.[11] During the 1980 Danish speedway season he won the bronze medal in the Danish Championship.
His final season in Britain was in 1981, with the Cradley Heathens following a transfer in the region of £8,000 from King's Lynn, at Cradley he rode in all 30 of Cradley's fixtures and helped them win the league championship.[3][12][13]