Henry Long (26 July 1927 – 8 July 2019) was an international speedway rider from South Africa.[1] He earned 33 caps for the South African national speedway team.[2]

Speedway career

Long was a leading speedway rider in the 1950s. He reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in 1952.[3][4]

He rode in the top tier of British Speedway, riding for Sheffield Tigers in 1948[5] and Belle Vue Aces from 1949[6] to 1952.[7]

World final appearances

Individual World Championship

References

  1. ^ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  3. ^ "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  4. ^ "The Henry Long Collection". Speedway South Africa. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Glasgow's High Hopes of Taming the Tigers". Star Green 'un. 17 July 1948. Retrieved 5 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Still leads though not in team". Daily Mirror. 21 July 1949. Retrieved 5 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 5 July 2021.


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Long_(speedway_rider)
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