Leigh Lanham

Leigh Lanham
Personal information
Nationality  England
Date of birth 15 August 1977 (1977-08-15) (age 34)
Place of birth    Ipswich, England
Current club information
British league Newport Wasps/
Coventry Bees
Career history
Ipswich Witches
Arena Essex Hammers
Exeter Falcons
Bradford Dukes
King's Lynn Stars
Lakeside Hammers
Newport Wasps
Coventry Bees		 1993-1997, 2002-2003, 2009
1998-2006
1997
1997
1997
2007-2008
2010-
2012
Individual honours
British Under 21 Champion 1997
Team honours
None

Leigh Stefan Lanham (born 15 August 1977 in Ipswich, Suffolk)[1] is a speedway rider in the United Kingdom, riding with the Newport Wasps in the Premier League.

Son of former rider Mike, Lanham won the British Under 21 Championship in 1997.[2] He has reached the World Under 21 Final and has finished in the top 6 of the British Speedway Championship.

In December 2011 he signed to ride for Coventry Bees in a doubling-up role in the Elite League, also continuing to ride in the Premier League with Newport.[3]

References

  1. ^ Oakes, P.(2004). British Speedway Who's Who. ISBN 0-948882-81-6
  2. ^ Bamford, Robert (2007-03-01). Tempus Speedway Yearbook 2007. NPI Media Group. ISBN 0 75244 2503. 
  3. ^ "Four Complete Bees", speedway365.com, 23 December 2011, retrieved 2011-12-23

Piotr Swiderski • Jarek Hampel • Daniel King • Leigh Lanham • Tobias Kroner • Dawid Stachyra • Darcy Ward

Manager: Pete Simmons

Andreas Jonsson • Tomasz Jędrzejak • Adam Shields • Leigh Lanham • Jonas Davidsson • Ricky Kling • Luboš Tomíček, Jr. • Kauko Nieminen
Also Rode : Chris Mills • Joonas Kylmäkorpi

Manager: Jon Cook