Charlie Monk

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Charlie Monk
Born (1940-02-05) 5 February 1940 (age 84)
Adelaide, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Career history
1962 Neath Welsh Dragons
1963 Long Eaton Archers
1964-1967, 1969-1972 Glasgow Tigers
1968 Sheffield Tigers
1973-1976 Halifax Dukes
1977 Edinburgh Monarchs
1978 Barrow Furness Flyers
Individual honours
1965 Internationale
Team honours
1965 Speedway World Team Cup bronze medal

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

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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]

After a season with the Neath Welsh Dragons in 1962 he signed for Long Eaton Archers [6] but rode primarily for Glasgow Tigers in the top tier of British Speedway riding. [7] From 1973 to 1976, he rode for Halifax Dukes. [8]

In 1977, he signed for Edinburgh. [9]

He was a four times British/Commonwealth finalist and also represented Scotland in test matches. [1] [10]

World final appearances

World Team Cup

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

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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. ↑ "Speedway back after 12 years" . Nottingham Evening Post. 2 March 1963. Retrieved 23 August 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  8. ↑ "Halifax appeal to Australian" . Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 9 March 1973. Retrieved 19 September 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ↑ "Reading ready to topple champions" . Reading Evening Post. 2 April 1977. Retrieved 26 August 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ↑ "The 1965 British Final". Speedway Plus. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
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