Arthur Wright (speedway rider)
Born | 14 October 1933 Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire |
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Died | 7 November 2016 | (aged 83)
Nationality | British (English) |
Career history | |
1950 | Halifax Dukes |
1951-1957 | Bradford Tudors |
1958-1959 | Oxford Cheetahs |
1959-1961 | Belle Vue Aces |
Individual honours | |
1955 | Speedway World Championship finalist |
Team honours | |
1960 | Britannia Shield |
Arthur Wright (14 October 1933 – 7 November 2016) was a motorcycle speedway rider from England.[1] He earned seven international caps for the England national speedway team.[2]
Speedway career[edit]
Wright was a leading speedway rider in the 1950s. He reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1955 Individual Speedway World Championship.[3]
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway, riding for Bradford Tudors.[4]
World final appearances[edit]
Individual World Championship[edit]
- 1955 –
London, Wembley Stadium – 10th – 6pts
Family[edit]
His brother-in-law Arthur Forrest was also a speedway rider who reached five World finals.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL – RIDER INDEX". British. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "Bradford Speedway Star dies". Telegraph & Argus. 14 November 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2021.