Patrick Hald Hougaard (born 23 May 1989)[1][2] is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Denmark, who was a member of Denmark U-21 national team.[3][4]
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| Born | 23 May 1989 Fredericia, Denmark |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Danish |
| Career history | |
| Denmark | |
| 2004–2009, 2011–2014 | Holsted |
| 2005–2006 | Fredericia |
| 2010 | Vojens |
| 2015–2017 | Fjelsted |
| 2018 | Grindsted |
| Poland | |
| 2006-2007 | Leszno |
| 2008-2010, 2013 | Tarnów |
| 2011 | Grudziądz |
| 2014-2015 | Bydgoszcz |
| 2016-2017 | Kraków |
| 2018 | Gdańsk |
| Sweden | |
| 2015 | Vargarna |
| Great Britain | |
| 2007 | Reading |
| 2008-2012 | Belle Vue |
| 2013 | Peterborough |
| 2014, 2016 | Leicester |
| 2017 | Somerset |
| Individual honours | |
| 2007 - 3rd place | European Championship |
| 2006 | U-19 Nordic Champion |
| 2007, 2009 | Danish Under-21 champion |
| Team honours | |
| 2010 | U-21 World Cup |
| 2008 - 3rd place | Team U-19 European Championship |
| 2007 | Team Polish Champion |
| 2004-2007, 2014 | Danish League |
Career
editPatrick Hougaard was born in Fredericia to parents Søren and Dorthe. He has two brothers Casper and Nicklas.[1]
Hougaard won the Danish Under-21 championship in 2007, and first raced in the UK towards the end of the 2007 season, for Reading Racers.[5] He signed for the Belle Vue Aces midway through the 2008 season on leaving school.[6] He again won the Danish Under-21 title in 2009 and was part of the Danish team that won the under-21 team cup in 2010.[5] He stayed with Belle Vue until the end of the 2012 season, joining Peterborough Panthers in 2013.[7]
In December 2013 he signed to ride for Leicester Lions in their debut Elite League season in 2014.[8][9] He also signed to ride in Poland for Polonia Bydgoszcz.[10]
Speedway Grand Prix results
edit| 2008 SGP | |||||
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| Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw | |
| — | 18 | - | - | 18 | |
| 2009 SGP | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix | Pos. | Pts. | Heats | Draw | |
| — | 17 | ||||
| permanent speedway rider | |
| wild card, track reserve or qualified reserve | |
| rider not classified (track reserve who did not start) |
World Championships
edit- Individual U-21 World Championship (Under-21 World Championship)
- Team U-21 World Championship (Under-21 Speedway World Cup)
European Championships
edit- Individual European Championship
- 2007 -
Wiener Neustadt - 3rd place (11 pts)
- 2008 - 12th place in Semi-Final 1
- 2007 -
- Individual U-19 European Championship
- Team U-19 European Championship
Domestic competitions
edit- Individual Danish Championship
- 2005 - 11th place
- 2006 - 9th place
- 2007 - 9th place
- 2008 - 7th place
- Individual U-21 Danish Championship
- 2005 - 3rd place
- 2006 - Runner-up
- 2007 - Danish Champion
- 2008 - Runner-up
- 2009 Danish Champion
- Individual U-19 Nordic Championship
- 2006 - Nordic Champion
- Danish Speedway League
- 2004 - Danish Champion for team with Holsted
- 2005 - Danish Champion for team with Holsted
- 2006 - Danish Champion for team with Fredericia
- 2007 - Danish Champion for team with Holsted
- Team Polish Championship (Speedway Ekstraliga)
- 2007 - Polish Champion with Unia Leszno
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b www.ddnp.co.uk[permanent dead link]. Retrieved on 2008-07-04.
- ^ Świat Żużla, No 1 (77) / 2008, pages 32-33, ISSN 1429-3285
- ^ "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ "Patrick Hougaard Dania". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ a b "2011 Rider Index", speedwaygb.co, retrieved 2011-11-13
- ^ "Speedway: Patrick Hougaard dealt Aces chance", Daily Mirror, 3 July 2008. Retrieved 24 March 2014
- ^ "Patrick Hougaard signs new Belle Vue Aces contract", BBC, 8 November 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2014
- ^ "Elite League Speedway: Leicester land Patrick Hougaard", Sky Sports, 14 December 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2014
- ^ "Leicester Lions: Hougaard joins Doyle and Korneliussen", BBC, 12 December 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2014
- ^ "Patrick Hougaard zawodnikiem Polonii Bydgoszcz Archived 2014-03-24 at the Wayback Machine", polsatsport.pl, 29 November 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2014
- ^ "The League Team". Slangerup Speedway. Retrieved 6 August 2023.