John Eskildsen

John Eskildsen (born 21 November 1960) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Denmark.

Career
Eskildsen became the Danish Junior Champion in 1980, after winning the Danish Junior Championship.

He made his debut in Britain in 1980, when he joined the Birmingham Brummies for the 1980 British League season. After a difficult start where he only rode in a handful of matches, he switched to the Hull Vikings and completed a full season, averaging 4.62.

In 1983, he joined the Eastbourne Eagles and cemented his career as a heat leader as well as representing the Denmark national speedway team. By the end of 1984, he averaged 8.07 and had won the silver medal at the 1984 Danish Individual Speedway Championship. He then joined Wolverhampton Wolves, where he spent three more seasons from 1985 to 1987.

He rode eleven times for the Denmark national speedway team.