John Francis Geran (10 December 1929 – 20 June 2021) was an international motorcycle speedway rider from Australia.[1][2]
Speedway career
Geran reached the final of the Speedway World Championship on two occasions in the 1957 Individual Speedway World Championship and the 1958 Individual Speedway World Championship.[3]
In 1952 he joined Exeter Falcons[4] and then rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1952 to 1964, riding for various clubs.[5][6]
World Final Appearances
Individual World Championship
- 1957 -
London, Wembley Stadium - 10th - 7pts - 1958 - London, Wembley Stadium - 14th - 3pts
References
- ^ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ "Exeter Speedway Prospects". Exeter and Plymouth Gazette. 21 March 1952. Retrieved 23 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ "Jack Geran". wwosbackup. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
