Warren Edric Monk (born 5 February 1940) is a former international motorcycle speedway rider from Australia.[1] He earned 26 international caps for the Australia national speedway team and 15 caps for the Great Britain national speedway team.[2]
Born | Adelaide, Australia | 5 February 1940
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Nationality | Australian |
Career history | |
1962 | Neath Welsh Dragons |
1963 | Long Eaton Archers |
1964-1967, 1969-1972 | Glasgow Tigers |
1968 | Sheffield Tigers |
1973-1976 | Halifax Dukes |
1977 | Edinburgh Monarchs |
1978 | Barrow Furness Flyers |
Individual honours | |
1965 | Internationale |
Team honours | |
1965 | Speedway World Team Cup bronze medal |
Speedway career
editMonk won a bronze medal at the Speedway World Team Cup in the 1965 Speedway World Team Cup when he represented Great Britain (during the time period when Oceania riders were allowed to represent Britain).[3][4] Also in 1965 he won the prestigious Wimbledon Internationale.[5]
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway riding primarily for Glasgow Tigers.[6] He was a four times British/Commonwealth finalist and also represented Scotland in test matches.[1][7]
World final appearances
editWorld Team Cup
edit- 1965 - Kempten* (with Barry Briggs / Nigel Boocock / Ken McKinlay / Jimmy Gooch) - 3rd - 18pts (1)
*Note: Monk rode for Great Britain in the World Team Cup
References
edit- ^ a b "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ "World Team Cup 1960-1990". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ Rogers, Martin (1978). The Illustrated History of Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 134. ISBN 0-904584-45-3.
- ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ "The 1965 British Final". Speedway Plus. Retrieved 12 July 2021.