Stephen Davies
Born (1965-01-31) 31 January 1965
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Career history
1986-1990King's Lynn Stars
1991-1992Peterborough Panthers
Individual honours
1989, 1990Australian National Championships
silver & bronze
Team honours
1992Triple
League, Knockout Cup & Fours

Stephen Mark Davies (born 31 January 1965) is a former international speedway rider from Australia.[1][2][3][4]

Speedway career

Davies twice won medals at the Australian National Championships.[5] He won a silver medal in 1989 behind Glenn Doyle and a bronze medal the following year in 1990.[6] He was the champion of New South Wales on several occasions and reached the 1987 Individual Long Track World Championship semi final.[2]

Davies rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1986 to 1992, riding for King's Lynn Stars and Peterborough Panthers.[7][1] He captained the triple winning Peterborough side during the 1992 British League Division Two season.[3]

Personal life

His son Alex Davies, born in Northampton, was a profssional rider in the UK from 2020 to 2016.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Stephen Davies". GrasstrackGB. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 "Keeping it in the family the Davies dynasty". Speedway Past. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  4. "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  5. "Individual Australian Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  6. "Australian Speedway Championship Results". Australian Speedway Championship. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  7. "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 7 October 2022.


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