![]() Appleton in 2007 | |
Born | Reading, England | 18 June 1982
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Nationality | British (English) |
Career history | |
1998–2000 | Newport Wasps |
1998 | Arena Essex Hammers |
1998 | Edinburgh Monarchs |
2000 | Wolverhampton Wolves |
2000 | Eastbourne Eagles |
2000–2002 | Oxford Cheetahs |
2000–2005 | Reading Bulldogs |
2002 | Coventry Bees |
2003 | Poole Pirates |
2004 | Peterborough Panthers |
Individual honours | |
2002 | New Zealand Speedway Champion |
2010 | European Grasstrack Champion |
2006, 2010, 2011, 2014 | British Masters Grasstrack Champion |
Team honours | |
2015 | World Longtrack Team Champion |
2023 | World Longtrack Team bronze |
Andrew Appleton (born 18 June 1982) is a motorcycle racer from England. [1] [2] [3]
Appleton competes in grasstrack, [4] longtrack and speedway.
Appleton's first full season in the British leagues was when he rode for Newport Wasps during the 1999 Premier League speedway season. The Welsh team enjoyed a good season finishing runner-up to Sheffield Tigers. [5]
He was part of the Oxford Cheetahs title winning team during the 2001 Elite League speedway season. [6]
In 2015, Appleton was part of the British team with Richard Hall, Glen Phillips and James Shanes that won the world championship gold medal at the 2015 Team Long Track World Championship. It was the first time that Britain had won the event. [7] [8] [9]
In 2023, he was part of the British longtrack team, along with Chris Harris and Zach Wajtknecht, that won the bronze medal at the 2023 Team Long Track World Championship. [10]
His biggest solo honour to date was his Gold medal success in the European Grasstrack Championship in 2010 and the winning Grand Prix in Eenrum the same year, along with 4 time British Master championships titles (2007, 2010,1011,2014)
World Individual Championship
Best Grand-Prix results
World Team Championship
European Championship
British Masters
Podium Finishes
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