Dick Fisher (speedway rider)
British motorcycle speedway rider
Born | 13 January 1933 Lancaster, Lancashire, England |
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Died | 30 November 1986(1986-11-30) (aged 53) Ellel, Lancashire, England |
Nationality | British (English) |
Career history | |
1951 | Fleetwood Flyers |
1953-1966 | Belle Vue Aces |
Individual honours | |
1963, 1964 | Speedway World Championship finalist |
Team honours | |
1963 | National League Champion |
1958 | National Trophy Winner |
1957, 1958, 1960 | Britannia Shield |
Richard Metcalfe Fisher known as Dick Fisher (13 January 1933 – 30 November 1986) was an international motorcycle speedway rider from England.[1][2]
Speedway career
Fisher reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1963 Individual Speedway World Championship and 1964 Individual Speedway World Championship.[3]
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1953 to 1966, riding for Belle Vue Aces.[4]
Fisher was capped by the England national speedway team once and Great Britain four times.[5] He was the Belle Vue captain for three seasons and rode for them for 14 consecutive seasons in 264 National League matches and scored 1797 points.[6]
World final appearances
Individual World Championship
World Team Cup
- 1963 -
Vienna, Stadion Wien (with Barry Briggs / Peter Craven / Peter Moore) - 3rd - 25pts (4)
References
- ^ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Lancaster car firm celebrates its sporting past". Lancaster Guardian. Retrieved 8 July 2021.