Michael Jepsen Jensen

Danish speedway rider

Michael Jepsen Jensen

Born|  (1992-02-18) 18 February 1992 (age 33)
Grindsted, Denmark
Nickname| Liglad
Nationality| Danish
Website| Official website
Career history
Denmark
2009–2011| Vojens
2012–2015| Grindsted
2019| Region Varde
2016–2018, 2021–2025| Slangerup
Poland
2010–2011, 2017| Toruń
2012, 2016| Gorzów
2013-2014| Częstochowa
2015| Wrocław
2018-2020| Zielona Góra
2021| Rybnik
2022| Gniezno
2023| Gdańsk
2024–2025| Grudziądz
Great Britain
2011-2012| Peterborough
2014| Coventry
2025| Birmingham
Sweden
2010-2011| Vargarna
2012–2016| Dackarna
2017–2025| Smederna
Speedway Grand Prix statistics
Starts| 27
Finalist| 2 times
Winner| 1 times
Individual honours
2012| Under-21 World Champion
2012| Nordic Grand Prix Champion
2025| Danish Champion
Team honours
2010, 2013| Team U-21 World Champion
2012| Team World Champion
2016| Polish league champion
2017, 2018, 2019| Swedish league champion
2024| Danish league champion

Michael Jepsen Jensen (born 18 February 1992)[1] is a motorcycle speedway rider from Denmark.[2][3]

## Career

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Jepsen Jensen was part of the 2010 Under-21 World Cup winning Denmark team.

He peaked in 2012, winning the 2012 Speedway World Cup with the Denmark national speedway team and winning the 2012 Speedway Grand Prix of Nordic becoming the first wildcard to have won a GP meeting since Hans Andersen. In the Nordic Grand Prix he defeated Nicki Pedersen, Emil Sayfutdinov and Jason Crump in the final.[4][5][6] Later that year in November 2012, he won the Individual Under-21 World Championship.[7]

In 2013, Jepsen won a second gold medal at 2013 Team Speedway Junior World Championship as part of the U21 Danish team. He then secured a permanent place in the 2015 Speedway Grand Prix, finishing 11th with 84 points.[8]

In 2022, he helped Smederna win the Swedish Speedway Team Championship during the 2022 campaign[9] and continued to ride for them in 2023 and 2024.[10] Jepsen Jensen helped Slangerup win the Danish Speedway League during the 2024 Danish speedway season.[11]

## Major results

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### World individual Championship

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* 2012 Speedway Grand Prix \- 17th (22 pts)
* 2013 Speedway Grand Prix \- 21st (6 pts)
* 2014 Speedway Grand Prix \- 16th (42 pts)
* 2015 Speedway Grand Prix \- 11th (84 pts)
* 2016 Speedway Grand Prix \- 16th (31 pts)
* 2017 Speedway Grand Prix \- 20th (8 pts)
* 2018 Speedway Grand Prix \- 22nd (4 pts)

### Grand Prix wins

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* 1: 2012 Speedway Grand Prix of Nordic

### World U21 Championships

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* 2011 Speedway Under-21 World Championship \- 6th (37 pts)
* 2012 Speedway Under-21 World Championship \- Winner (90 pts)

* 2010 Team Speedway Junior World Championship – Winners (51 pts)
* 2011 Team Speedway Junior World Championship – 2nd (31 pts)
* 2012 Team Speedway Junior World Championship – 5th (45 pts)
* 2013 Team Speedway Junior World Championship – Winners (42 pts)

### European Championships

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* Individual U-19 European Championship
* 2010 –  Goričan – 6th placed (10 pts)
* Team U-19 European Championship
* 2009 –  Holsted – 3rd placed (10 pts)
* 2010 – lost in the Semi-Final One

## See also

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* Denmark national under-21 speedway team (U-19)

## References

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1. ^ Świat Żużla, No 1 (81) 2010, pages 14–15, ISSN 1429-3285
2. ^ "Michael Jepsen Jensen Dania". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
3. ^ "Ultimate Rider Index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
4. ^ "Sensacyjne zwycięstwo Jensena! - relacja z Grand Prix Nordyckiego" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 22 September 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
5. ^ Świat Żużla, No 4 (92) 2012, page 61 ISSN 1429-3285
6. ^ "Wild Card Jepsen Jensen Win Nordic SGP, Holder Maintains Championship Lead". Full Noise. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
7. ^ "Michael Jepsen Jensen took over at the top of the World Under-21 Final standings". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
8. ^ "Michael Jepsen Jensen". Sports debear. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
9. ^ "Swedish Bauhaus Elite League". Speedway Fan Site. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
10. ^ "Smederna signs MJJ for 2024". FIM. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
11. ^ "MJJ stars as Slangerup ends 13-year Danish title drought". FIM Speedway. Retrieved 19 September 2024.