Cyril Maidment
| Born | 31 January 1929 London, England |
|---|---|
| Died | 31 January 2004 (aged 75) Tenerife, Canary Islands |
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Career history | |
| 1951–1961, 1969–1971 | Wimbledon Dons |
| 1951 | Wolverhampton Wolves |
| 1953 | St Austell Gulls |
| 1962–1968 | Belle Vue Aces |
| Individual honours | |
| 1961, 1964 | Speedway World Championship finalist |
| Team honours | |
| 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963 | National League Champion |
| 1956, 1959, 1960 | National Trophy winner |
| 1969, 1970 | British League KO Cup Winner |
| 1954 | RAC Cup |
| 1959 | Britannia Shield |
| 1969, 1970 | London Cup |
Cyril Edward Maidment (31 January 1929 – 31 January 2004) was an international motorcycle speedway rider from England.[1] He earned six international caps for the England national speedway team and 16 caps for the Great Britain team.[2]
Speedway career
[edit]Maidment reached the final of the Speedway World Championship on two occasions in the 1961 Individual Speedway World Championship and the 1964 Individual Speedway World Championship.[3]
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1951 to 1968, riding for various clubs, winning the National League on eight occasions.[4][5]
After spending over ten years with Wimbledon Dons from 1951 to 1961 he rode for Belle Vue Aces.[6] He went on to captain Belle Vue.[7]
World final appearances
[edit]Individual World Championship
[edit]- 1961 –
Malmö, Malmö Stadion - 12th - 4pts - 1964 – Gothenburg, Ullevi – 7th – 8pts
World Team Cup
[edit]- 1962 -
Slaný, Slaný Speedway Stadium (with Barry Briggs / Ronnie Moore / Peter Craven / Ron How) - 2nd - 24pts (0)
References
[edit]- ^ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ^ "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Ex-Don Cyril maidment led fight back". Norwood News. 25 May 1962. Retrieved 28 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Fundin in Aces team tonight". Lynn Advertiser. 15 September 1967. Retrieved 28 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.