Stephen Davies (speedway rider)

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Stephen Davies
Born (1965-01-31) 31 January 1965 (age 59)
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Career history
1986-1990 King's Lynn Stars
1991-1992 Peterborough Panthers
Individual honours
1989, 1990 Australian National Championships
silver & bronze
Team honours
1992Triple
League, Knockout Cup & Fours

Stephen Mark Davies (born 31 January 1965) is an Australian former international speedway rider. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Speedway career

Davies twice won medals at the Australian National Championships. [5] He won a silver medal in 1989 behind Glenn Doyle and a bronze medal the following year in 1990. [6] He was the champion of New South Wales on several occasions and reached the 1987 Individual Long Track World Championship semi final. [2]

After winning the New South Wales Championship in 1986 he arrived to race in Britain. [7] Davies rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1986 to 1990, riding for King's Lynn Stars. [8] [1] After leaving King's Lynn to join Peterborough Panthers in 1991, [9] he captained the triple winning Peterborough side during the 1992 British League Division Two season. [3]

Personal life

His son Alex Davies, born in Northampton, was a professional rider in the UK from 2010-2018

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References

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  7. "Davies woos Cats" . Western Daily Press. 3 January 1986. Retrieved 23 August 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  9. "The future's looking bright says Davies" . Peterborough Herald & Post. 22 March 1991. Retrieved 6 September 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.