Morian Hansen

Morian Hansen
Born	10 January 1905; Frederikssund, Denmark
Died	21 February 1995 (aged 90)
Nationality	Danish
Career history
1931, 1933	West Ham Hammers
1935-1937	Hackney Wick Wolves
1938	Bristol Bulldogs
1939	Wembley Lions
Team honours
1936	London cup winner

Jens Henning Fisker Hansen DFC GM (10 January 1905 in Frederikssund, Denmark – 21 February 1995), known popularly as Morian Hansen, was a motorcycle speedway rider from Denmark, who rode in the first ever Speedway World Championship Final in 1936.^[1]^[2]

Career

Hansen's first speedway races were at Copenhagen in 1928.^[3] He first rode in the UK for the West Ham Hammers in 1931 on a two-month permit, returning two years later.^[3]^[4] He joined the Hackney Wick Wolves in 1935.^[5] He then moved onto the Bristol Bulldogs and Wembley Lions before the outbreak of World War II.^[3]^[6] He competed in the World Championship finals in 1936 and 1937.^[3]

Hansen had held a pilot's licence since 1935 and served in the Royal Air Force during WWII, rising to the rank of Squadron Leader.^[3]

During WWII Hansen was awarded -

Hansen is listed as number 18 of 50 in the 1930s Player's cigarette card collection.^[8]

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^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Morgan, Tom (1947) The People Speedway Guide, Odhams Press, p. 59
^ Belton, Brian (2003). Hammerin' Round. ISBN 0-7524-2438-6
^ Jacobs, Norman (2001). Speedway in London. ISBN 0-7524-2221-9
^ ^a ^b ^c Fenn, C (2003). Hackney Speedway, Friday at Eight. NPI Media Group. ISBN 0-7524-2737-7.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Historien om Henning Morian Hansens liv". Museer i København - og omegn (in Danish). Retrieved 10 August 2009.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Speedway Riders 18". Speedway Museum Online. Retrieved 10 October 2021.