Morian Hansen

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.

[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] and rode for the club for three years until the end of the 1937 season.

[6] He then moved onto the Bristol Bulldogs and Wembley Lions before the outbreak of World War II.

[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.