Ronnie Genz
British motorcycle speedway rider
Born | 17 March 1930 (1930-03-17) Forest Gate, East London, England |
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Died | 28 August 2016(2016-08-28) (aged 86) Ilford, Essex |
Nationality | British (English) |
Career history | |
1950-1953 | New Cross Rangers |
1951 | Wolverhampton Wasps |
1953 | Yarmouth Bloaters |
1954-1964, 1968, 1970-1971 | Oxford Cheetahs |
1965-1967 | Poole Pirates |
1971-1972 | Newport Wasps |
Individual honours | |
1961, 1962, 1965 | British Championship finalist |
Team honours | |
1964 | National League winner |
1964 | National Trophy winner |
1964 | Britannia Shield Winner |
Ronald Joseph Genz (17 March 1930 – 28 August 2016) was an international motorcycle speedway rider from England.[1][2][3][4]
Speedway career
Genz rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1950-1972, riding for various clubs[5] but primarily for Oxford Cheetahs.[6]
He was capped by England national speedway team 7 times and Great Britain once.[1] He reached the final of the British Speedway Championship in 1961, 1962 and 1965.[1][7]
References
- ^ a b c "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Ronnie Genz". Speedway Museum. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Vote for your dream team". Speedway Star. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Team changes". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 26 March 1963. Retrieved 27 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
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