Kurt Bøgh
| Born | c. 1935 Denmark |
|---|---|
| Died | 20 August 2011[1] |
| 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 |
Kurt Bøgh (c. 1933-2011) was an international speedway rider from Denmark.[2][3] He was a member of the Denmark national speedway team.
Speedway career
[edit]Kurt Bøgh won four silver medals and three bronze medals during the Danish Individual Speedway Championship in 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1973 and 1974.[4][5]
He won a silver medal during the Speedway World Pairs Championship in the 1973 Speedway World Pairs Championship.[6]
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.[7]
World Final appearances
[edit]World Pairs Championship
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Family
[edit]His brother Ernst Bøgh was also a speedway rider.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "Dane for Oxford". Buckinghamshire Examiner. 10 May 1968. Retrieved 29 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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