Erik Gundersen is a Danish former motorcycle speedway rider, born in Esbjerg on 8 October 1959, and is described as one of the most successful speedway riders of all time. He won the Speedway World Championship three times, the Long Track World Championship twice and the World Pairs Championship five times, taking the pairs title in five successive years from 1985 to 1989. He was a seven-time World Team Cup winner with Denmark, including a record six wins in a row from 1983 to 1988, and earned 91 international caps for Denmark. He rode for his home club Esbjerg and joined Cradley Heath in the British League in 1979, and he made his first World Final appearance at Wembley in 1981, finishing fourth with 11 points.
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born 8 October 1959 in Esbjerg, Denmark
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having won the Speedway World Champion on three occasions, the Long Track World Championship twice and the World Pairs Championship five times
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