Hans N. Andersen

Hans Nørgaard Andersen (born 3 November 1980, in Odense, Denmark) is a former motorcycle speedway rider, who captained the Denmark national speedway team that won the Speedway World Cup in 2006 and 2008.

Career summary Andersen was a Danish Junior Champion in 1996 and reached the final of the 1999 Speedway Under-21 World Championship, where he finished fourth. He began his British league career when he joined Poole Pirates for the 2001 Elite League speedway season. He spent 2002 with Poole before securing a move to Peterborough Panthers in 2003.

In 2006, Andersen returned to Peterborough and impressed by recording a 10 plus average in both 2006 and 2007 for them. He won his first World Cup gold medal for Denmark when the team won the 2006 Speedway World Cup.

In 2007, Andersen became Danish National Champion for the first time. Andersen left his British club, Peterborough Panthers, mid-season in July 2008 after it emerged that the club had not paid him wages amounting to several thousand pounds. Shortly afterwards he signed for Coventry Bees and teamed up with Chris Harris to win the Elite League Pairs Championship. he won his fourth and final Grand Prix race during the 2008 Speedway Grand Prix, when he won the Speedway Grand Prix of Italy. He also won his second World Cup with Denmark after winning the 2008 Speedway World Cup.

Andersen rode for the Poole Pirates in 2009, and moved on to join the Belle Vue Aces for the 2010 season. He returned to the Peterborough Panthers team towards the end of the 2011 season, replacing Nicki Pedersen.

Andersen led Swindon Robins to Elite League glory in 2012, and on 28 January, he eventually was able to ride for the Wiltshire side again in 2013 following a winter-long battle with parent club Peterborough. In 2016, he signed for Poole Pirates, and he was with them again in 2017. He was with Leicester Lions in 2018 before riding with Peterborough in 2019. and signed again for Peterborough for the 2023 season. Unfortunately, his form dipped and Peterborough released him but shortly afterwards Berwick Bandits came in to sign him as an injury replacement.

Andersen announced his retirement on 30 January 2024.

Major results World individual Championship 2002 Speedway Grand Prix - 30th - 1 pt 2003 Speedway Grand Prix - 17th - 41 pts 2004 Speedway Grand Prix - 9th - 80 pts including (Scandinavian) grand prix win 2005 Speedway Grand Prix - 12th - 64 pts 2006 Speedway Grand Prix - 6th - 101 pts including (Denmark, and Czech Republic) grand prix wins 2007 Speedway Grand Prix - 5th - 107 pts 2008 Speedway Grand Prix - 5th - 139 pts including (Italian) grand prix win 2009 Speedway Grand Prix - 10th - 91 pts 2010 Speedway Grand Prix - 12th -86 pts 2012 Speedway Grand Prix - 10th -69 pts

World team Championships 2002 Speedway World Cup - 2nd 2003 Speedway World Cup - 3rd 2004 Speedway World Cup - 3rd 2005 Speedway World Cup - 3rd 2006 Speedway World Cup - Winner 2007 Speedway World Cup - 2nd 2008 Speedway World Cup - Winner 2009 Speedway World Cup - 6th 2010 Speedway World Cup - 2nd 2011 Speedway World Cup - 2013 Speedway World Cup - 2014 Speedway World Cup - 2016 Speedway World Cup -

Speedway Grand Prix results Year Position Points Best Finish Notes 2002 40th 1 23rd 1 ride only as a wild card 2003 17th 41 8th (twice) 2004 9th 80 Winner Won Scandinavian GP 2005 12th 64 4th 2006 6th 101 Winner (twice) Won Danish GP as a wild card and was promoted to full-time replacing Tony Rickardsson after his retirement during the season, later winning Czech GP. 2007 5th 107 Second 2008 5th 140 Winner Won in Italy, runner up at Czech, Scandinavian and German GP. Third in Slovenia. 2009 10th 91 Second 2010 12th 86 4th 2012 10th 69 7th