Danny King (speedway rider)

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Danny King
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Born (1986-08-14) 14 August 1986 (age 38)
Maidstone, England
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
Great Britain
2001–2003, 2007–2008 Peterborough
2002 Swindon
2003, 2014 Arena Essex/Lakeside
2003 Reading
2003–2004, 2006 Mildenhall
2003–2006, 2009–2010, 2015–2025 Ipswich
2005 Rye House
2011–2014 Birmingham
2014 Newcastle
2015–2016 Coventry
2017–2018 Leicester
2019 Sheffield
2020–2022 Poole
2023–2025 Redcar
Poland
2008 Ostrów
Denmark
2015 Munkebo
Individual honours
2016 British Champion
2004 British Under 18 Champion
Team honours
2022 tier 1 Pairs winner
2023 tier 1 KO Cup winner
2005, 2021, 2022 tier 2 league champions
2021, 2022 tier 2 KO Cup winner
2005 tier 2 Premier Trophy
2015 tier 2 Pairs winner
2002, 2003, 2004, 2024 tier 3 league champions
2003 tier 3 KO Cup winner
2007Elite Shield Winner

Daniel Robert King (born 14 August 1986) is a British speedway rider. [1] He earned six international caps for the Great Britain national speedway team. [2]

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Career

Born in Maidstone, King began his career in 2001 with Peterborough Pumas. [3] He has raced for Ipswich Witches, Birmingham Brummies, Lakeside Hammers, and Coventry Bees in the Elite League. [1] His brother Jason was also a speedway rider. [1]

In 2007 he finished fifth in the British Championship and qualified as a reserve for the 2007 British Grand Prix. In September 2007, King was selected to represent Great Britain for the 2007 Under 21-World Cup Final.

King captained the Birmingham Brummies in 2011, when the club were accepted into the Elite League. In 2015, he won the Premier League Pairs Championship partnering Rohan Tungate, for Ipswich Witches during the 2015 Premier League speedway season. [4]

On 13 June 2016, King became British Champion for the first time in his career after winning the 2016 British Speedway Championship. [1] [5] During the 2016 Elite League he finished 8th in the division 1 averages riding for Coventry Bees and 2nd in the averages riding for Ipswich Witches. [6] The following season he joined the Leicester Lions in division 1 and spent two seasons with them, while still impressing for Ipswich in division 2. In 2019, Ipswich moved up a division to the SGB Premiership 2019, which resulted in King riding for them in the top tier and joining Sheffield Tigers in division 2.

During 2021 and 2022, King rode for the Ipswich Witches in the SGB Premiership and the Poole Pirates in the SGB Championship. [7] His move to Poole resulted in a collection of silverware as he captained the Pirates to league and cup double during the SGB Championship 2021. The following season (with King as captain again) Poole successfully defended their League and British Division 2 KO Cup titles. [8] In addition he won the Premiership pairs with Ipswich. [9]

In 2023, he signed for Ipswich for the SGB Premiership 2023, it was a 7th consecutive season with the club and he captained the team when they won the Knockout Cup. [10] He also signed for Redcar Bears for the SGB Championship 2023 after being released by Poole. [11] He remained the Ipswich captain for 2024. [12] He re-signed for Redcar for the 2024 season. [13]

He won the 2024 Pairs Championship with Charles Wright. [14]

Honours and international competitions

Speedway Grand Prix

1 SGP, 7 points (2016). [1]

Others

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Rider Index", speedwaygb.co. Retrieved 24 March 2017
  2. ↑ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  4. ↑ "PAIR-FECTION FOR WITCHES". British Speedway. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  5. ↑ Damerell, Richard (2016) "Danny King wins British speedway final at Belle Vue", Sky Sports, 14 June 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2017
  6. ↑ "Hard work pays off for Coventry Bees star Danny King". Coventry Observer. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  7. ↑ "Danny King". Ipswich Witches. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  8. ↑ "Pirates are Cup Kings". British Speedway. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  9. ↑ "Witches win Premiership Pairs". British Speedway. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  10. ↑ "King returns for Ipswich". British Speedway. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  11. ↑ "Bears name full side". British Speedway. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  12. ↑ "Skipper King returns". British Speedway. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  13. ↑ "Jorgensen back as Bears name team". British Speedway. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  14. ↑ "Charles Wright helps Redcar Bears pull off incredible comeback". Cumbria Crack. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  15. ↑ "Coventry Bees star Danny King helps Great Britain secure silver at Speedway World Cup Final", Coventry Observer , 3 August 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2017
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