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| Born | 27 February 1957 Brisbane, Australia |
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| Career history | |
| 1975-1977 | Newcastle Diamonds |
| 1975-1976 | Hull Vikings |
| 1975 | Swindon Robins |
| Team honours | |
| 1976 | National League Champion |
| 1976 | National League KO Cup Winner |
Ronald Hillary Henderson (born 27 February 1957) is an Australian former motorcycle speedway rider. [1] [2] He earned two international caps for the Australia national speedway team. [3]
Henderson born in Brisbane, Australia, joined the Newcastle Diamonds training school as a 17-year-old in 1975. [4]
He began his British leagues career riding for the Diamonds during the 1975 New National League season season. [5] The following season in 1976, he helped Newcastle to the National League Championship. [6]
The Diamonds were his chief team, but he was also given rides with Hull and Swindon, as guest rider to cover absences. [7]
He quit the United Kingdom after the 1977 season. [8] Returning to Australia, his last race was at Tivoli in Queensland in 1984, riding in four heats and winning all four.
Spent some time as an auto-upholsterer before a 22 year career as a Paramedic, which included being a Flight Intensive Paramedic in rescue helicopters. Forced from the career because of back problems, he retrained as a Drug and Alcohol Counsellor, completing a degree in Social Science.[ citation needed ] Married to Sarah, with two daughters, he lives in Hobart, Tasmania.[ citation needed ]
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