Ronnie Moore (speedway rider)

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Ronnie Moore
Personal Information
Nationality Flag of New Zealand New Zealand
Date of birth March 8 1933
Place of birth    Hobart, Australia
Current Club Information
Career Status Retired
Career History
Wimbledon Dons
Wimbledon Dons		 1950 - 1963
1970 - 1971
Individual Honours
World Champion 1954, 1959
Team Honours
World Pairs Champion 1970

Ronnie Moore MBE (born 8 March 1933 in Hobart, Tasmania) is a former international Speedway rider. His family moved to New Zealand when he was still a child.

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[edit] Career

[edit] Wimbledon Dons

Ronnie rode for the Wimbledon Dons from 1950 until 1963 when he retired from racing. He made a comeback in 1969 and reached the World Final. He returned to Wimbledon in 1970 at the age of thirty seven.

[edit] World Individual Championship

He won the Speedway World Championship in 1954 and again in 1959. Ronnie also finished runner up on three further occasions. His first win was all the more incredible given the facts that he was still only twenty-one years of age,that he was riding with a broken leg and that he won with a maximum score.[1]

[edit] World Final Appearances

[edit] After Speedway

Ronnie was awarded the MBE for services to motorcycle racing.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5
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