Geoff Mardon

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Geoff Mardon
Personal Information
Nationality Flag of New Zealand New Zealand
Date of birth ca. 1930
Place of birth    Christchurch, New Zealand
Current Club Information
Career Status Retired
Career History
Aldershot Shots
Wimbledon Dons
Southampton Saints		 1951
1952-1954
1959
Individual Honours
Brandonapolis 1954
Team Honours
National League Champions 1954

Geoff Mardon is a former speedway rider. He rode for the Aldershot Shots, the Wimbledon Dons and the Southampton Saints.[1]

[edit] Career

Mardon began riding at the Aranui track in Christchurch in 1949. He moved to England in 1951 and joined the third division team, Aldershott. He qualified as second reserve for the 1951 World Final. The following year he transferred to the Wimbledon team. He rode in the 1953 World Final and finished in 3rd place.[2] In 1954 Wimbledon won the National League championship and Mardon was the highest individual points scorer in the League. He also rode in the World final and he won the Brandonapolis at Coventry. Later in the year he married Valerie Moore, the sister of Ronnie Moore and at the beginning of 1955 he decided to retire and live in New Zealand. In 1959 Southampton persuaded him to return to British speedway for a year and he qualified for the World final again.

Mardon won the 1964 New Zealand speedway championship.


[edit] World Final Appearances[3]


[edit] References

  1. ^ Crozier, I. (1975). "The first of the kiwi greats" in Ivan Mauger's Speedway Spectacular. London: Pelham. ISBN 0-7207-0725-0
  2. ^ Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5
  3. ^ Jones, M. (1979). World Speedway Final : a history from 1929. London: MacDonald & Jane's. ISBN 0-354-08551-4
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