Benji Compton

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Benji Compton
Personal Information
Nationality Flag of Spain Spain
Date of birth September 17, 1986 (1986-09-17) (age 21)
Place of birth    Tenerife, Spain
Current Club Information
British League King's Lynn Stars
Scunthorpe Scorpions
Career History
Buxton Hitmen
Scunthorpe Scorpions
Sheffield Tigers
Berwick Bandits
King's Lynn Stars
2004
2005
2006
2007
2007
Individual Honours
None
Team Honours
Premier Trophy Winner 2007

Benji Compton (born 17 September 1986 in Tenerife, Spain)[1] is an English professional speedway rider.

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[edit] Career

Compton has ridden for Buxton in 2004, Scunthorpe Scorpions in 2005, Sheffield Tigers in 2006 as well asBerwick Bandits and King's Lynn Stars in 2007. He won the Premier Trophy in 2007 riding for King's Lynn Stars.

His parent club is Sheffield Tigers who granted him permission to ride in 2008 for Scunthorpe Scorpions who had moved up to the Premier League from the Conference League. Compton had ridden for Scunthorpe in the Conference League from 2005 to 2007.

On 22 May 2008 it was revealed that Compton would be leaving Scunthorpe as part of team stregthening.[2]

[edit] Personal life

Compton is the younger brother of Sheffield Tigers captain Andre.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Oakes, Peter (2004). British Speedway Who's Who. ?, ?. ISBN 0-948882-81-6. 
  2. ^ "Scunthorpe Speedway: Compton leaves as Scorpions set to strengthen", worldspeedway.com, t. Retrieved on 2008-06-03. 

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