Peter Lee Complin (born 17 November 1984) is a Motorcycle speedway rider from England.[1][2][3]

Lee Complin
Born (1984-11-17) 17 November 1984 (age 39)
Cowling, Craven
North Yorkshire
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
2001, 2002Sheffield
2002, 2007Belle Vue
2007–2009Stoke
2007, 2009Peterborough
2009Eastbourne
2009Wolverhampton
2010–2012Berwick
2011King's Lynn
2022Newcastle
2022Plymouth
2023–2024Glasgow
2023Mildenhall
Team honours
2023SGB Championship winner
2012Premier League Fours winner
2023NDL Knockout Cup

Speedway career

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Complin began his British career riding for Sheffield Tigers during the 2001 Premier League speedway season. The following year he also rode for Belle Vue Aces in the top tier of British Speedway. In 2007, he joined Stoke Potters where he stayed for three seasons peaking with a 7.95 average. He was named Stoke's 2007 rder of the year.[4]

Complin also made appearances for both Peterborough Panthers and Wolverhampton Wolves during the 2009 Elite League speedway season.[5][6]

He moved to the Berwick Bandits for the 2010, 2011 and 2012 seasons before leaving speedway for nearly ten years.[1] He was part of the Berwick team that won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, held on 15 July 2012, at the East of England Arena.[7]

In 2021, he made a surprise comeback and signed for Newcastle Diamonds for the SGB Championship 2022[8] but Newcastle folded in June resulting in Complin signing for Plymouth Gladiators in August and he finished the 2022 season with them.

In 2023, he signed for Glasgow Tigers for the SGB Championship 2023, where he won the league title.[9] [10][11] He also signed for Mildenhall Fen Tigers for the 2023 NDL.[12] In 2023, he helped Mildenhall win the Knockout Cup[13] and was named the team's captain.[14]

He re-signed for Glasgow for the 2024 season[15] but was suspended for 20 months for failing a drugs test.[16]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Lee Complin". WWOS backup. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  2. ^ "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  3. ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Complin cleans up at awards". Crewe Chronicle. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  5. ^ "2009 rider index". British Speedway. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Greensheet Averages". British Speedway. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  7. ^ "BERWICK WIN PL FOURS". Berwick Speedway. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  8. ^ "COMPLIN COMEBACK WITH DIAMONDS". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  9. ^ "Tigers take title glory". Glasgow Tigers Speedway. 11 October 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  10. ^ "Lee Complin means business". Glasgow Speedway. 16 December 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  11. ^ "Complin joins Tigers". British Speedway. 19 December 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  12. ^ "Fen Tigers name top two". British Speedway. 7 January 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  13. ^ "Fen Tigers awarded KO Cup". British Speedway. 31 October 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  14. ^ "Mildenhall Fen Tigers captain Lee Complin looking to deliver silverware in 2023 to make up for near misses". Suffolk News. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  15. ^ "Tigers complete for 24". British Speedway. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  16. ^ "Britain's Speedway Control Board have issued a statement after Glasgow Tigers' rider, Lee Complin, was withdrawn from the Berwick Bandits v Glasgow Tigers BSN Series qualifier in the Borders on Saturday". Edinburgh Reporter. Retrieved 19 September 2024.