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Australian speedway rider

Stephen Davies
Born (1965-01-31) 31 January 1965 (age 59)
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Career history
1986-1990King's Lynn Stars
1991-1992Peterborough Panthers
Individual honours
1989, 1990Australian National Championships
silver & bronze
Team honours
1992Triple
League, Knockout Cup & Fours

Stephen Mark Davies (born 31 January 1965) is an Australian former international speedway rider.

Speedway career

Davies twice won medals at the Australian National Championships. He won a silver medal in 1989 behind Glenn Doyle and a bronze medal the following year in 1990. He was the champion of New South Wales on several occasions and reached the 1987 Individual Long Track World Championship semi final.

After winning the New South Wales Championship in 1986 he arrived to race in Britain. Davies rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1986 to 1990, riding for King's Lynn Stars. After leaving King's Lynn to join Peterborough Panthers in 1991, he captained the triple winning Peterborough side during the 1992 British League Division Two season.

Personal life

His son Alex Davies, born in Northampton, was a professional rider in the UK from 2010-2018

References

  1. ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Stephen Davies". GrasstrackGB. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Keeping it in the family the Davies dynasty". Speedway Past. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  4. "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  5. "Individual Australian Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  6. "Australian Speedway Championship Results". Australian Speedway Championship. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  7. "Davies woos Cats". Western Daily Press. 3 January 1986. Retrieved 23 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  9. "The future's looking bright says Davies". Peterborough Herald & Post. 22 March 1991. Retrieved 6 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.


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