Kenni Arendt Larsen (born 14 June 1988), known as both Kenni Arendt and Kenni Larsen, is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Denmark.[1][2]

Career

Born in Odense, Denmark, Larsen began his British speedway career in 2008 with Newcastle Diamonds, the first of three seasons that he rode for the club.[3]

In 2010, he won the Premier Trophy, the Premier League Knockout Cup, and the Premier League play-offs with Newcastle.[3] He capped of a superb season by winning the Premier League Riders Championship, held on 26 September at Owlerton Stadium.[4]

In 2011, he moved up to the Elite League with Coventry Bees, staying with them in 2012 and captaining the team at Birmingham, a season in which he finished third in the team's averages.[3][5] For 2013 he has signed for Peterborough Panthers.[6]

He has also raced in Denmark for Vojens and Outrup and also in Poland and Sweden.[7]

On 19 April 2016, Larsen was hospitalised and put into an induced coma after having a pellet removed from his brain following an apparent accident with an air gun.[8] He woke from the coma on 1 May.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Kenni Larsen Dania". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  2. ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Rider Index", speedwaygb.co. Retrieved 27 February 2013
  4. ^ "Kenni Larsen clinches League riders' top spot". Chronicle Live. 26 September 2010. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  5. ^ Rowe, David (2012) "Coventry Speedway: Kenni Larsen will lead from the front", Coventry Telegraph, 16 August 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2013
  6. ^ "Peterborough snap up Danish starlet Kenni Larsen from Newcastle", Sky Sports, 18 December 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2013
  7. ^ "Kenni Larsen: Wierzę, że będę mocnym punktem łódzkiej ekipy", sportowefakty.pl. Retrieved 27 February 2013
  8. ^ "Kenni in Airgun "Accident"[usurped]", speedwaygp.com, 23 April 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2016
  9. ^ Hartley, Laura (2016) "Former Coventry Bees rider who was accidentally shot in the head wakes from coma", Coventry Telegraph, 1 May 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenni_Larsen
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