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Hans Nørgaard Andersen
Born	3 November 1980 (age 44); Odense, Denmark
Nationality	Danish
Career history
Denmark
2000–2003	Brovst
2007–2008, 2012–2013, 2022–2023	Fjelsted
2004–2005	Fredericia
2010–2011, 2021	Vojens/SES
2009	Slangerup
2014–2016	Munkebo
2017–2018	Region Varde
2019	Grindsted
Great Britain
2001–2002, 2009, 2016–2017	Poole Pirates
2003, 2006–2008, 2011, 2019, 2021–2023	Peterborough Panthers
2004–2005	Ipswich Witches
2008, 2011, 2014–2015	Coventry Bees
2010	Belle Vue Aces
2012–2013	Swindon Robins
2018, 2021	Leicester Lions
2022	Plymouth Gladiators
2023	Berwick Bandits
Poland
1999	Gniezno
2000	Opole
2001, 2011	Gorzów
2003	Motor Lublin
2005–2007	Wrocław
2008, 2010	Toruń
2009	Gdańsk
2012	Grudziądz
2013-2104	Bydgoszcz
2015-2020	Łódź
2021	Daugavpils
2023	Rawicz
Sweden
1998	Kaparna
1999, 2002–2012, 2015, 2018, 2020	Dackarna
2013	Västervik
2016	Lejonen
Speedway Grand Prix statistics
SGP Number	5
Starts	53
Podiums	13 (4-6-3)
Finalist	16 times
Winner	4 times
Individual honours
2007	Danish Champion
2004	Scandinavian Grand Prix Winner
2006	Danish Grand Prix Winner
2006	Czech Grand Prix Winner
2008	Golden Helmet of Pardubice (CZE)
Team honours
2006, 2008	World Cup Winner
2006	Elite League Champion
2001, 2002, 2008	Craven Shield Winner
2008, 2009	British Elite League Pairs Champion
2007	Swedish Elitserien Champion
1997, 2000, 2005, 2018	Danish League Champion
2002	Italian League Champion
1999	Swedish Allsvenskan Champion

Hans Nørgaard Andersen (born 3 November 1980, in Odense, Denmark)^[2] is a former motorcycle speedway rider, who captained the Denmark national speedway team that won the Speedway World Cup in 2006 and 2008.^[3]^[4]

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.^[5] 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.^[4]

During 2004 and 2005 he rode for Ipswich Witches and was an established member of the Danish national team as well as a regular rider in the Speedway Grand Prix. He won his first Grand Prix race during the 2004 Speedway Grand Prix, when he won the Speedway Grand Prix of Scandinavia. Despite being originally left out of the 2006 Speedway Grand Prix series, he replaced the retired Tony Rickardsson, eventually winning two Grand Prix meetings and finishing sixth in the final standings. He also became only the third rider to win a GP as a wild card.^[6]

In 2006, he returned to Peterborough and impressed by recording a 10 plus average in both 2006 and 2007 for them.^[7] 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.^[8] Shortly afterwards he signed for Coventry Bees and teamed up with Chris Harris to win the Elite League Pairs Championship.^[9] 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.^[10] He was with Leicester Lions in 2018 before riding with Peterborough in 2019.^[10]

In July 2021, Anderson re-signed for the Leicester Lions in the Championship. In 2022, he rode for Peterborough again, in the SGB Premiership 2022 and for the Plymouth Gladiators in the SGB Championship 2022^[11] and signed again for Peterborough for the 2023 season.^[12] Unfortunately, his form dipped and Peterborough released him but shortly afterwards Berwick Bandits came in to sign him as an injury replacement.^[13]

He announced his retirement on 30 January 2024.^[14]

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

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 as a wild card and then and won another Grand Prix after replacing Tony Rickardsson as a full time rider after his retirement during the season.
2007	5th	107	Second
2008	5th	140	Winner	Won in Italy, runner up at Czech, Scandinavian and German GP. Third in Slovenia.

2007 Speedway Grand Prix Final Championship standings
(Riding No 6)
Race no.	Grand Prix	Pos.	Pts.	Heats	Draw No
1 /11	Italian SGP	7	9	(2,1,1,2,3) +0	1
2 /11	European SGP	2	13	(0,3,1,0,2) +3 +2	8
3 /11	Swedish SGP	2	20	(3,2,3,3,2) +3 +2	5
4 /11	Danish SGP	5	12	(3,3,1,2,3) +E	9
5 /11	British SGP	5	13	(3,3,3,2,1) +1	2
6 /11	Czech Rep. SGP	9	8	(2,1,2,2,1)	16
7 /11	Scandinavian SGP	4	12	(3,1,1,3,2) +2 +0	8
8 /11	Latvian SGP	12	5	(X,3,2,X,E)	10
9 /11	Polish SGP	16	3	(2,X,0,1,0)	4
10 /11	Slovenian SGP	15	3	(1,0,F,2,E)	7
11 /11	German SGP	7	9	(3,2,3,0,1) +X	6

2008 Speedway Grand Prix Final Championship standings
(Riding No 5)
Race no.	Grand Prix	Pos.	Pts.	Heats	Draw No
1 /11	Slovenian SGP	3	14	(0,3,3,2,2) +2 +2	15
2 /11	European SGP	10	6	(0,1,3,1,1)	12
3 /11	Swedish SGP	8	8	(1,3,3,f,0)	8
4 /11	Danish SGP	4	11	(3,1,2,3,0) +2 +0	6
5 /11	British SGP	7	9	(0,3,1,1,3)	14
6 /11	Czech Rep. SGP	2	16	(2,3,1,1,2) +3 +2	13
7 /11	Scandinavian SGP	2	20	(3,3,3,3,1) +3 +2	2
8 /11	Latvian SGP	10	7	(1,2,0,3,1)	14
9 /11	Polish SGP	5	10	(1,2,3,2,1) +1	1
10 /11	Italian SGP	1	21	(3,2,3,2,2) +3 +6	16
11 /11	German SGP	2	17	(2,2,2,3,1) +3 +4	5

	permanent speedway rider
	wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve
	rider not classified (track reserve who did not start)

References

^ Świat Żużla, No 2 (78) 2009, page 11, ISSN 1429-3285
^ Oakes, P.(2006). Speedway Star Almanac. ISBN 0-9552376-1-0
^ "Hans Andersen". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Hans Norgaard Andersen". British Speedway. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
^ "1999". Speedway.org. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
^ Bamford, R.(2007). Speedway Yearbook 2007. ISBN 978-0-7524-4250-1
^ "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
^ "Panthers hero Hans is sent to Coventry". Evening Telegraph. 31 July 2008. Archived from the original on 24 September 2008. Retrieved 8 September 2008.
^ "Bees duo team up for glory". Coventry Telegraph. 2008. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2008.
^ ^a ^b "RIDERS - A - British Speedway Official Website". www.speedwaygb.co.uk. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
^ "British Speedway rider profile". British Speedway. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
^ "Hans back with Panthers". British Speedway. 23 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
^ "Two in for Bandits". British Speedway. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
^ "Hans calls it a day". British Speedway. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.