Oliver Hart (speedway rider)

Oliver Hart (speedway rider)
Oliver Hart
Oliver Hart 1948
Personal information
Nationality  England
Date of birth September 13, 1912(1912-09-13)
Place of birth    Wigan, England
Date of death    1983 (aged 69)
Current club information
Career status Retired
Career history
Liverpool Chads
Belle Vue Aces
Stoke Potters
Wimbledon Dons
Odsal Boomerangs
1936-1937
1938-1939
1939
1946
1947-1952
Individual honours
None
Team honours
None

Oliver Hart (born 13 September 1912 in Wigan, England[1] - died 1983) is a former international speedway rider who first rode with the Liverpool Chads in 1936.[2]

He finished scored a point in the Speedway World Championship final in 1949 riding at reserve.[3] Hart was notable in speedway as being the last rider to only use the leg trailing method of riding. Hart made several international appearances for England between 1948 and 1951.[4]

World final appearances

References

  1. ^ Addison J. (1948). The People Speedway Guide. Odhams Press Limited
  2. ^ Bamford, R. & Stallworthy, D. (2003) Speedway - The Pre War Years, Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2749-0
  3. ^ Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5
  4. ^ Foster, P. (2005) History of the Speedway Ashes, The History Press Ltd. ISBN 0-7524-3468-3