- Oliver Hart (speedway rider)
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Oliver Hart Personal information Nationality England Date of birth September 13, 1912 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 Boomerangs1936-1937
1938-1939
1939
1946
1947-1952Individual 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
- 1949 - London, Wembley Stadium - 17th - 1pt
References
- ^ Addison J. (1948). The People Speedway Guide. Odhams Press Limited
- ^ Bamford, R. & Stallworthy, D. (2003) Speedway - The Pre War Years, Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2749-0
- ^ Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5
- ^ Foster, P. (2005) History of the Speedway Ashes, The History Press Ltd. ISBN 0-7524-3468-3
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