Billy Janniro

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Billy Janniro
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Born (1980-07-03) July 3, 1980 (age 44)
Benicia, United States
NicknameThe Kid
Career history
Great Britain
2001-2008 Coventry
2005 Peterborough
Poland
2003 Zielona Góra
Individual honours
2008, 2010, 2011
2013, 2014, 2015
2016, 2017, 2018
2019		 North American Champion
2004, 2008, 2010
2011, 2018, 2019		 USA Champion
2009California Long Track Champion
2010, 2011, 2012
2017		California State Champion
Team honours
2005, 2007 Elite League Champion
2006, 2007 Elite League KO Cup Winner
2007, 2008 Craven Shield Winner

Billy Mitchell Janniro (born 30 July 1980 in Benicia, California, United States) [1] is a former motorcycle speedway rider from the United States. [2] He earned 11 caps for the United States national speedway team. [3]

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Career

Billy "The Kid" Janniro first rode in the British leagues for the Coventry Bees in 2001. [4] He rode for Coventry for eight seasons but did also have one season with Peterborough Panthers.

Janniro also represented the USA in the 2001 Speedway World Cup Final at the Olympic Stadium in Wrocław, Poland. [5]

He is a ten-time winner of the AMA National Speedway Championship, having won the title in 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 and a six times USA Champion. He is also a five-time winner of the California State Championship 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2017 and winner - Longtrack Championship in 2009.

Janniro won the Elite League with Coventry in 2005 and 2007, the Elite League Knockout Cup in 2006 and 2007 with the Bees and the Craven Shield in 2007 and 2008.

World Final Appearances

Speedway World Cup

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References

  1. ↑ Oakes, P.(2004). British Speedway Who's Who. ISBN   0-948882-81-6
  2. ↑ "Billy Mitchell Janniro USA". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  3. ↑ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  4. ↑ "Bees welcome new sonsor and captain" . Rugby Advertiser. 15 March 2001. Retrieved 1 September 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ Montague, Trevor (2004). The A-Z of Sport. Little, Brown. p. 521. ISBN   0-316-72645-1.


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