Steve Gresham

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Steve Gresham
Born18 August 1954 (1954-08-18) (age 70)
Santa Monica, United States
NationalityAmerican
Career history
1974 Hull Vikings
1975–1976 Newport
1977–1978 Bristol Bulldogs
1979–1981, 1983 Swindon Robins
1982 Reading Racers
Team honours
1975Spring Gold Cup

Steven Richard Gresham (born 18 August 1954) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from the United States. [1] [2] [3] [4] He earned 20 caps for the United States national speedway team. [5]

Career

Gresham made his British League debut in 1974, when he joined the Hull Vikings for the 1974 British League season. [6] The following season he switched to Newport Wasps and stayed with the Welsh club for two years, improving his average to 7.41. In 1977, he joined the Bristol Bulldogs for the 1977 and 1978 seasons. [7]

During 1978 he surpassed a 9-point average for Bristol [7] and represented the United States national speedway team in the 1978 Speedway World Team Cup. The following season he was again part of the USA team that competed at the 1979 Speedway World Team Cup and was due to represent the United States in the 1979 Speedway World Pairs Championship but was stranded at Heathrow Airport and failed to make the event. [4] [8]

In Britain, he rode for Swindon Robins from 1979 to 1981 and again in 1983, and for Reading Racers in 1982. [4] [9]

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References

  1. ↑ Oakes, Peter (1990). Speedway Yearbook 1990, Rider Bio Steve Gresham. Front Page Books. ISBN   0-948882-15-8.
  2. ↑ Oakes, Peter (2004). British Speedway Who's Who, Steve Gresham. Peter Oakes, Peterborough. ISBN   0-948882-81-6.
  3. ↑ Oakes, Peter (1978). 1978 Speedway Yearbook, Rider Bio Steve Gresham. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN   978-0904584509.
  4. 1 2 3 "Steve Gresham". GrasstrackGB. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  5. ↑ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  6. ↑ "Vikings go for American ace Steve Gresham" . Hull Daily Mail. 6 March 1974. Retrieved 1 September 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. 1 2 "Steve Gresham". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  8. ↑ "The World Pairs Final 1979". Speedway Plus. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  9. ↑ "Club History". Swindon Speedway. Retrieved 25 April 2023.


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