Helge Trygue Langli (born 22 November 1944) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Norway.[1] He earned 4 caps for the Norway national speedway team.[2]

Helge Langli
Born22 November 1944 (1944-11-22) (age 79)
Porsgrunn, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
Career history
Norway
1975–1976NMK Grenland
Great Britain
1969Newcastle Diamonds
1975Oxford Rebels
Individual honours
1975Norwegian Championship silver medal
1976Norwegian Championship bronze medal

Career

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Langli made his British leagues debut in 1969, when he joined the Newcastle Diamonds for the 1976 British League season.[3][4]

He did not ride in Britain again until 1975 when he joined the Oxford Rebels for the 1975 British League season as a replacement for Hasse Holmqvist.[5] His 1975 season at Oxford ended slightly early after he fell down a flight of stairs.[6] His appearance for his county included participating in the 1975 Speedway World Team Cup[7] and he finished runner-up in the Norwegian Individual Speedway Championship the same year.[8]

Family

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His younger brother Tormod Langli was also a Norwegian international rider.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Oakes, Peter (1978). 1978 Speedway Yearbook, Rider Bio Tormod Langli. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN 978-0904584509.
  2. ^ a b "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Injury hit Diamonds take on the Wolves". Morpeth Herald. 11 April 1969. Retrieved 26 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Helge Langli". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Injury hit Diamonds take on the Wolves". Buckinghamshire Examiner. 25 July 1975. Retrieved 26 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "A week in the life of Michanek". Reading Evening Post. 4 September 1975. Retrieved 26 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "1975 Speedway World Team Cup". International Speedway. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Speedway History Info - Historia Zuzla". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 26 August 2024.