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| 1927 |
| 7 April 1927 |
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| {{flagicon|Australia}} Tommy Maher |
| {{flagicon|Australia}} Tommy Maher |
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| [[Brisbane Exhibition Ground|Brisbane Exhibition Speedway]] |
| [[Brisbane Exhibition Ground|Brisbane Exhibition Speedway]] |
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| Australian National Speedway Championship |
| Australian National Speedway Championship |
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| <ref>{{Cite web | url=http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=11540 |title = Motorsport Memorial -}}</ref> |
| <ref>{{Cite web | url=http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=11540 |title = Motorsport Memorial -}}</ref> |
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| 11 May 1929 |
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| {{flagicon|ENG}} Walter Brown |
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| [[Marine Gardens]] |
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| Consolation handicap |
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|<ref>{{cite news |title=Dirt Track Deaths |work=The Scotsman |date=13 May 1929 |access-date=21 April 2024|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/19290513/063/0011 | via = [[British Newspaper Archive]]|url-access=subscription }}</ref> |
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| 13 July 1929 |
| 13 July 1929 |
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| 27 May 1930 |
| 27 May 1930 |
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| {{flagicon|ENG}} Eddie Reynolds |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Eddie Reynolds |
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| [[White City Stadium, Glasgow |
| [[White City Stadium, Glasgow]] |
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| [[Northern League (speedway)|Northern League]] |
| [[Northern League (speedway)|Northern League]] |
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|<ref>{{cite news |title=Speedway rider killed at Glasgow |work=Hull Daily Mail |date=28 May 1930 |access-date=1 March 2024|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000324/19300528/127/0012 | via = [[British Newspaper Archive]]|url-access=subscription }}</ref> |
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|<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=8093 |title = Motorsport Memorial -}}</ref> |
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| 24 July 1930 |
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| {{flagicon|ENG}} James Carnie |
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| [[Farringdon Park Preston]] |
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| Golden Helmet |
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|<ref>{{cite news |title=Speedway rider killed |work=Daily Herald |date=25 July 1930 |access-date=1 March 2024|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000681/19300725/020/0001 | via = [[British Newspaper Archive]]|url-access=subscription }}</ref> |
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| 31 August 1930 |
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| {{flagicon|ENG}} William Owen |
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| [[Audenshaw Greyhound Racing and Sports Ground|Audenshaw Speedway]] |
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| Handicap event |
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|<ref>{{cite news |title=Speedway rider killed |work=Daily Herald |date=1 September 1930 |access-date=1 March 2024|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000681/19300901/189/0009 | via = [[British Newspaper Archive]]|url-access=subscription }}</ref> |
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| 1 November 1930 |
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| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Sigismund Schlam]] |
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| [[WACA Ground]] |
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| Handicap event |
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|<ref>{{cite news |title=Speedway rider killed |work=Coventry Evening Telegraph |date=3 November 1930 |access-date=1 March 2024|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000337/19301103/082/0005 | via = [[British Newspaper Archive]]|url-access=subscription }}</ref> |
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| 3 November 1930 |
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| {{flagicon|AUS}} Charles Edwin Wear |
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| [[Bunbury Speedway]] |
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| Race |
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|<ref>{{cite news |title=Charles Wear |website=Motorsport Memorial |date=3 November 1930 |access-date=2 March 2024|url=http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ct&n=11984 }}</ref> |
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| 25 August 1931 |
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| {{flagicon|ENG}} Noel Johnson |
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| [[Pennycross Stadium]] |
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| Challenge match |
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|<ref>{{cite news |title=Speedway rider killed |work=Belfast Telegraph |date=26 August 1931 |access-date=1 March 2024|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002318/19310826/163/0009 | via = [[British Newspaper Archive]]|url-access=subscription }}</ref> |
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| 12 September 1931 |
| 12 September 1931 |
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|<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=3524 |title = Motorsport Memorial -}}</ref> |
|<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=3524 |title = Motorsport Memorial -}}</ref> |
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| 13 April 1933 |
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| 1934 |
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| {{flagicon|AUS}} Cornelius Cantwell |
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| Aarhus Dirt-Track Bane |
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| Open meeting |
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|<ref>{{cite news |title=April 13. 1933, Season opening |website=Speedway Life |access-date=1 March 2024|url=http://speedwaylife.com/danish-tracks/aarhus-dirt-track/ }}</ref> |
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| 2 September 1934 |
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| {{flagicon|Netherlands}} Arij Poldervaart |
| {{flagicon|Netherlands}} Arij Poldervaart |
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| [[Velká pardubická]] |
| [[Velká pardubická]] |
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| [[Golden Helmet of Pardubice|Golden Helmet of Czechoslovakia]] |
| [[Golden Helmet of Pardubice|Golden Helmet of Czechoslovakia]] |
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|<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=4941 |title = Motorsport Memorial -}}</ref> |
|<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=4941 |title = Motorsport Memorial -}}</ref> |
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| 27 January 1935 |
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| {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Charlie Blacklock]] |
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| Monica Park Christchurch |
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| Handicap event |
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|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.historicspeedway.co.nz/Christchurch%20speedways.htm |title=Christchurch Speedways, Monica Park, Halswell, Aranui, Ellesmere and Ruapuna |website=Historic Speedway |access-date=24 July 2023}}</ref> |
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| 30 August 1935 |
| 30 August 1935 |
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| [[Speedway World Championship]] |
| [[Speedway World Championship]] |
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|<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=3099 |title = Motorsport Memorial -}}</ref> |
|<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=3099 |title = Motorsport Memorial -}}</ref> |
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| 21 December 1935 |
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| {{flagicon|AUS}} Frank Elms |
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| [[Sydney Showground Speedway|Sydney Royale]] |
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| Australia v England test match |
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|<ref>{{cite news |title=Australian Speedway rider killed in Test |work=Leicester Daily Mercury |date=21 December 1935 |access-date=1 March 2024|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000760/19351221/006/0006 | via = [[British Newspaper Archive]]|url-access=subscription }}</ref> |
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| 15 May 1936 |
| 15 May 1936 |
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|<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=9470 |title = Motorsport Memorial -}}</ref> |
|<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=9470 |title = Motorsport Memorial -}}</ref> |
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| 1937 |
| 19 December 1937 |
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| {{flagicon|Australia}} Neil Schiller |
| {{flagicon|Australia}} Neil Schiller |
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| [[Claremont Speedway]] |
| [[Claremont Speedway]] |
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|<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=3116 |title = Motorsport Memorial -}}</ref> |
|<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=3116 |title = Motorsport Memorial -}}</ref> |
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| 1938 |
| 17 May 1938 |
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| {{flagicon|ENG}} Harry Rogers |
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| [[Dagenham Ripple Road]] |
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| Charity meeting |
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|<ref>{{cite news |title=Speedway rider killed|work=Lancashire Evening Post |date=18 May 1938 |access-date=1 March 2024|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000711/19380518/494/0014 | via = [[British Newspaper Archive]]|url-access=subscription }}</ref> |
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| 11 August 1938 |
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| {{flagicon|ENG}} David Jackson |
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| [[Dagenham Ripple Road]] |
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| Practice |
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|<ref>{{cite news |title=Young Motor Cyclists track death|work=Croydon Times |date=20 August 1938 |access-date=1 March 2024|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004277/19380820/035/0002 | via = [[British Newspaper Archive]]|url-access=subscription }}</ref> |
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| 26 December 1938 |
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| {{flagicon|Australia}} Roy Noble |
| {{flagicon|Australia}} Roy Noble |
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| Warragul |
| Warragul |
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| Northern League |
| Northern League |
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|<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=3089 |title = Motorsport Memorial -}}</ref> |
|<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=3089 |title = Motorsport Memorial -}}</ref> |
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| 9 July 1947 |
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| {{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Jackson |
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| [[Banister Court Stadium]] |
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| Novice race |
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|<ref>{{cite news |title=Speedway Rider's Death |work=Leicester Evening Mail |date=9 July 1947 |access-date=22 March 2024 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003330/19470709/152/0012 | via = [[British Newspaper Archive]]|url-access=subscription }}</ref> |
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| 16 August 1947 |
| 16 August 1947 |
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| 16 August 1947 |
| 16 August 1947 |
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| {{flagicon|ENG}} Cyril Anderson |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Cyril Anderson |
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| [[The Firs Stadium]] |
| [[The Firs Stadium]] |
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| British Division 2 Best Pairs |
| British Division 2 Best Pairs |
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|<ref>{{cite news |title=Another Speedway rider killed |work=Weekly Dispatch (London) |date=17 August 1947 |access-date=11 August 2021 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003359/19470817/008/0001| via = [[British Newspaper Archive]]|url-access=subscription }}</ref> |
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Another Speedway rider killed |work=Weekly Dispatch (London) |date=17 August 1947 |access-date=11 August 2021 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003359/19470817/008/0001| via = [[British Newspaper Archive]]|url-access=subscription }}</ref> |
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| 1947 |
| 30 August 1947 |
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| {{flagicon|ENG}} Jack Ladd |
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| Alkmaar Sportpark |
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| Open meeting |
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|<ref>{{cite news |title=District News |work=Tamworth Herald |date=1 November 1947 |access-date=11 August 2021 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000484/19471101/020/0004| via = [[British Newspaper Archive]]|url-access=subscription }}</ref> |
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| 4 October 1947 |
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| {{flagicon|AUT}} Martin Schneeweiß |
| {{flagicon|AUT}} Martin Schneeweiß |
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| [[Grazer Trabrennbahn]] |
| [[Grazer Trabrennbahn]] |
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| 4 May 1948 |
| 4 May 1948 |
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| {{flagicon|ENG}} Reg Craven |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Reg Craven |
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| [[Wimborne Road]] |
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| Speedway National Trophy |
| Speedway National Trophy |
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|<ref>{{cite news |title=Speedway rider dies |work=Yorkshire Evening Post |date=4 May 1948 |access-date=22 March 2024|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000273/19480504/049/0004 | via = [[British Newspaper Archive]]|url-access=subscription }}</ref> |
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|<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=7156 |title = Motorsport Memorial -}}</ref> |
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| 15 June 1948 |
| 15 June 1948 |
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| {{flagicon|ENG}} Eric Dunn |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Eric Dunn |
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| [[Arlington Stadium, Hailsham|Arlington Stadium]] |
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| Eastbourne Speedway |
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| National League |
| National League |
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|<ref name="motorsportmemorial.org">{{Cite web | url=http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=10387 |title = Motorsport Memorial -}}</ref> |
|<ref name="motorsportmemorial.org">{{Cite web | url=http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=10387 |title = Motorsport Memorial -}}</ref> |
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| 5 July 1948 |
| 5 July 1948 |
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| {{flagicon|ENG}} Billy Wilson |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Billy Wilson |
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| [[The Firs Stadium]] |
| [[The Firs Stadium]] |
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| National League |
| National League |
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|<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=10388 |title = Motorsport Memorial -}}</ref> |
|<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=10388 |title = Motorsport Memorial -}}</ref> |
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| 14 July 1948 |
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| {{flagicon|AUS}} Max Pearce |
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| [[Yarmouth Stadium]] |
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| Johannesburg |
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| National League |
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| Internationals South Africa versus England |
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|<ref>{{cite news |title=Yarmouth rider dies after match with Coventry |work=Coventry Evening Telegraph |date=14 July 1948 |access-date=22 March 2024|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000769/19480714/085/0006 | via = [[British Newspaper Archive]]|url-access=subscription }}</ref> |
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| <ref>{{Cite web | url=http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=5420 |title = Motorsport Memorial -}}</ref> |
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| 8 June 1949 |
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| {{flagicon|ENG}} Ted Hurn |
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| Littledean grasstrack |
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| Grass track event |
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|<ref>{{cite news |title=Littledean mishap |work=Gloucester Citizen |date=8 June 1949 |access-date=22 March 2024|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000325/19490608/048/0007 | via = [[British Newspaper Archive]]|url-access=subscription }}</ref> |
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| 21 January 1950 |
| 21 January 1950 |
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| International Australia versus England |
| International Australia versus England |
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| <ref name=Trove1/> |
| <ref name=Trove1/> |
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| 11 March 1950 |
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| {{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} Oscar Wessman |
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| Johannesburg |
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| South Africa versus British tourists |
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| <ref>{{cite news |title=First South African Speedway death |work=Football Gazette (South Shields) |date=11 March 1950 |access-date=22 March 2024|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004086/19500311/044/0004 | via = [[British Newspaper Archive]]|url-access=subscription }}</ref> |
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| 1 July 1950 |
| 1 July 1950 |
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| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Joe Abbott (speedway rider)|Joe Abbott]] |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Joe Abbott (speedway rider)|Joe Abbott]] |
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| [[Odsal |
| [[Odsal Stadium]] |
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| National League |
| National League |
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| <ref name=WDL>{{cite news |title=Two Riders Killed |work=Weekly Dispatch (London) |date=2 July 1950 |access-date=12 August 2021 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003359/19500702/206/0009| via = [[British Newspaper Archive]]|url-access=subscription }}</ref> |
| <ref name=WDL>{{cite news |title=Two Riders Killed |work=Weekly Dispatch (London) |date=2 July 1950 |access-date=12 August 2021 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003359/19500702/206/0009| via = [[British Newspaper Archive]]|url-access=subscription }}</ref> |
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| 1 July 1950 |
| 1 July 1950 |
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| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jock Shead]] |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jock Shead]] |
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| [[The Firs Stadium]] |
| [[The Firs Stadium]] |
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| British National Trophy |
| British National Trophy |
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| <ref name=WDL/> |
| <ref name=WDL/> |
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| 18 July 1950 |
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| {{flagicon|ENG}} Ronald Stocker |
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| [[Rye House Stadium]] |
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|Practice |
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| <ref>{{cite news |title=Speedway learner killed |work=Nottingham Journal |date=19 July 1950 |access-date=24 May 2024 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001898/19500719/114/0006 | via = [[British Newspaper Archive]]|url-access=subscription }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Rider dies after speedway trial crash |work=Weekly Dispatch (London) |date=2 July 1950 |access-date=12 August 2021 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000756/19500721/001/0001 | via = [[British Newspaper Archive]]|url-access=subscription }}</ref> |
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| 6 January 1951 |
| 6 January 1951 |
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| <ref>Davies, Trevor (2008) ''Warzone Speedway'', Trevor Davies Publishing, {{ISBN|978-0-9558624-0-3}}, p. 128</ref> |
| <ref>Davies, Trevor (2008) ''Warzone Speedway'', Trevor Davies Publishing, {{ISBN|978-0-9558624-0-3}}, p. 128</ref> |
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| 1951 |
| 19 August 1951 |
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| {{flagicon|West Germany}} Erich Berghöfer |
| {{flagicon|West Germany}} Erich Berghöfer |
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| [[Stadion am Zoo]] |
| [[Stadion am Zoo]] |
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| <ref>{{Cite web | url=http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=6001 |title = Motorsport Memorial -}}</ref> |
| <ref>{{Cite web | url=http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=6001 |title = Motorsport Memorial -}}</ref> |
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| 10 November 1951 |
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| {{flagicon|ENG}} Bob Howes |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Bob Howes |
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| [[The Firs Stadium]] |
| [[The Firs Stadium]] |
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| 1952 |
| 14 April 1952 |
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| {{flagicon|West Germany}} Willi Thorn |
| {{flagicon|West Germany}} Willi Thorn |
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| Bamberger Zementbahn |
| Bamberger Zementbahn |
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|<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=3093 |title = Motorsport Memorial -}}</ref> |
|<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=3093 |title = Motorsport Memorial -}}</ref> |
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| 1952 |
| 16 November 1952 |
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| {{flagicon|AUS}} Letium Platton |
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Letium Platton |
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| Stanthorpe |
| Stanthorpe |
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| Queensland Grass Track Championship |
| Queensland Grass Track Championship |
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|<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=11915 |title = Motorsport Memorial -}}</ref> |
|<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=11915 |title = Motorsport Memorial -}}</ref> |
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| 26 March 1953 |
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| {{flagicon|AUS}} Roy Eather |
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| [[County Ground Stadium]] |
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|Practice |
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| <ref>{{cite news |title=Speedway rider dies after crash |work=Yorkshire Evening Post |date=26 March 1953 |access-date=12 August 2021 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000273/19530326/030/0002 | via = [[British Newspaper Archive]]|url-access=subscription }}</ref> |
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| 6 June 1953 |
| 6 June 1953 |
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| [[Monmore Green Stadium]] |
| [[Monmore Green Stadium]] |
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| National League |
| National League |
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|<ref>{{cite news |title=Speedway rider dies |work=Weekly Dispatch (London) |date=7 June 1953 |access-date=12 August 2021 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003359/19530607/069/0005 | via = [[British Newspaper Archive]]|url-access=subscription }}</ref> |
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|<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=12085 |title = Motorsport Memorial -}}</ref> |
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| 7 July 1953 |
| 7 July 1953 |
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| Junior League |
| Junior League |
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|<ref name="Custom House Years">{{Cite web | url=https://customhousekid.webs.com/inmemoriam.htm |title = Custom House Years|website=customhousekid|access-date=5 July 2021}}</ref> |
|<ref name="Custom House Years">{{Cite web | url=https://customhousekid.webs.com/inmemoriam.htm |title = Custom House Years|website=customhousekid|access-date=5 July 2021}}</ref> |
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| 13 May 1955 |
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| {{flagicon|ENG}} John Kerrigan Thomson |
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| [[Wimborne Road]] |
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| National League Div 2 |
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|<ref>{{cite news |title=Speedway rider dies after crash|work=Leicester Evening Mail |date=13 May 1955| access-date=12 August 2021 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003330/19550513/435/0024 | via = [[British Newspaper Archive]]|url-access=subscription }}</ref> |
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| 2 April 1956 |
| 2 April 1956 |
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| [[Wimborne Road]] |
| [[Wimborne Road]] |
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| National League |
| National League |
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|<ref>{{cite news |title=Speedway rider dies |work=Hull Daily Mail |date=3 April 1956 | access-date=12 August 2021 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000324/19560403/005/0005 | via = [[British Newspaper Archive]]|url-access=subscription }}</ref> |
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|<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=11900 |title = Motorsport Memorial -}}</ref> |
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| 21 April 1956 |
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| {{flagicon|POL}} [[Zbigniew Raniszewski]] |
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| [[Praterstadion]] |
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| Southampton |
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| National League |
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|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Motorsport Memorial - |url=http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=12086 |access-date=2023-11-14 |website=www.motorsportmemorial.org}}</ref> |
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| 1956 |
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| {{flagicon|POL}} Zbigniew Raniszewski |
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| Oberhausen-Trabrennbahn |
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| Speedway Austria & Germany versus Poland |
| Speedway Austria & Germany versus Poland |
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| <ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/otsfilmandimages/9183533638 | title=Polish Rider Fatality in Vienna| date=July 2013}}</ref> |
| <ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/otsfilmandimages/9183533638 | title=Polish Rider Fatality in Vienna| date=July 2013}}</ref> |
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| 1956 |
| 19 June 1956 |
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| {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Fritz Dirtl]] |
| {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Fritz Dirtl]] |
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| [[Niederrheinstadion]] |
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| Oberhausen-Trabrennbahn |
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| [[Speedway World Championship]] |
| [[Speedway World Championship]] |
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| <ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite web | url=http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=5034 |title = Motorsport Memorial -}}</ref> |
| <ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite web | url=http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=5034 |title = Motorsport Memorial -}}</ref> |
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| 16 August 1956 |
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| 1958 |
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| {{flagicon|ENG}} Raymond Beaumont |
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| Newquay grasstrack |
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| 500cc Grasstrack |
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| <ref>{{cite news |title=Brother of ex-Hunters' rider dies|work=Leicester Evening Mail |date=16 August 1956 | access-date=22 March 2024 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003330/19560816/009/0001 | via = [[British Newspaper Archive]]|url-access=subscription }}</ref> |
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| 22 September 1956 |
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| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ernie Rawlins]] |
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| [[Banister Court Stadium]] |
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| National League |
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|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Motorsport Memorial - |url=http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=12086 |access-date=2023-11-14 |website=www.motorsportmemorial.org}}</ref> |
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| 2 February 1957 |
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| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Alan Hunt (speedway rider)|Alan Hunt]] |
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| Wembley Johannesburg |
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| Durban vs Klerksdorp |
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| <ref>{{cite news |title=English rider dies in crash at speedway |work=Ireland's Saturday Night |date=2 February 1957 | access-date=22 March 2024 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004162/19570202/068/0005 | via = [[British Newspaper Archive]]|url-access=subscription }}</ref> |
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| 31 May 1958 |
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| {{flagicon|FIN}} Erkki Ala-Sippola |
| {{flagicon|FIN}} Erkki Ala-Sippola |
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| [[Helsinki Velodrome]] |
| [[Helsinki Velodrome]] |
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| 1959 |
| 28 March 1959 |
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| {{flagicon|ENG}} Alan Pearce |
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| [[Banister Court Stadium]] |
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| Challenge match |
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| <ref>{{cite news |title=Speedway rider dies after crash in race |work=Birmingham Daily Post |date=30 March 1959 |access-date=22 March 2024|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002134/19590330/284/0014 | via = [[British Newspaper Archive]]|url-access=subscription }}</ref> |
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| 3 June 1959 |
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| {{flagicon|POL}} Jerzy Grochowski |
| {{flagicon|POL}} Jerzy Grochowski |
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| [[ |
| [[Stadion Polonii Piła]] |
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| Polish Speedway Team Championship |
| Polish Speedway Team Championship |
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| <ref>{{Cite web | url=http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=11903 |title = Motorsport Memorial -}}</ref> |
| <ref>{{Cite web | url=http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=11903 |title = Motorsport Memorial -}}</ref> |
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| <ref>{{Cite web | url=http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=4142 |title = Motorsport Memorial -}}</ref> |
| <ref>{{Cite web | url=http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=4142 |title = Motorsport Memorial -}}</ref> |
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| 1960 |
| 3 September 1960 |
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| {{flagicon|POL}} Witold Świątkowski |
| {{flagicon|POL}} Witold Świątkowski |
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| [[Rybnik Municipal Stadium]] |
| [[Rybnik Municipal Stadium]] |
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| <ref>{{Cite web | url=http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=2170 |title = Motorsport Memorial -}}</ref> |
| <ref>{{Cite web | url=http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=2170 |title = Motorsport Memorial -}}</ref> |
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| 1961 |
| 19 August 1961 |
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| {{flagicon|West Germany}} Erich Stieglmeier |
| {{flagicon|West Germany}} Erich Stieglmeier |
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| [[Svítkov Stadium]] |
| [[Svítkov Stadium]] |
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| <ref>{{Cite web | url=http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=11672 |title = Motorsport Memorial -}}</ref> |
| <ref>{{Cite web | url=http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=11672 |title = Motorsport Memorial -}}</ref> |
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| 1961 |
| 19 August 1961 |
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| {{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} Libor Dušánek |
| {{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} Libor Dušánek |
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| [[Svítkov Stadium]] |
| [[Svítkov Stadium]] |
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| <ref>{{Cite web | url=http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=11673 |title = Motorsport Memorial -}}</ref> |
| <ref>{{Cite web | url=http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=11673 |title = Motorsport Memorial -}}</ref> |
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| 1961 |
| 15 September 1961 |
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| {{flagicon|POL}} Bronisław Idzikowski |
| {{flagicon|POL}} Bronisław Idzikowski |
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| [[Częstochowa Municipal Speedway Stadium|Częstochowa Municipal Stadium]] |
| [[Częstochowa Municipal Speedway Stadium|Częstochowa Municipal Stadium]] |
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| <ref>{{Cite web | url=http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=7073 |title = Motorsport Memorial -}}</ref> |
| <ref>{{Cite web | url=http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=7073 |title = Motorsport Memorial -}}</ref> |
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| 1962 |
| 13 April 1962 |
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| {{flagicon|England}} [[Jack Unstead]] |
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| [[Foxhall Stadium]] |
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| Challenge match |
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| <ref>{{cite news |title=Rider killed in Speedway crash |work=Birmingham Daily Post |date=14 April 1962 |access-date=1 January 2024 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002134/19620414/692/0024 | via = [[British Newspaper Archive]]|url-access=subscription }}</ref> |
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| 15 August 1962 |
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| {{flagicon|POL}} Stanislaw Domaniecki |
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| [[Stadion Startu Gniezno]] |
| [[Stadion Startu Gniezno]] |
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| Polish Speedway Team Championship |
| Polish Speedway Team Championship |
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| <ref>{{Cite web | url=http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=2171 |title = Motorsport Memorial -}}</ref> |
| <ref>{{Cite web | url=http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=2171 |title = Motorsport Memorial -}}</ref> |
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| 1962 |
| 21 September 1962 |
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| {{flagicon|SWE}} Arne Wettergren |
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| [[Norrköping#Sport|Dagsbergsfältet Norrköping]] |
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| Practice |
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| <ref>{{cite news |title=Rider dies |work=Aberdeen Evening Express |date=22 September 1962|access-date=1 January 2024 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000445/19620922/090/0006 | via = [[British Newspaper Archive]]|url-access=subscription }}</ref> |
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| 3 December 1962 |
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| {{flagicon|Australia}} Des Simon |
| {{flagicon|Australia}} Des Simon |
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| [[Brisbane Exhibition Ground]] |
| [[Brisbane Exhibition Ground]] |
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| <ref>{{Cite web | url=http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=4752 |title = Motorsport Memorial -}}</ref> |
| <ref>{{Cite web | url=http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=4752 |title = Motorsport Memorial -}}</ref> |
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| 18 September 1963 |
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| {{flagicon|England}} [[Jack Unstead]] |
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| [[Foxhall Stadium]] |
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| Challenge match |
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| <ref>{{cite news |title=Rider killed in Speedway crash |work=Birmingham Daily Post |date=14 April 1962 |access-date=1 January 2024 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002134/19620414/692/0024 | via = [[British Newspaper Archive]]|url-access=subscription }}</ref> |
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| 1963 |
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| {{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} Antonín Vilde |
| {{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} Antonín Vilde |
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| [[Velká pardubická]] |
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| Pardubice |
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| [[Golden Helmet of Pardubice|Golden Helmet of Czechoslovakia]] |
| [[Golden Helmet of Pardubice|Golden Helmet of Czechoslovakia]] |
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| <ref>{{Cite web | url=http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=9471 |title = Motorsport Memorial -}}</ref> |
| <ref>{{Cite web | url=http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=9471 |title = Motorsport Memorial -}}</ref> |
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| Rowley Park Speedway Season |
| Rowley Park Speedway Season |
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|<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=3213 |title = Motorsport Memorial -}}</ref> |
|<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=3213 |title = Motorsport Memorial -}}</ref> |
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| 1 October 1967 |
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| {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Poul Wissing]] |
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| [[Rostock Speedwaystadion]] |
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| Open meeting |
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|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://vojensspeedwaycenter.dk/en/sidste-tur-til-rostock/ |title=Last trip to Rostock |website=Vojens Speedway Center |date=19 February 2021 |access-date=20 March 2024}}</ref> |
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| 1968 |
| 1968 |
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| 1968 |
| 1968 |
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| {{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} [[Luboš Tomíček Sr.]] |
| {{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} [[Luboš Tomíček Sr.]] |
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| [[Svítkov Stadium]] |
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| Pardubice |
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| [[Golden Helmet of Pardubice|Golden Helmet of Czechoslovakia]] |
| [[Golden Helmet of Pardubice|Golden Helmet of Czechoslovakia]] |
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| <ref>{{Cite web | url=http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=8647 |title = Motorsport Memorial -}}</ref> |
| <ref>{{Cite web | url=http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=8647 |title = Motorsport Memorial -}}</ref> |
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| Polish Speedway Team Championship |
| Polish Speedway Team Championship |
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| <ref>{{Cite web | url=http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=2173 |title = Motorsport Memorial -}}</ref> |
| <ref>{{Cite web | url=http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=2173 |title = Motorsport Memorial -}}</ref> |
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| 27 April 1970 |
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| {{flagicon|POL}} Benedykt Błaszkiewicz |
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| [[KS Apator Stadium]] |
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| Training |
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| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.speedway.hg.pl/zawodnicy/Biografie_zawodnikow/BLASZKIEWICZ_Benedykt/BLASZKIEWICZ_Benedykt.htm |title=Benedykt Błaszkiewicz |website=Speedway hg |access-date=8 March 2024}}</ref> |
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| 1971 |
| 1971 |
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| <ref>{{Cite web | url=http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=7078 |title = Motorsport Memorial -}}</ref> |
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| 7 April 1971 |
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| {{flagicon|URS}} [[Valeri Klementiev]] |
| {{flagicon|URS}} [[Valeri Klementiev]] |
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| Russia |
| Russia |
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| National team practice |
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| Unknown |
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| <ref>{{cite web |url=http:// |
| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=11678 |title=Motorsport Memoriam |website=Motorsport Memoriam |access-date=28 March 2024}}</ref> |
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| 29 September 1972 |
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| {{flagicon|Norway}} [[Svein Kaasa]] |
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| [[Hampden Park]] |
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| National League |
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| <ref>{{cite news |title=Glasgow Speedway rider killed |work=The Scotsman |date=30 September 1972 |access-date=25 April 2024|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/19720930/016/0001 | via = [[British Newspaper Archive]]|url-access=subscription }}</ref> |
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| 8 December 1972 |
| 8 December 1972 |
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| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jack Biggs]] |
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jack Biggs]] |
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| Bendigo |
| [[Bendigo#Sport|Golden City International Raceway]] |
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| Scratch Race |
| Scratch Race |
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| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cradleyspeedway.co.uk/riders/JackBiggs.htm|title=Jack Edward Biggs|website=Cradley Speedway|access-date=5 July 2021}}</ref> |
| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cradleyspeedway.co.uk/riders/JackBiggs.htm|title=Jack Edward Biggs|website=Cradley Speedway|access-date=5 July 2021}}</ref> |
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| Silver Helmet Tournament |
| Silver Helmet Tournament |
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| <ref>{{Cite web | url=http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=7080 |title = Motorsport Memorial -}}</ref> |
| <ref>{{Cite web | url=http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=7080 |title = Motorsport Memorial -}}</ref> |
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| 29 September 1972 |
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| {{flagicon|Norway}} [[Svein Kaasa]] |
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| [[Hampden Park]] |
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| National League |
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| <ref>{{Cite web | url=http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=6206 |title = Motorsport Memorial -}}</ref> |
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| 1974 |
| 1974 |
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| [[Speedway World Championship]] |
| [[Speedway World Championship]] |
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| <ref>{{Cite web | url=http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=2320 |title = Motorsport Memorial -}}</ref> |
| <ref>{{Cite web | url=http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=2320 |title = Motorsport Memorial -}}</ref> |
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| 25 July 1976 |
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| {{flagicon|POL}} Kazimierz Araszewicz |
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| [[Arena Częstochowa]] |
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| League match |
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| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.speedway.hg.pl/zawodnicy/Biografie_zawodnikow/ARASZEWICZ_Kazimierz/ARASZEWICZ_Kazimierz.htm |title=Kazimierz Araszewicz |website=Speedway hg |access-date=8 March 2024}}</ref> |
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| 1976 |
| 1976 |
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| {{nowrap|Wessex Centre Grass Championship}} |
| {{nowrap|Wessex Centre Grass Championship}} |
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|<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=5171 |title = Motorsport Memorial -}}</ref> |
|<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=5171 |title = Motorsport Memorial -}}</ref> |
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| 24 April 1977 |
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| {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Josef Angermüller]] |
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| [[San Savino Speedway Park]] |
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| [[Speedway World Championship]] |
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|<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=5422 |title = Josef Angermüller| website=Motorsport Memorial |access-date=17 March 2024}}</ref> |
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| 27 April 1977 |
| 27 April 1977 |
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| National league |
| National league |
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| <ref>{{Cite web | url=http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=3091 |title = Motorsport Memorial -}}</ref> |
| <ref>{{Cite web | url=http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=3091 |title = Motorsport Memorial -}}</ref> |
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|25 June 1978 |
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| {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Hans Siegl]] |
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| [[Linzer Stadion]] |
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| Open event |
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| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=10045 |title=Hans Siegl |website=Motorsport Memorial |access-date=1 April 2024}}</ref> |
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| 8 June 1979 |
| 8 June 1979 |
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| 16 September 1983 |
| 16 September 1983 |
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| {{flagicon|ENG}} |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Craig Featherby |
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| [[East of England Showground]] |
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| Peterborough |
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| National League |
| National League |
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|<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=4864 |title = Motorsport Memorial -}}</ref> |
|<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=4864 |title = Motorsport Memorial -}}</ref> |
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| 1984 |
| 19 February 1984 |
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| {{flagicon|Soviet Union}} |
| {{flagicon|Soviet Union}} [[Anatoly Gladyshev]] |
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| [[Luzhniki Stadium|Lenin Stadium]] |
| [[Luzhniki Stadium|Lenin Stadium]] |
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| World Ice Speedway Championship |
| [[1984 Individual Ice Speedway World Championship|World Ice Speedway Championship]] |
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|<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=8245 |title = Motorsport Memorial -}}</ref> |
|<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=8245 |title = Motorsport Memorial -}}</ref> |
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| 1984 |
| 13 May 1984 |
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| {{flagicon|FRG}} Max Schöllhorn |
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| Artigues-de-Lussac, France |
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| grass track meeting |
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|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://britishspeedway.co.uk/docs/Ultimate_Index_1929-2022.pdf |title=Ultimate Rider Index, 1929-2022 |website=British Speedway |access-date=17 March 2024}}</ref> |
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| 19 May 1984 |
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| {{flagicon|ENG}} Neal Watson |
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| [[King's Lynn Stadium|Norfolk Arena]] |
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| Junior match |
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|<ref>{{cite news |title=Speedway rider dies in crash |work=Lynn Advertiser |date=22 May 1984 |access-date=9 March 2024|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003432/19840522/006/0001 | via = [[British Newspaper Archive]]|url-access=subscription }}</ref> |
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| 29 July 1984 |
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| {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Leif Wahlman]] |
| {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Leif Wahlman]] |
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| [[King's Lynn Stadium|Norfolk Arena]] |
| [[King's Lynn Stadium|Norfolk Arena]] |
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| Speedway Under-21 World Championship Finals |
| Speedway Under-21 World Championship Finals |
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|<ref>{{cite news |title=Rider 19, dies |work=Western Daily Press |date=30 July 1984 |access-date=9 March 2024|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004974/19840730/010/0010 | via = [[British Newspaper Archive]]|url-access=subscription }}</ref> |
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|<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=2323 |title = Motorsport Memorial -}}</ref> |
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| 27 August 1984 |
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| {{flagicon|USSR}} Alexander Korshakov |
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| [[Rivne Speedway Stadium]] |
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| Soviet league match |
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|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=11940 |title=Olexander Korshakov| website=Motorsport Memorial |access-date=11 April 2024}}</ref> |
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| 1986 |
| 1986 |
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| 30 June 1989 |
| 30 June 1989 |
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| {{flagicon|ENG}} |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Paul Muchene |
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| [[Hackney Wick Stadium]] |
| [[Hackney Wick Stadium]] |
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| British National league |
| British National league |
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|<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=4690 |title = Motorsport Memorial -}}</ref> |
|<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=4690 |title = Motorsport Memorial -}}</ref> |
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| 16 June 1991 |
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| {{flagicon|TCH}} Jiří Hurych |
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| Miramont, France |
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| Grasstrack meeting |
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|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://przegladsportowy.onet.pl/zuzel/zuzel-swietowali-jubileusz-w-piknikowej-atmosferze-niecodzienny-zuzel-w-chabarovicach/v46ebd7 |title=Czechoslovakian Team Championship |website=Historia Sportu Zuzlowego |access-date=25 March 2024}}</ref> |
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| 3 September 1992 |
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| {{flagicon|POL}} Grzegorz Kowszewicz |
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| [[KS Apator Stadium]] |
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| Training |
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| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.speedway.hg.pl/zawodnicy/Biografie_zawodnikow/KOWSZEWICZ_Grzegorz/KOWSZEWICZ_Grzegorz.htm |title=Grzegorz Kowszewicz |website=Speedway hg |access-date=8 March 2024}}</ref> |
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| 28 September 1992 |
| 28 September 1992 |
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| [[Brough Park Stadium]] |
| [[Brough Park Stadium]] |
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| British League |
| British League |
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|<ref>{{cite news |title=Garratt dies |work=Liverpool Daily Post (Welsh Edition) |date=29 September 1992 |access-date=11 May 2024|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004924/19920929/031/0031 | via = [[British Newspaper Archive]]|url-access=subscription }}</ref> |
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|<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=3084 |title = Motorsport Memorial -}}</ref> |
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| 16 January 1994 |
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| {{flagicon|ENG}} Karl Nicholls |
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| [[Iwade Speedway]] |
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| Practice session |
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| <ref>{{cite news |title=Speedway Death |work=Leicester Daily Mercury |date=17 January 1994 |access-date=1 March 2024|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000760/19940117/002/0002 | via = [[British Newspaper Archive]]|url-access=subscription }}</ref> |
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| 1994 |
| 1994 |
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| [[King's Lynn Stadium|Norfolk Arena]] |
| [[King's Lynn Stadium|Norfolk Arena]] |
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| Conference League |
| Conference League |
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|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/21998417.speedway-rider-dies-crash/ |title=Speedway rider dies after crash | website=Ipswich Star |access-date=22 February 2024}}</ref> |
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/21998417.speedway-rider-dies-crash/ |title=Speedway rider dies after crash | website=Ipswich Star |date=2 May 2002 |access-date=22 February 2024}}</ref> |
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| {{flagicon|AUS}} Darrin Winkler |
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| {{flagicon|POL}} Grzegorz Knapp |
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| Heusden-Zolder Speedway |
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Latest revision as of 04:31, 28 August 2024
This article lists riders who have died competing at motorcycle speedway events.
Date of death | Rider | Circuit | Meeting | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
7 April 1927 | ![]() |
Brisbane Exhibition Speedway | Australian National Speedway Championship | [1] |
11 May 1929 | ![]() |
Marine Gardens | Consolation handicap | [2] |
13 July 1929 | ![]() |
Cleveland Park Stadium | English Dirt Track League | [3] |
27 May 1930 | ![]() |
White City Stadium, Glasgow | Northern League | [4] |
24 July 1930 | ![]() |
Farringdon Park Preston | Golden Helmet | [5] |
31 August 1930 | ![]() |
Audenshaw Speedway | Handicap event | [6] |
1 November 1930 | ![]() |
WACA Ground | Handicap event | [7] |
3 November 1930 | ![]() |
Bunbury Speedway | Race | [8] |
25 August 1931 | ![]() |
Pennycross Stadium | Challenge match | [9] |
12 September 1931 | ![]() |
Hyde Road | Southern League | [10] |
13 April 1933 | ![]() |
Aarhus Dirt-Track Bane | Open meeting | [11] |
2 September 1934 | ![]() |
Velká pardubická | Golden Helmet of Czechoslovakia | [12] |
27 January 1935 | ![]() |
Monica Park Christchurch | Handicap event | [13] |
30 August 1935 | ![]() |
New Cross Stadium | Speedway World Championship | [14] |
21 December 1935 | ![]() |
Sydney Royale | Australia v England test match | [15] |
15 May 1936 | ![]() |
Hackney Wick Stadium | Auto-Cycle Union Cup | [16] |
25 August 1937 | ![]() |
Hall Green Stadium | Provincial Championship | [17] |
30 September 1937 | ![]() |
Wimbledon Stadium | National League | [18] |
19 December 1937 | ![]() |
Claremont Speedway | Speedway International Tournament | [19] |
17 May 1938 | ![]() |
Dagenham Ripple Road | Charity meeting | [20] |
11 August 1938 | ![]() |
Dagenham Ripple Road | Practice | [21] |
26 December 1938 | ![]() |
Warragul | Victorian ACU Grass-track Championship | [22] |
16 July 1946 | ![]() |
Odsal Stadium | National League | [23] |
8 October 1946 | ![]() |
Brough Park Stadium | Northern League | [24] |
9 July 1947 | ![]() |
Banister Court Stadium | Novice race | [25] |
16 August 1947 | ![]() |
Harringay Stadium | Speedway National Trophy | [26] |
16 August 1947 | ![]() |
The Firs Stadium | British Division 2 Best Pairs | [27] |
30 August 1947 | ![]() |
Alkmaar Sportpark | Open meeting | [28] |
4 October 1947 | ![]() |
Grazer Trabrennbahn | Speedway Austrian Championship | [29] |
4 May 1948 | ![]() |
Wimborne Road | Speedway National Trophy | [30] |
15 June 1948 | ![]() |
Arlington Stadium | National League | [31] |
5 July 1948 | ![]() |
The Firs Stadium | National League | [32] |
14 July 1948 | ![]() |
Yarmouth Stadium | National League | [33] |
8 June 1949 | ![]() |
Littledean grasstrack | Grass track event | [34] |
21 January 1950 | ![]() |
Sydney Sports Ground | International Australia versus England | [35] |
21 January 1950 | ![]() |
Sydney Sports Ground | International Australia versus England | [35] |
11 March 1950 | ![]() |
Johannesburg | South Africa versus British tourists | [36] |
1 July 1950 | ![]() |
Odsal Stadium | National League | [37] |
1 July 1950 | ![]() |
The Firs Stadium | British National Trophy | [37] |
18 July 1950 | ![]() |
Rye House Stadium | Practice | [38][39] |
6 January 1951 | ![]() |
Sydney Sports Ground | International test match | [40] |
19 August 1951 | ![]() |
Stadion am Zoo | German Concrete Track Championship | [41] |
10 November 1951 | ![]() |
The Firs Stadium | National League | [31] |
14 April 1952 | ![]() |
Bamberger Zementbahn | German Concrete Track Championship | [42] |
22 July 1952 | ![]() |
West Ham Stadium | National League | [43] |
16 November 1952 | ![]() |
Stanthorpe | Queensland Grass Track Championship | [44] |
26 March 1953 | ![]() |
County Ground Stadium | Practice | [45] |
6 June 1953 | ![]() |
Monmore Green Stadium | National League | [46] |
7 July 1953 | ![]() |
West Ham Stadium | Junior League | [47] |
13 May 1955 | ![]() |
Wimborne Road | National League Div 2 | [48] |
2 April 1956 | ![]() |
Wimborne Road | National League | [49] |
21 April 1956 | ![]() |
Praterstadion | Speedway Austria & Germany versus Poland | [50] |
19 June 1956 | ![]() |
Niederrheinstadion | Speedway World Championship | [51] |
16 August 1956 | ![]() |
Newquay grasstrack | 500cc Grasstrack | [52] |
22 September 1956 | ![]() |
Banister Court Stadium | National League | [53] |
2 February 1957 | ![]() |
Wembley Johannesburg | Durban vs Klerksdorp | [54] |
31 May 1958 | ![]() |
Helsinki Velodrome | Finnish Speedway Championship | [51] |
28 March 1959 | ![]() |
Banister Court Stadium | Challenge match | [55] |
3 June 1959 | ![]() |
Stadion Polonii Piła | Polish Speedway Team Championship | [56] |
24 July 1960 | ![]() |
The Firs Stadium | National Trophy | [57] |
3 September 1960 | ![]() |
Rybnik Municipal Stadium | Polish Speedway Championship, 1st Division | [58] |
19 August 1961 | ![]() |
Svítkov Stadium | Golden Helmet of Czechoslovakia | [59] |
19 August 1961 | ![]() |
Svítkov Stadium | Golden Helmet of Czechoslovakia | [60] |
15 September 1961 | ![]() |
Częstochowa Municipal Stadium | Polish Speedway Team Championship | [61] |
13 April 1962 | ![]() |
Foxhall Stadium | Challenge match | [62] |
15 August 1962 | ![]() |
Stadion Startu Gniezno | Polish Speedway Team Championship | [63] |
21 September 1962 | ![]() |
Dagsbergsfältet Norrköping | Practice | [64] |
3 December 1962 | ![]() |
Brisbane Exhibition Ground | Queensland Speedway Championship | [65] |
18 September 1963 | ![]() |
Velká pardubická | Golden Helmet of Czechoslovakia | [66] |
24 September 1963 | ![]() |
Meadowbank Stadium | Speedway National Test Match | [67] |
1964 | ![]() |
West Ham Stadium | National Trophy | [68] |
1965 | ![]() |
West Ham Stadium | Challenge | [47] |
23 August 1966 | ![]() |
Dudley Wood Stadium | National League | [69] |
1967 | ![]() |
Polonia Piła Stadium | Polish Speedway Team Championship | [70] |
1967 | ![]() |
Rowley Park Speedway | Rowley Park Speedway Season | [71] |
1 October 1967 | ![]() |
Rostock Speedwaystadion | Open meeting | [72] |
1968 | ![]() |
Sydney Showground Speedway | handicap event | [73] |
1968 | ![]() |
Svítkov Stadium | Golden Helmet of Czechoslovakia | [74] |
1970 | ![]() |
Örnsköldsvik | Swedish Ice Racing Championship | [75] |
19 April 1970 | ![]() |
Stal Rzeszów Municipal Stadium | Polish Speedway Team Championship | [76] |
27 April 1970 | ![]() |
KS Apator Stadium | Training | [77] |
1971 | ![]() |
Polonia Bydgoszcz Stadium | Polish Speedway Championship, 1st Division | [78] |
7 April 1971 | ![]() |
Russland | National team practice | [79] |
29 September 1972 | ![]() |
Hampden Park | National League | [80] |
8 December 1972 | ![]() |
Golden City International Raceway | Scratch Race | [81] |
1972 | ![]() |
Stal Rzeszów Municipal Stadium | Silver Helmet Tournament | [82] |
1974 | ![]() |
Stadion Śląski | Polish Speedway Championship, 1st Division | [83] |
1974 | ![]() |
Stal Rzeszów Municipal Stadium | Polish Speedway Club Pairs Championship | [84] |
17 October 1975 | ![]() |
Monmore Green Stadium | Midland Cup | [85] |
20 May 1976 | ![]() |
Gubbängens Idrottsplats | Speedway World Championship | [86] |
25 July 1976 | ![]() |
Arena Częstochowa | League match | [87] |
1976 | ![]() |
Elberton | Wessex Centre Grass Championship | [88] |
24 April 1977 | ![]() |
San Savino Speedway Park | Speedway World Championship | [89] |
27 April 1977 | ![]() |
Wimborne Road | Speedway Star Knockout Cup | [90] |
1977 | ![]() |
Tarnów Municipal Stadium | Silver Helmet Tournament | [91] |
1977 | ![]() |
Sherfield English | Southern Centre Grass Track Riders Association | [92] |
1977 | ![]() |
Ellesmere Port Stadium | Practice session | [93] |
3 April 1978 | ![]() |
Brough Park Stadium | National league | [94] |
25 June 1978 | ![]() |
Linzer Stadion | Open event | [95] |
8 June 1979 | ![]() |
Hackney Wick Stadium | British League Fours | [96] |
9 December 1979 | ![]() |
Brisbane Exhibition Ground | Speedway International Tournament | [97] |
7 September 1981 | ![]() |
County Ground Stadium | National League | [98] |
27 April 1982 | ![]() |
Norfolk Arena | National League | [99] |
1 June 1982 | ![]() |
Stadskanaal | European Grasstrack Championship | [100] |
16 July 1982 | ![]() |
Hackney Wick Stadium | National League | [101][102] |
16 September 1983 | ![]() |
East of England Showground | National League | [103] |
19 February 1984 | ![]() |
Lenin Stadium | World Ice Speedway Championship | [104] |
13 May 1984 | ![]() |
Artigues-de-Lussac, France | grass track meeting | [105] |
19 May 1984 | ![]() |
Norfolk Arena | Junior match | [106] |
29 July 1984 | ![]() |
Norfolk Arena | Speedway Under-21 World Championship Finals | [107] |
27 August 1984 | ![]() |
Rivne Speedway Stadium | Soviet league match | [108] |
1986 | ![]() |
Stadium Lokomotīve | USSR League Speedway | [109] |
1987 | ![]() |
Golęcin Speedway Stadium | Four Nations Tournament | [110] |
1987 | ![]() |
Zielona Góra Speedway Stadium | Polish Speedway Team Championship | [111] |
1988 | ![]() |
Inland Motorcycle Speedway | Golden State Speedway Series - Division II | [112] |
30 June 1989 | ![]() |
Hackney Wick Stadium | British National league | [113] |
16 June 1991 | ![]() |
Miramont, France | Grasstrack meeting | [114] |
3 September 1992 | ![]() |
KS Apator Stadium | Training | [115] |
28 September 1992 | ![]() |
Brough Park Stadium | British League | [116] |
16 January 1994 | ![]() |
Iwade Speedway | Practice session | [117] |
1994 | ![]() |
Berlin-Wilmersdorf | Ice Racing Individual World Championship | [118] |
18 June 1996 | ![]() |
Ostrów Municipal Stadium | Polish league | [119] |
1 May 2002 | ![]() |
Norfolk Arena | Conference League | [120] |
2005 | ![]() |
Myrtleford Speedway | Interstate Solo Challenge | [121] |
2006 | ![]() |
Wümmering | Speedway World Long-Track Championship | [122] |
2007 | ![]() |
Stadion MOSiR Krosno | Polish Speedway Championship, 2nd Division | [123] |
2007 | ![]() |
Norrköping Motorstadion | Swedish Speedway Championship, 2nd Division | [124] |
2007 | ![]() |
Offerton | Grasstrack Midland Centre Championships | [125] |
2010 | ![]() |
Bergring Arena | Grasstrack ADAC Bergringpokal | [126] |
2011 | ![]() |
Västerås, Sweden | International Open Meeting | [127] |
12 May 2012 | ![]() |
Olympic Stadium, Wroclaw | 100 Auto Cycle Union Star Championship | [128] |
8 December 2012 | ![]() |
Maryborough Speedway | Frasercoast Christmas event | [129] |
3 April 2013 | ![]() |
Bahia Blanca, Argentina | Argentinean International Speedway Championship | [130] |
22 June 2014 | ![]() |
Heusden-Zolder Speedway | Dutch Speedway League | [131] |
28 May 2016 | ![]() |
Rybnik Municipal Stadium | Polish Speedway Championship, 1st Division | [132] |
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