Morian Hansen

Jens Henning Fisker Hansen (10 January 1905 in Frederikssund, Denmark – 21 February 1995), known popularly as Morian Hansen, was a former motorcycle speedway rider from Denmark who rode in the first ever Speedway World Championship Final in 1936.
Hansen's first speedway races were at Copenhagen in 1928. He first rode in the UK for the West Ham Hammers in 1931 on a two-month permit, returning two years later. He joined the Hackney Wick Wolves in 1935. He then moved onto the Bristol Bulldogs and Wembley Lions before the outbreak of World War II. He competed in the World Championship finals in 1936 and 1937.
Hansen had held a pilot's licence since 1935 and served in the Royal Air Force during the war, rising to the rank of Squadron Leader.

During the war Hansen was awarded -

• The Distinguished Flying Cross,
• The George Medal,
• The 1939-1945 Star,
• The Air Crew Europe Star,
• The Burma Star and
• The Defence Medal.

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• ^ "Historien om Henning Morian Hansens liv". Museer i København - og omegn (in Danish). Retrieved 10 August 2009. 

• 1936 - London, Wembley Stadium - 11th - 15pts
• 1937 - London, Wembley Stadium - 11th - 15pts