Kurt Bøgh (circa.1943 – 20 August 2011) was an international speedway rider from Denmark.[3][4] He was a member of the Denmark national speedway team.
| Born | c. 1945[1] Denmark |
|---|---|
| Died | 20 August 2011[2] |
| Nationality | Danish |
| Career history | |
| Denmark | |
| 1967 | Esbjerg |
| 1990 | Holsted |
| Individual honours | |
| 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974 | Danish Championships silver & bronze |
| Team honours | |
| 1977 | World Pairs silver medal |
Speedway career
editKurt Bøgh won four silver medals and three bronze medals during the Danish Individual Speedway Championship in 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1973 and 1974.[5][6]
He won a silver medal during the Speedway World Pairs Championship in the 1973 Speedway World Pairs Championship.[7]
Bøgh together with his younger brother Ernst Bøgh was instrumental in helping to form the Holsted Speedway Klub in 1974. The pair rode for the club in the Danish Speedway League.[8]
Unlike the top Danes of the era he did not ride in the British leagues despite an attempt by Oxford Cheetahs to sign him in 1968 as a replacement for broken leg victim Arne Pander.[9]
World Final appearances
editWorld Pairs Championship
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Family
editHis brother Ernst Bøgh was also a speedway rider.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Danmarks første museum for mænd uden nerver". Jydske Vestkysten (in Danish). 2024-10-28. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
- ^ a b "Kurt Bøghs Mindeløb 2016". Holsted Speedway. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "Ernst Bogh's Bikes". Newcaste Speedway History. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "Top riders are flying in for the big clash". Daily Mirror. 21 June 1973. Retrieved 26 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 80. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
- ^ "Danish Speedway Champions". Speedway Life. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "World Pairs Championship 1968-1993". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "Højt skattet speedwaymand er gået bort - han valgte livet fra | jv.dk". Jydske Vestkysten (in Danish). 2024-10-28. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
- ^ "Dane for Oxford". Buckinghamshire Examiner. 10 May 1968. Retrieved 29 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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