Jernej Kolenko

Jernej Kolenko is a former Slovenian motorcycle speedway rider who rode in Speedway World Cup.

Career

Kolenko medalled six times at the Slovenian Individual Speedway Championship. Although he won 2 silver medals and 4 bronze medals he never became champion of Slovenia, being denied the gold medal twice by Matej Žagar.
He represented Slovenia in the 2002 Speedway World Cup.
He signed for King's Lynn Stars for the 2002 Elite League speedway season and reached the final of the 2002 Speedway Under-21 World Championship. The following year, he joined Oxford Silver Machine for the 2003 Elite League speedway season. He returned to British speedway in 2005 after joining the Exeter Falcons.