Dean Standing

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Dean Standing
Born20 June 1969 (1969-06-20) (age 54)
Southampton, England
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
1985–1988, 1996 Eastbourne Eagles
1988–1990 Ipswich Witches
1991–1992 Swindon Robins
Team honours
1986, 1987 League champion (tier 2)
1986, 1987 Knockout Cup (tier 2)

Dean Michael Standing (born 20 June 1969) is a former international motorcycle speedway rider from England. He earned four international caps for the England national speedway team. [1]

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Biography

Standing, born in Southampton, began his British leagues career riding for Eastbourne Eagles during the 1985 National League season. [2] He made extraordinary progress from one season to the next, rising from a 1.21 average to 7.06. [3] The form helped contribute towards a league and cup double triumph in 1986. [4]

The following year in 1987, he once again experienced a league and cup double success [5] and also rode several times for Wolverhampton Wolves. [6] After another solid season for Eastbourne in 1988, he signed for Ipswich Witches and gained individual recognition after reaching the finals of the 1989 and 1990 Speedway Under-21 World Championship. [7]

He spent two seasons with Swindon Robins (1991 and 1992) [8] before deciding to quit following a serious crash in September 1992, in which he suffered a broken collarbone and wrist injuries. [9] He made a one-season comeback in 1996 for Eastbourne.

Family

His brother Darren Standing was also a professional speedway rider. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "1985 season" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Rider averages 1929 to 2009" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  4. ↑ Bamford, Reg (2004). Speedway Yearbook. Tempus Publishing, Stroud. ISBN   978-0-7524-2955-7.
  5. ↑ "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "Wolves swop stars" . Sandwell Evening Mail. 15 May 1987. Retrieved 30 December 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Individual Junior World Championship". Speedway History. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  8. ↑ "Dean Stadning". WWOS backup. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  9. ↑ "Standing Down" . Gloucester Citizen. 23 September 1992. Retrieved 30 December 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
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