Peter John Moore (28 April 1929 – 14 May 1996) was an international motorcycle speedway rider from Australia.[1] He earned 22 international caps for the Australia national speedway team and 3 caps for the Great Britain national speedway team.[2]

Speedway career

Moore was a leading rider throughout the 1950s and 1960s, he reached the final of the Speedway World Championship on five occasions in 1956, 1958, 1963, 1959, 1960 and 1963.[3]

He gained 22 Australian caps and three British caps (when riders from Oceania were allowed to represent Britain).[4]

After a first British season with St Austell Gulls in 1950 he signed for Long Eaton Archers.[5] He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1950 to 1974, riding for various clubs.[6] His time riding in Britain included winning three consecutive league titles from 1954 to 1956,[7] with the famous Wimbledon Dons team of the 1950s.[8]

World Final Appearances

Individual World Championship

  • 1956 - England London, Wembley Stadium - 9th - 8pts
  • 1958 - England London, Wembley Stadium - 11th - 5pts
  • 1959 - England London, Wembley Stadium - 15th - 3pts
  • 1960 - England London, Wembley Stadium - 4th - 12pts
  • 1963 - England London, Wembley Stadium - 11th - 6pts

World Team Cup

Note: Moore rode for Great Britain in the World Team Cup

References

  1. ^ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  2. ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  3. ^ "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Peter Moore". wwosbackup. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Speedway Fixture". Football Post (Nottingham). 24 March 1951. Retrieved 23 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  7. ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
  8. ^ "Rider averages 1929 to 2009" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Moore_(speedway_rider)
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