Barry Briggs

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Barry Briggs
Barry Briggs in 1955
Personal Information
Nationality	New Zealand
Date of birth	December 30, 1934 (1934-12-30) (age 73)
Place of birth	Christchurch, New Zealand
Current Club Information
Career Status	Retired (1976)
Career History
Wimbledon Dons New Cross Rangers Southampton Saints Swindon Robins Wimbledon Dons Hull Vikings		1952-1959 1960 1961-1963 1964-1972 1974-1975 1976
Individual Honours
World Individual Champion British Champion British League Riders Champion London Riders' Champion	1957, 1958, 1964, 1966 1961, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970 1955
Team Honours
National League Champion British League Champion National Trophy Winner	1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1963 1967 1953, 1956, 1959

Barry Briggs MBE (born 30 December 1934) from Christchurch, New Zealand is a former Speedway rider.

He won the World Individual Championship title four times - in 1957, 1958, 1964 and 1966^[1]. He appeared in a record 17 consecutive World Individual finals (1954–70), and a record 18 in all, during which he scored a record 201 points. He also won the London Riders' Championship in 1955 whilst riding for the Wimbledon Dons. He is also a six time winner of the British Championship. He won the first final in 1961 and then dominated the sixties titles by winning in 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, and 1969.

Briggs also created a domestic record by winning the British League Riders Championship for six consecutive years from 1965-1970, representing the Swindon Robins. ^[2]

In 1976 Briggs was awarded an MBE for his services to sport and in 1990 he was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame.

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• New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame

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