Nathan Greaves

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Nathan Greaves
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Born (1998-02-24) 24 February 1998 (age 26)
Sheffield, England
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
2013–2015 Dudley/Cradley Heathens
2014 Swindon Robins
2016 Sheffield Tigers
2016 King's Lynn Young Stars
2017–2018 Wolverhampton Wolves
2017 Ipswich Witches
2017 Isle of Wight Warriors
2018 Glasgow Tigers
2018–2019 Redcar Bears
2020–2021 Armadale Devils
2021 Edinburgh Monarchs
Team honours
2014 National League Fours

Nathan Robert Greaves (born 24 February 1998, Sheffield) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England. [1]

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Career

Greaves started his British speedway career for the Cradley Heathens in 2013. He raced with Swindon Robins as a fast track reserve in 2014 before joining Workington Comets for the 2014 Premier League speedway season. [2] Also in 2014, he was part of the Cradley team that won the National League Fours, held on 26 October 2014 at Brandon Stadium. [3]

After a season with the Sheffield Tigers in 2016 he signed for Wolverhampton Wolves in the SGB Premiership 2017 and Ipswich Witches for the 2017 season. [4] He also rode for Wolves during the 2018 season before moving to Redcar Bears in 2019.

His final season was with Edinburgh Monarchs in the SGB Championship and Armadale Devils in the National League during 2021. He retired after the season on 3 September 2021. [5]

Career honours

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References

  1. ↑ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "Nathan Greaves eager to prove his worth as he gets set for Workington Comets debut". Times and Star. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  3. ↑ "2014 National League Fours" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "Nathan Greaves back on track following Wolverhampton Wolves horror crash". Express and Star. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "Speedway – Greaves quits but Brummies held". Edinburgh Reporter. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  6. ↑ "British Under-21 2018 Result Scoresheet" (PDF). SpeedwayGB. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
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