Charlie Monk
Born (1940-02-05) 5 February 1940
Adelaide, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Career history
1962Neath Welsh Dragons
1963Long Eaton Archers
1964-1967, 1969-1972Glasgow Tigers
1968Sheffield Tigers
1973-1976Halifax Dukes
1977Edinburgh Monarchs
1978Barrow Furness Flyers
Individual honours
1965Internationale
Team honours
1965Speedway World Team Cup bronze medal

Warren Edric Monk (born 5 February 1940) is a former international motorcycle speedway rider from Australia.[1] He earned 26 international caps for the Australia national speedway team and 15 caps for the Great Britain national speedway team.[2]

Speedway career

Monk won a bronze medal at the Speedway World Team Cup in the 1965 Speedway World Team Cup when he represented Great Britain (during the time period when Oceania riders were allowed to represent Britain).[3][4] Also in 1965 he won the prestigious Wimbledon Internationale.[5]

He rode in the top tier of British Speedway riding primarily for Glasgow Tigers.[6] He was a four times British/Commonwealth finalist and also represented Scotland in test matches.[1][7]

World final appearances

World Team Cup

*Note: Monk rode for Great Britain in the World Team Cup

References

  1. 1 2 "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "World Team Cup 1960-1990". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  5. ↑ Rogers, Martin (1978). The Illustrated History of Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 134. ISBN 0-904584-45-3.
  6. ↑ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "The 1965 British Final". Speedway Plus. Retrieved 12 July 2021.


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