Australia national speedway team
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Nation colour | Green/Yellow | |||
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Australia is one of the leading teams in international motorcycle speedway with the country regarded as the birthplace of the sport in the 1920s. The team are five times champions of the world having won the sports premier team competition in 1976 , 1999 , 2001 , 2002 and 2022 . [1]
Speedway World Cup & Speedway of Nations
The Australian team won its first World Team Cup in 1976 with captain John Boulger , Phil Crump , Billy Sanders , Phil Herne and reserve Garry Middleton , but had to wait over 30 years before winning three tournaments out of four, between 1999 and 2002. Key riding members of the title wins since 1999 include Jason Crump (undefeated through the 2001 World Cup rounds and Final), Leigh Adams , Ryan Sullivan and Todd Wiltshire who took part in all three wins, while Jason Lyons rode in two (1999 and 2002) and Craig Boyce rode in 2001. [2]
The fifth success came in the 2022 Speedway of Nations (the new name for the World Cup) with the squad members being Jack Holder , Max Fricke and Jason Doyle . [3]
Four times Australian champion Jim Airey is the only Australian rider to win the World Team Cup not riding for Australia. He won the 1971 Speedway World Team Cup in Wrocław , Poland, as part of the Great Britain team.
Key:
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bonus points gained by finishing behind teammate
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extra points gained in joker ride
Team Under-21 World Championship
* Due to cost of travel and visa problems, Australia withdrew from the 2011 Final,
Honours
World Championships
Competitions | Total | Gold medals | Silver medals | Bronze medals | ||||
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Total | Years | Total | Years | Total | Years | |||
Team
World Cup |
(1960-2000)
(since 2001) |
11 | 4 | 1976 , 1999 , 2001 , 2002 | 4 | 2003 , 2009 , 2011 , 2012 | 3 | 2007 , 2013 , 2014 |
Team U-21 | (since 2005) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2012 , 2016 | 1 | 2015 | |
Pairs / Nations | (1970-1993/since 2018) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1974 , 1983 , 1990 | 0 | ||
Intercontinental | (1975-2001) | 0 | ||||||
Individual
Grand Prix |
(1936-1994)
(since 1995) |
27 | 8 | 1936 , 1938 , 1951 , 1952 , 2004 , 2006 , 2009 , 2012 | 7 | 1983 , 2001 , 2002 , 2003 , 2005 , 2007 , 2008 | 12 | 1936 , 1950 , 1951 , 1958 , 1976 , 1980 , 1990 , 1994 , 2002 , 2005 , 2007 , 2010 |
Individual U-21 | (since 1977) | 14 | 6 | 1983 , 1992 , 1995 , 2009 , 2010 , 2016 | 4 | 1996 , 2007 , 2008 , 2011 | 4 | 1991 , 1994 , 1995 , 1999 |
Total medals: 58 | Gold: 18 | Silver: 20 | Bronze: 20 |
World Champions
Individual World Championship
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1936
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London , Wembley Stadium - Lionel Van Praag 26+3pts
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1938
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London , Wembley Stadium - Bluey Wilkinson 22pts
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1951
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London , Wembley Stadium - Jack Young 12+3pts
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1952
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London , Wembley Stadium - Jack Young 14pts
- 2004 - Jason Crump 158pts
- 2006 - Jason Crump 188pts
- 2009 - Jason Crump 159pts
- 2012 - Chris Holder 160pts
Individual Under-21 World Championship
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1983
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Lonigo , Pista Olimpia Terenzano - Steve Baker 13pts
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1992
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Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm , Speedway Stadion Pfaffenhofen - Leigh Adams 14+3pts
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1995
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Tampere , Ratinan Stadion - Jason Crump 13+3pts
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2009
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Goričan , Stadium Milenium - Darcy Ward 13pts
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2010
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Gdańsk ,
Daugavpils ,
Pardubice - Darcy Ward 30+3pts
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2016
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King's Lynn ,
Pardubice ,
Gdańsk - Max Fricke 46pts
* Steve Baker 's win in 1983 was when it was known as the European Under-21 Championship
Notable riders
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Leigh Adams • × * #
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Jim Airey × *
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Frank Arthur * †
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Steve Baker •
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Troy Batchelor *
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John Boulger × *
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Shane Bowes
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Craig Boyce × *
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Troy Butler *
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Jason Crump ♦ • × *
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Phil Crump × *
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Stephen Davies
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Glenn Doyle *
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Jason Doyle × *
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Ray Duggan †
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Vic Duggan * †
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Mark Fiora
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Max Fricke × • #
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Josh Grajczonek
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Max Grosskreutz * †
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Gordon Guasco †
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Gary Guglielmi
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Phil Herne
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Craig Hodgson # †
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Chris Holder ♦ *
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Jack Holder ×
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Vic Huxley * †
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Brady Kurtz *
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Aub Lawson * †
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Ken Le Breton †
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Bob Leverenz †
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Jason Lyons ×
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Travis McGowan #
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Garry Middleton ×
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Scott Norman
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Shane Parker
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Mick Poole
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Steve Regeling *
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Billy Sanders × * †
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Rory Schlein #
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Bob Sharp †
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Neil Street †
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Ryan Sullivan × * #
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John Titman *
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Chum Taylor *
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Lionel Van Praag ♦ †
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Bluey Wilkinson ♦ * †
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Todd Wiltshire × *
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Darcy Ward • #
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Davey Watt
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Cameron Woodward
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Jack Young ♦ †
♦ Individual World Champion
• Under-21 World Champion
× World Team Cup / World Cup Champion
* Australian Champion
# Australian Under-21 Champion
† - Deceased
References
- ↑ "Speedway of Nations Preview". Speedway Star page 22 . 23 July 2022.
- ↑ "Roll of honour" . Benfield Sports International (BSI). 2008. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007 . Retrieved 16 September 2008 .
- ↑ "Awesome Aussies". Speedway Star pages 3-10 . 6 August 2022.
- ↑ 2015 Junior World Cup
See also
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