Emil Pørtner (born 20 April 2000) is a motorcycle speedway rider from Denmark.[1][2][3][4]
| Born | 20 April 2000 (age 24) Denmark |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Danish |
| Career history | |
| Denmark | |
| 2017–2018 | Holstebro |
| 2016, 2019 | Brovst |
| 2019 | Slangerup |
| 2022–2023 | Grindsted |
| Poland | |
| 2022–2023 | Toruń |
| Sweden | |
| 2022 | Lejonen |
| 2023–2024 | Gislaved |
| Individual honours | |
| 2021 | Danish U21 silver medal |
Career
editPørtner rides in three of the four top speedway leagues. In 2022, he rode in his native Denmark for Grindsted, who compete in the Danish Speedway League. He also rides in the Team Speedway Polish Championship for Toruń since 2021[5] and in the Swedish Speedway Team Championship for Lejonen.
In 2019, he reached the final of the U19 European Championship.[6] He won the silver medal in the 2021 Danish Under 21 Individual Speedway Championship.
In 2022, he was capped by the Denmark national under-21 speedway team.[7] He also suffered a serious injury riding for Lejonen forcing him to miss the remainder of the season.[8][9]
References
edit- ^ "Emil Pørtner". Speedway News. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ "EMIL PORTNER". PGE Ekstraliga. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ "Emil Pørtner". GSK Liga extends with Emil Pørtner. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- ^ "Emil Pørtner ready for the DM and national team match". Ikast Brande. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- ^ "Emil Pørtner Dania". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ "Individual Under-19 European Cup". Speedway Fansite. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ "Speedway Neustadt: Four-country fight is back". Speed Week. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ "The match had to be abandoned after a speedway accident". Sydnarke. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ "Nasty crash at Sannahed - match abandoned". Nerikes Allehanda. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
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