Ronnie Genz

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Ronnie Genz
Born17 March 1930 (1930-03-17)
Forest Gate, East London, England
Died28 August 2016(2016-08-28) (aged 86)
Ilford, Essex
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
1950-1953 New Cross Rangers
1951 Wolverhampton Wasps
1953 Yarmouth Bloaters
1954-1964, 1968, 1970-1971 Oxford Cheetahs
1965-1967 Poole Pirates
1971-1972 Newport Wasps
Individual honours
1961, 1962, 1965 British Championship finalist
Team honours
1964 National League winner
1964 National Trophy winner
1964Britannia Shield Winner

Ronald Joseph Genz (17 March 1930 – 28 August 2016) was an international motorcycle speedway rider from England. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Speedway career

Genz rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1950-1972, riding for various clubs [5] but primarily for Oxford Cheetahs. [6]

He was capped by England national speedway team 7 times and Great Britain once. [1] He reached the final of the British Speedway Championship in 1961, 1962 and 1965. [1] [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Ronnie Genz". Speedway Museum. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "Vote for your dream team". Speedway Star. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  4. ↑ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "Team changes" . Coventry Evening Telegraph. 26 March 1963. Retrieved 27 August 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved 21 July 2021.


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