Richard Sweetman

Richard Sweetman

Born	(1990-07-28) 28 July 1990 (age 35) Maitland, New South Wales, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Career history
2008–2009	Swindon Robins
2008	Isle of Wight Islanders
2009–2010	Birmingham Brummies
2009	Belle Vue Aces
2010	Coventry Bees
2011	Leicester Lions
2011	Glasgow Tigers
Individual honours
2007	NSW Under-21 Champion
2007	Australian Long Track Champion
Team honours
2010	Premier League Fours Champion

Richard Thomas Sweetman (born 28 July 1990 in Maitland, New South Wales) is an Australian former motorcycle speedway rider. ^{[1] [2]}

Career

Born in Maitland, the birthplace of motorcycle speedway (1926), Sweetman won the New South Wales Under-21 individual championship in 2007. ^[3]

He rode for the Swindon Robins, Isle of Wight Islanders, Birmingham Brummies, Belle Vue Aces, and Coventry Bees. ^[4]

He was part of the Birmingham four who won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, on 15 August 2010, at the East of England Arena. ^[5]

He signed for Leicester Lions for the 2011 season, but was allowed to leave Leicester in June, stating that he wanted to take a break from the sport, only to sign for Glasgow Tigers a few days later. ^{[6] [7]} However, 2011 was his last season in Britain.

References

1. "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
2. "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
3. "Richard Sweetman Archived 21 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine ", Leicester Speedway, retrieved 2011-03-27
4. "Big-hitter Richard Sweetman signs as Leicester Lions complete line-up", Leicester Mercury , 23 December 2010, retrieved 2011-02-26
5. "2010 Birmingham results". Birmingham Speedway. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
6. "Leicester Lions hope for swift Richard Sweetman return", BBC, 29 June 2011, retrieved 2011-10-02
7. Wilson, Fraser (2011) "Speedway: Glasgow Tigers Sign Richard Sweetman Ahead Of Leicester Clash", The Glaswegian, 1 July 2011, retrieved 2011-10-02