Arne Pander
NationalityDanish
Birth date12 July 1931
Birth placeHerning, Denmark
Death date22 May 2015 (aged 83)
Career 1Oxford Cheetahs
Years 11959–1961, 1963–1968
Career 2Poole Pirates
Years 21968
Career 3Halifax Dukes
Years 31969
Indivyear 11956, 1958
Indivhonour 1Danish Champion
Indivyear 21965
Indivhonour 2Scottish Open Champion
Teamyear 11964
Teamhonour 1National League Champion
Teamyear 21964
Teamhonour 2National Trophy Winner
Teamyear 31964
Teamhonour 3Britannia Shield winner

Arne Pander (12 July 1931 – 22 May 2015) was an international motorcycle speedway rider from Denmark.[1][2][3] He earned 16 caps for the Denmark national speedway team.[4]

Speedway career

Pander was a two times champion of Denmark, winning the Danish Championship in 1956 and 1958.[1][5]

He rode in the top tiers of British Speedway from 1959 to 1968,[6] riding for Oxford Cheetahs,[7] although he missed the 1962 season for them.[8] He broke his leg before early in the 1968 season.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Arne Pander". Speedway Museum Riders. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Vote for your dream team". Speedway Star. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022". British Speedway. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  5. ^ "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  6. ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Team changes". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 26 March 1963. Retrieved 27 August 2024. – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "Tag's test". Sunday Mirror. 20 May 1962. Retrieved 8 September 2024. – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ "Dane for Oxford". Buckinghamshire Examiner. 10 May 1968. Retrieved 29 August 2024. – via British Newspaper Archive.