| Born | 7 November 1956 (1956-11-07) (age 68) Mount Morgan, Queensland, Australia |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australian |
| Career history | |
| 1977–1979 | Glasgow Tigers |
| 1979–1980, 1982 | Halifax Dukes |
| Team honours | |
| 1980 | Northern Trophy winner |
Mervyn John Janke (born 7 November 1956) is an Australian former motorcycle speedway ride.
Career
Janke started racing in the British leagues during the 1977 National League season, when riding for the Coatbridge/Glasgow Tigers. He improved significantly over the following seasons, topping the club's season averages in 1979, when recording 9.06.
In 1980, he joined Halifax Dukes in the top tier British League for the 1980 British League season, where he would stay until the end of the 1982 season.
He represented the Australia national speedway team on several occasions.
References
- ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022, Merv Janke" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- Oakes, Peter (1978). 1978 Speedway Yearbook, Merv Janke profile. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN 978-0904584509.
- Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook, Merv Janke rider bio. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
- "Dream Team : Gary Moore". Speedway Plus. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- "Merv Janke". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- "Australia v Rest of the World". International Speedway. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
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- Living people
- 1956 births
- Australian speedway riders
- Glasgow Tigers riders
- Australian expatriate speedway riders in Scotland
- Halifax Dukes riders
- Australian expatriate speedway riders in England
- People from Mount Morgan, Queensland
- Sportsmen from Queensland
- 20th-century Australian sportsmen
- Speedway biography stubs
- Australian sportspeople stubs