Leon Madsen

Leon Daniel Madsen (born 5 September 1988)[1] is a Danish speedway rider who is twice a World Championship silver medalist.[2][3]

Leon Madsen
Born (1988-09-05) 5 September 1988
Vejle, Denmark
NationalityDanish
Websiteleonmadsenracing.com
Career history
Denmark
2004–2006, 2013–2014Slangerup
2007–2008, 2016–2017Holstebro
2009–2010Brovst
2011–2012Esbjerg
2021–2022Nordjysk
Poland
2006Grudziądz
2008-2010Wrocław
2011-2013Unia Tarnów
2014Gdańsk
2015-2016Unia Tarnów
2017-2023Częstochowa
Sweden
2012, 2014, 2018Vetlanda
Great Britain
2009-2010Poole
Speedway Grand Prix statistics
SGP Number30
Starts40
Podiums10 (3-4-3)
Finalist12 time
Winner3 times
Individual honours
2019, 2022Speedway World Championship runner-up
2018, 2022European Champion
2019Warsaw Grand Prix Champion
2019British Grand Prix Champion
2019Torun Grand Prix Champion
Team honours
2019, 2020World team championship bronze

Career

Born in Vejle, Madsen won the 80cc junior World Championship in 2001. In 2018 and 2022, Madsen won the Individual Speedway European Championship. In 2019 and 2022 he was the silver medalist in the Speedway World Championship, on both occasions he finished runner-up behind Bartosz Zmarzlik.[4]

Major results

World individual Championships

World team Championships

Grand Prix wins

European Championships

Junior World Championships

See also

References
  1. Świat Żużla, No 1 (81) 2010, pages 24-25 ISSN 1429-3285
  2. "Leon Madsen i Kenneth Bjerre skuteczni na torze w Tarnowie", sportowefakty.pl, 26 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014
  3. "Madsen, Leon". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  4. "2022 Speedway Grand Prix results". FIM. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
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