Daniel Gerard Kennedy (18 June 1958 – 14 June 1993) was a motorcycle speedway rider from Australia.[1][2][3]
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| Born | 18 June 1958 Ballarat, Australia |
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| Died | 14 June 1993 (aged 34) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Career history | |
| 1976 | Newport |
| 1976–1978 | Weymouth Wizards/Wildcats |
| 1977 | Bristol Bulldogs |
| 1978–1982 | Poole Pirates |
| Individual honours | |
| 1981 | Australasian Championship silver medal |
| 1978 | Warners Grand National |
Career edit
Kennedy made his British leagues debut during the 1976 British League season, where he rode for Newport Wasps. He also doubled up for Weymouth Wizards in the 1976 National League.[4]
He continued to double up, staying with Weymouth in the National League and hitting a 9.16 average during the 1978 National League season.[4] In the British league, he rode for Bristol Bulldogs before joining Poole Pirates for the 1978 British League season.[5]
In 1980, he represented the Australia national speedway team during the 1980 Speedway World Team Cup[6] and won the silver medal at the 1981 Australasian Individual Speedway Championship. He rode again for Australia in the 1981 Speedway World Team Cup[7] and would ride for Australia ten times in total.[5]
He died of a brain tumour in 1993.
References edit
- ^ Oakes, Peter (1978). 1978 Speedway Yearbook, Rider Bio Danny Kennedy. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN 978-0904584509.
- ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook, profile Danny Kennedy. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
- ^ Oakes, Peter (1990). Speedway Yearbook 1990, Rider Bio Danny Kennedy. Front Page Books. ISBN 0-948882-15-8.
- ^ a b "Danny Kennedy". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Ultimate Rider Index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
- ^ "1980 Speedway World Team Cup". International Speedway. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
- ^ "1981 Speedway World Team Cup". International Speedway. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
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