 | |
| Born | 22 July 1987 Brisbane, Australia |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australian |
| Career history | |
| Great Britain | |
| 2003–2004, 2006–2008 | King's Lynn |
| 2011 | Leicester |
| 2011 | Scunthorpe |
John Oliver (born 22 July 1987) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Australia, who has raced for King's Lynn Stars and Leicester Lions. [1]
Born in Brisbane, Oliver raced in Britain in 2003 for a short spell at Mildenhall then moved onto Carmarthen and Buxton, before moving to Boston the following year. [2] After returning to Australia he rode in 2006 for King's Lynn, although his career was hampered by a broken thigh bone in early 2007. [2] He had a successful season for King's Lynn on his return but suffered a broken collar bone in September 2008. [2] He again returned to Australia, but joined Premier League team Leicester Lions for the 2011 season, on loan from King's Lynn, later completing a full transfer. [3] In August 2011 he was released by Leicester, moving to Scunthorpe Saints National League team.
His 2011 season was ended by a crash on his home debut at Scunthorpe in which he broke both ankles and two vertebrae. [4] He subsequently retired from speedway.
The Ipswich Witches are a British speedway club based at Foxhall Stadium near Ipswich, Suffolk. They compete in the British SGB Premiership. Meetings are staged on most Thursdays from March until October, normally commencing at 7.30pm.
Simon Trevor Stead is a British speedway team manager and former rider.
Leicester Lions are a speedway team which originally operated from 1968 until 1983. The club returned to speedway for the 2011 Premier League season, moving up to the Elite League for the 2014 season. Before the 2019 season, the club dropped down to the SGB Championship before returning to the Premiership in 2023.
Adam Wayne Roynon is a British motorcycle speedway rider. His father, Chris Roynon, was a speedway rider and promoter for the Barrow Blackhawks.
Mads Klit Korneliussen is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Denmark.
Simon James Lambert in Boston, Lincolnshire, England, is a motorcycle speedway rider from England.
Jamie Mark Courtney is a former motorcycle speedway rider and current promoter from England.
Jan Graversen is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Denmark who rode in the British Premier League for Leicester Lions and in the SGB Premiership for Somerset Rebels.
Steven Grae Regeling is an Australian former motorcycle speedway rider who rode in the British League for Leicester Lions in the early 1980s and later for Kings Lynn Stars, before riding for several years in the National League for the Exeter Falcons and Middlesbrough Bears. He won the Australian Championship in 1987.
Mark Vincent Courtney is an English former motorcycle speedway rider who rode in the British League for several teams between 1978 and his retirement in 1993. He returned to racing in 2000, retiring again in 2003, after which he became a mechanic, most notably for Chris Harris.
Kevin Doolan is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Australia.
Richie Worrall is an English motorcycle speedway rider who in 2012 reached the final of the World Under-21 Championship.
Lewis Blackbird is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England.
Glyn Clifford Taylor is an Australian former motorcycle speedway rider, who went on to a career building and curating speedway tracks, tuning engines, and in speedway promotion and team management.
Lewis James Kerr is a British speedway rider from Snettisham in England.
Kyle Howarth is a British speedway rider.
Ashley Morris is a British speedway rider.
Robert Peter Branford is an Australian speedway rider.
Tyron Brian Proctor is an Australian speedway rider.
Jack Thomas is a speedway rider from England.
 | This biographical article relating to Australian speedway is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |