Doug Davies (speedway rider)
| Born | 6 August 1936 Potchefstroom, North West (South African province) |
|---|---|
| Died | 8 June 2000 (aged 63) |
| Nationality | South African |
| Career history | |
| 1954-1956 | Birmingham Brummies |
| 1961 | New Cross Rangers |
| Individual honours | |
| 1956 | Speedway World Championship finalist |
| 1962 | South African National Champion |
| Team honours | |
| 1954, 1955 | Midland Cup |
Doug Davies (6 August 1936 – 8 June 2000) was a South Africa international motorcycle speedway rider.[1][2] He earned 10 caps for the South African national speedway team.[3]
Speedway career
[edit]Davies reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1956 Individual Speedway World Championship.[4]
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway with Birmingham Brummies from 1954[5] to 1956, and New Cross Rangers in 1961.[6][7]
World final appearances
[edit]Individual World Championship
[edit]- 1956 –
London, Wembley Stadium – 13th – 4pts
References
[edit]- ^ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ "75 years history" (PDF). Speedway South Africa. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ "New rider for Birmingham". Birmingham Daily Gazette. 26 July 1954. Retrieved 5 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Davies riding against Bees". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 20 May 1961. Retrieved 5 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
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