Born | 12 April 1930 Halifax, West Yorkshire, England |
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Died | 27 November 2015 (aged 85) Adelaide, Australia |
Nationality | British (English) |
Career history | |
1954–1962 | Leicester Hunters |
1955 | Ringwood Turfs |
1957 | Southern Rovers |
1962–1964 | Coventry Bees |
1965 | Halifax Dukes |
Individual honours | |
1960 | Speedway World Championship finalist |
Bryan Elliott (12 April 1930 – 27 November 2015) was a motorcycle speedway rider from England.[1][2]
Speedway career
Bryan Elliott reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1960 Individual Speedway World Championship.[3]
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1954 to 1965, riding for various clubs; between June 1957 and September 1961 he rode in 148 consecutive matches.[4][5][6]
At retirement he had earned 6 international caps for the England national speedway team.[1]
He later emigrated to Australia, where he died on 27 November 2015.
World final appearances
Individual World Championship
- 1960 - London, Wembley Stadium - 16th - 0pts
References
- 1 2 "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ↑ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ↑ "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ↑ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ↑ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ↑ "Rider averages 1929 to 2009" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
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