Australia national speedway team
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Australia
are one of the major teams in international speedway
. The team is managed by former rider, three time Australian Champion and 1994 World #3
Craig Boyce
and captained by three time (2004
, 2006
and 2009
) Speedway World Champion
Jason Crump
. Australia finished 2nd in the 2011 World Cup Final
on 16 July at the Edward Jancarz Stadium
in Poland
.
on four occasions and were a major force at the turn of the 21st century, winning three tournaments out of four, between 1999 and 2002. Key riding members of the title wins since 1999 include Jason Crump
, Leigh Adams
, Ryan Sullivan
and Todd Wiltshire
who have taken part in all three wins.
Jim Airey
Troy Batchelor
John Boulger
Shane Bowes
Craig Boyce
Jason Crump
♦ Phil Crump
Ray Duggan
† Vic Duggan
† Gordon Guasco
† Gary Guglielmi
Phil Herne Chris Holder
Aub Lawson
† Ken Le Breton
† Jason Lyons
Garry Middleton
Shane Parker
Billy Sanders
† Neil Street
Ryan Sullivan
Lionel Van Praag
♦ † Bluey Wilkinson
♦ † Todd Wiltshire
Darcy Ward
Davey Watt
Jack Young
♦ †
♦ Indivudual Speedway World Champion
† - Deceased
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
are one of the major teams in international speedway
Motorcycle speedway
Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. Speedway motorcycles use only one gear and have no brakes and racing takes place on a flat oval track usually...
. The team is managed by former rider, three time Australian Champion and 1994 World #3
1994 Individual Speedway World Championship
The 1994 Individual Speedway World Championship.-Scandinavian Series:Riders from Scandinavia, i.e. Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland competed. The top 8 in Swedish Semi Finals advanced to the Swedish Final. The top 5 in the Swedish Final advanced to the Scandinavian Final. The Danish Final was...
Craig Boyce
Craig Boyce
Craig Boyce was a motorcycle speedway rider who primarily rode for the Poole Pirates in the British Elite League...
and captained by three time (2004
2004 Speedway Grand Prix
The 2004 Speedway Grand Prix season is the tenth season in the Speedway Grand Prix era and is used to determine the Speedway World Champion.-Event format:The system first used in 1998 continued to be adopted with 24 riders, divided into two classes...
, 2006
2006 Speedway Grand Prix
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and 2009
2009 Speedway Grand Prix
The 2009 Speedway Grand Prix season will be the 15th season of the Speedway Grand Prix era, and will decide the 64th Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme Speedway World Championship...
) Speedway World Champion
Speedway World Championship
The World Championship of Speedway is an international competition between the highest ranked motorcycle speedway riders of the world. Today, it is organised as a series of Speedway Grand Prix events, where points are awarded according to performance in the event and tallied up at the end of each...
Jason Crump
Jason Crump
Jason Phillip Crump is an Australian international motorcycle speedway rider. He is a three-time Speedway World Champion, a World Cup winner and a former World Under-21 Champion.-Family:...
. Australia finished 2nd in the 2011 World Cup Final
2011 Speedway World Cup Final
The 2011 FIM Polska Grupa Energetyczna Speedway World Cup Final was the fourth and final race of the 2011 Speedway World Cup season. It was run on July 16 and was won by host nation Poland from Australia, Sweden and Denmark...
on 16 July at the Edward Jancarz Stadium
Edward Jancarz Stadium
Edward Jancarz Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland. It is currently used mostly for speedway matches and is the home stadium of Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski in the Speedway Ekstraliga. The stadium has a capacity of 11,115 people and was opened on 1951...
in Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
.
Speedway World Cup
The Australian national speedway team has won the Speedway World CupSpeedway World Cup
The Speedway World Cup is an annual speedway event held each year in different countries. The first edition of the competition in the current format was in 2001 and it replaced the old World Team Cup competition.-Format:...
on four occasions and were a major force at the turn of the 21st century, winning three tournaments out of four, between 1999 and 2002. Key riding members of the title wins since 1999 include Jason Crump
Jason Crump
Jason Phillip Crump is an Australian international motorcycle speedway rider. He is a three-time Speedway World Champion, a World Cup winner and a former World Under-21 Champion.-Family:...
, Leigh Adams
Leigh Adams
Leigh Scott Adams is an Australian motorcycle speedway rider. He is a multiple Speedway Grand Prix winner and World Team Champion...
, Ryan Sullivan
Ryan Sullivan
Ryan Geoffrey Sullivan Ryan Geoffrey Sullivan Ryan Geoffrey Sullivan (born 20 January 1975, in Fitzroy, Victoria (a suburb of Melbourne) is an Australian international speedway rider.-Early years:...
and Todd Wiltshire
Todd Wiltshire
Todd Wiltshire is a retired Australian motorcycle speedway rider who competed at the highest level of the sport, finishing a career best third in the 1990 Individual Speedway World Championship at the Odsal Stadium in Bradford, England.-Australia:Todd Wiltshire started racing in 1979 at the Lake...
who have taken part in all three wins.
| Year | Venue | Standings (Pts) | Australia Riders and Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 |  White City White City Stadium White City Stadium was built in White City, London, for the 1908 Summer Olympics, often seen as the precursor to the modern seater stadium and noted for hosting the finish of the first modern distance marathon. It also hosted speedway and a match at the 1966 World Cup, before the stadium was... |
1.  AUSTRALIA (31)2.  Poland (28)3.  Sweden (26)4.  Soviet Union (11) |
Phil Crump Phil Crump Philip John "Phil" Crump in Mildura, Victoria is a retired Australian Motorcycle speedway rider who attained 3rd place in the 1976 World Championship... |
11 |
| Phil Herne | 7 | |||
| Billy Sanders Billy Sanders William Robert Sanders 'Billy Sanders' was an Australian international Speedway rider who won six Australian Championships and was a five time Speedway World Championship finalist with a career best second place in Germany 1983.-Australian Speedway:Billy Sanders bought his first speedway bike from... |
7 | |||
| John Boulger John Boulger John Boulger is a former international motorcycle speedway rider. After he retired from riding Solo's, Boulger raced in Speedcars from the mid-1980s until the mid-1990s... |
6 | |||
| Garry Middleton Garry Middleton Garry David Middleton is a former international speedway rider.-Career:He first came to Britain in 1967 a rode for a short time with the Belle Vue Aces and the King's Lynn Stars before getting a permanent ride with the Wimbledon Dons. He stayed with the Dons for the 1968 season but in 1969 he... |
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| 1999 1999 Speedway World Team Cup -Venue : Veenord, Holland:Holland, Austria and Croatia to Quarter-Final-Venue : Lonigo, Italy:Australia to Semi-Final-Venue : Abensberg, Germany:Germany to Semi-Final-Venue : Poole, England:Great Britain to World Final... |
 Pardubice |
1. AUSTRALIA (51) 2. Czech Republic (35)3.  USA (29)4. England (29) |
Leigh Adams Leigh Adams Leigh Scott Adams is an Australian motorcycle speedway rider. He is a multiple Speedway Grand Prix winner and World Team Champion... |
14 |
| Jason Crump Jason Crump Jason Phillip Crump is an Australian international motorcycle speedway rider. He is a three-time Speedway World Champion, a World Cup winner and a former World Under-21 Champion.-Family:... |
13+1 | |||
| Ryan Sullivan Ryan Sullivan Ryan Geoffrey Sullivan Ryan Geoffrey Sullivan Ryan Geoffrey Sullivan (born 20 January 1975, in Fitzroy, Victoria (a suburb of Melbourne) is an Australian international speedway rider.-Early years:... |
12+3 | |||
| Jason Lyons Jason Lyons Jason Rodney Lyons is an Australian international Motorcycle speedway rider currently riding for the Redcar Bears in the British Premier League. Jason is the son of former rider Rod Lyons... |
10+3 | |||
| Todd Wiltshire Todd Wiltshire Todd Wiltshire is a retired Australian motorcycle speedway rider who competed at the highest level of the sport, finishing a career best third in the 1990 Individual Speedway World Championship at the Odsal Stadium in Bradford, England.-Australia:Todd Wiltshire started racing in 1979 at the Lake... |
2+1 | |||
| 2001 2001 Speedway World Cup Final The 2001 Speedway World Cup Final was the fifth and last race of the 2001 Speedway World Cup season. It took place on July 7, 2001 in the Olympic Stadium in Wrocław, Poland.- Results :- Heat details :- Heat after heat :... |
Wroclaw |
1. AUSTRALIA (68) 2. Poland (65)3. Sweden (51)4.  Denmark (44)5. USA (30) |
Jason Crump Jason Crump Jason Phillip Crump is an Australian international motorcycle speedway rider. He is a three-time Speedway World Champion, a World Cup winner and a former World Under-21 Champion.-Family:... |
20 |
| Leigh Adams Leigh Adams Leigh Scott Adams is an Australian motorcycle speedway rider. He is a multiple Speedway Grand Prix winner and World Team Champion... |
16 | |||
| Ryan Sullivan Ryan Sullivan Ryan Geoffrey Sullivan Ryan Geoffrey Sullivan Ryan Geoffrey Sullivan (born 20 January 1975, in Fitzroy, Victoria (a suburb of Melbourne) is an Australian international speedway rider.-Early years:... |
13 | |||
| Todd Wiltshire Todd Wiltshire Todd Wiltshire is a retired Australian motorcycle speedway rider who competed at the highest level of the sport, finishing a career best third in the 1990 Individual Speedway World Championship at the Odsal Stadium in Bradford, England.-Australia:Todd Wiltshire started racing in 1979 at the Lake... |
10 | |||
| Craig Boyce Craig Boyce Craig Boyce was a motorcycle speedway rider who primarily rode for the Poole Pirates in the British Elite League... |
9 | |||
| 2002 2002 Speedway World Cup Final The 2002 Speedway World Cup Final was the fifth and last race of the 2002 Speedway World Cup season. It took place on August 10, 2002 at the East of England Showground in Peterborough, Great Britain.- Results :- Heat details :... |
Peterborough |
1. AUSTRALIA (64) 2. Denmark (58)3. Sweden (54)4. Poland (48)5. Czech Republic (36) |
Leigh Adams Leigh Adams Leigh Scott Adams is an Australian motorcycle speedway rider. He is a multiple Speedway Grand Prix winner and World Team Champion... |
17 |
| Ryan Sullivan Ryan Sullivan Ryan Geoffrey Sullivan Ryan Geoffrey Sullivan Ryan Geoffrey Sullivan (born 20 January 1975, in Fitzroy, Victoria (a suburb of Melbourne) is an Australian international speedway rider.-Early years:... |
17 | |||
| Jason Crump Jason Crump Jason Phillip Crump is an Australian international motorcycle speedway rider. He is a three-time Speedway World Champion, a World Cup winner and a former World Under-21 Champion.-Family:... |
14 | |||
| Todd Wiltshire Todd Wiltshire Todd Wiltshire is a retired Australian motorcycle speedway rider who competed at the highest level of the sport, finishing a career best third in the 1990 Individual Speedway World Championship at the Odsal Stadium in Bradford, England.-Australia:Todd Wiltshire started racing in 1979 at the Lake... |
13 | |||
| Jason Lyons Jason Lyons Jason Rodney Lyons is an Australian international Motorcycle speedway rider currently riding for the Redcar Bears in the British Premier League. Jason is the son of former rider Rod Lyons... |
3 | |||
| Key: +1,2... - bonus points gained by finishing behind teammate +1j,+2j... - extra points gained in joker ride |
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Team Under-21 World Championship
| Year | Place | Pts. | Riders |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 2005 Team Speedway Junior World Championship The 2005 Team Speedway Junior World Championship was the 1st FIM Team Speedway Junior World Championship season. The Final took place on October 1st 2005 in Pardubice, Czech Republic. World Championship was won by Poland team.- Calendar :... |
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| Did not start in Qualifying Round 2 | |||
| 2006 2006 Team Speedway Junior World Championship The 2006 Team Speedway Junior World Championship.-Abensberg :-Kulma :-Final:... |
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| Did not enter | |||
| 2007 2007 Team Speedway Junior World Championship The 2007 Team Speedway Junior World Championship is the 3rd FIM Team Speedway Junior World Championship season. The Final took place on September 23rd 2007 in Abensberg, Germany.... |
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| 3rd place in Qualifying Round 1 | |||
| 2008 2008 Team Speedway Junior World Championship The 2008 Team Speedway Junior World Championship was the fourth FIM World Team Junior Championship. The final took place on 21 September 2008, in Holsted, Denmark. The championship was won by the Polish junior team who were the defending champions from 2007... |
4 | 33 | Chris Holder Chris Holder Chris Holder is a speedway rider currently riding for the Poole Pirates in the British Elite League. He became the Australian Individual Speedway Champion in 2008 and followed up with wins in 2010 and 2011 as well as winning the Australian Under-21 Championship in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008... (16), Troy Batchelor Troy Batchelor Troy Matthew Batchelor is a speedway rider riding for the Peterborough Panthers in the British Elite League.-Career:... (7), Tyron Proctor (7), Robert Ksiezak Robert Ksiezak Robert Ksiezak is a speedway rider riding for the Glasgow Tigers in the British Premier League.- Career :... (2), Kozza Smith Kozza Smith Kozza Smith is a motorcycle speedway rider riding for the King's Lynn Stars in the British Elite League and the Berwick Bandits in the British Premier League.... (1), |
| Year | Place | Pts. | Riders |
Titles
Notable riders
Leigh AdamsLeigh Adams
Leigh Scott Adams is an Australian motorcycle speedway rider. He is a multiple Speedway Grand Prix winner and World Team Champion...
Jim Airey
Jim Airey
James Sydney "Jim" Airey is a former international motorcycle speedway rider who rode in the 1971 World Final in Göteborg, Sweden and was a member of the Great Britain team that won the 1971 Speedway World Team Cup in Wrocław, Poland.-Australia:Jim Airey started racing Speedway in the early-1960s,...
Troy Batchelor
Troy Batchelor
Troy Matthew Batchelor is a speedway rider riding for the Peterborough Panthers in the British Elite League.-Career:...
John Boulger
John Boulger
John Boulger is a former international motorcycle speedway rider. After he retired from riding Solo's, Boulger raced in Speedcars from the mid-1980s until the mid-1990s...
Shane Bowes
Shane Bowes
Shane Bowes is a former Motorcycle speedway rider. Bowes was a finalist in the 1990 Under-21 Speedway World Championship, finishing in eighth place...
Craig Boyce
Craig Boyce
Craig Boyce was a motorcycle speedway rider who primarily rode for the Poole Pirates in the British Elite League...
Jason Crump
Jason Crump
Jason Phillip Crump is an Australian international motorcycle speedway rider. He is a three-time Speedway World Champion, a World Cup winner and a former World Under-21 Champion.-Family:...
♦ Phil Crump
Phil Crump
Philip John "Phil" Crump in Mildura, Victoria is a retired Australian Motorcycle speedway rider who attained 3rd place in the 1976 World Championship...
Ray Duggan
Ray Duggan
Raymond 'Ray' Duggan was an international Speedway first rode in the UK with the New Cross Lambs...
† Vic Duggan
Vic Duggan
Victor 'Vic' Duggan was a Speedway who won the London Riders' Championship in 1947 whilst with the Harringay Racers....
† Gordon Guasco
Gordon Guasco
Gordon Guasco is a former Australian Motorcycle speedway rider who was a favourite at both the Sydney Showground Speedway and Liverpool Speedway...
† Gary Guglielmi
Gary Guglielmi
Gary Graham Christopher Guglielmi is a former Australian international Speedway rider who represented Australia in both test matches and in the World Pairs Championship....
Phil Herne Chris Holder
Chris Holder
Chris Holder is a speedway rider currently riding for the Poole Pirates in the British Elite League. He became the Australian Individual Speedway Champion in 2008 and followed up with wins in 2010 and 2011 as well as winning the Australian Under-21 Championship in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008...
Aub Lawson
Aub Lawson
Aubrey "Aub" Lawson was an Australian international speedway rider who featured in ten World Championship finals including the 1939 final which was never run due to the outbreak of World War II.-Career:Lawson first came to the UK in 1939 and rode for the Wembley Lions but at his mother's...
† Ken Le Breton
Ken Le Breton
Francis James "Ken" Le Breton was an international speedway rider who was nicknamed "The White Ghost" due to his wearing white racegear.-Early career:...
† Jason Lyons
Jason Lyons
Jason Rodney Lyons is an Australian international Motorcycle speedway rider currently riding for the Redcar Bears in the British Premier League. Jason is the son of former rider Rod Lyons...
Garry Middleton
Garry Middleton
Garry David Middleton is a former international speedway rider.-Career:He first came to Britain in 1967 a rode for a short time with the Belle Vue Aces and the King's Lynn Stars before getting a permanent ride with the Wimbledon Dons. He stayed with the Dons for the 1968 season but in 1969 he...
Shane Parker
Shane Parker (speedway rider)
Shane Andrew Parker is a speedway rider, currently riding with the Sheffield Tigers in the British Premier League in what will be his last season in Britain....
Billy Sanders
Billy Sanders
William Robert Sanders 'Billy Sanders' was an Australian international Speedway rider who won six Australian Championships and was a five time Speedway World Championship finalist with a career best second place in Germany 1983.-Australian Speedway:Billy Sanders bought his first speedway bike from...
† Neil Street
Neil Street
Neil Street, OAM was an international motorcycle speedway rider, manager and engineer, who first came to Britain in 1952 to ride for the Exeter Falcons. Street was born in Melbourne, Australia....
Ryan Sullivan
Ryan Sullivan
Ryan Geoffrey Sullivan Ryan Geoffrey Sullivan Ryan Geoffrey Sullivan (born 20 January 1975, in Fitzroy, Victoria (a suburb of Melbourne) is an Australian international speedway rider.-Early years:...
Lionel Van Praag
Lionel Van Praag
Lionel Maurice Van Praag, GM was an Australian motorcycle speedway champion, who won the inaugural Speedway World Championship in London on 10 September 1936.-1932 UK National League Champion:...
♦ † Bluey Wilkinson
Bluey Wilkinson
Arther George "Bluey" Wilkinson was an international speedway rider. Wilkinson was Speedway World Champion in 1938 after narrowly missing out on winning the inaugural Championship in 1936.-Early life:Wilkinson was nicknamed "Bluey" because of his red hair...
♦ † Todd Wiltshire
Todd Wiltshire
Todd Wiltshire is a retired Australian motorcycle speedway rider who competed at the highest level of the sport, finishing a career best third in the 1990 Individual Speedway World Championship at the Odsal Stadium in Bradford, England.-Australia:Todd Wiltshire started racing in 1979 at the Lake...
Darcy Ward
Darcy Ward
Darcy Stephen Ward is an Australian motorcycle speedway rider who won the 2009, 2010 and 2011 Australian Under-21 Championships as well as the 2009 and 2010 World Under-21 Championships...
Davey Watt
Davey Watt
David John Watt is an Australian international motorcycle speedway rider who rides for the Poole Pirates in England where his is currently the team captain, WTS Wrocław in Poland and Lejonen in Sweden...
Jack Young
Jack Young (speedway rider)
Jack Ellis Young was a Motorcycle speedway rider who won the Speedway World Championship in 1951 and 1952...
♦ †
♦ Indivudual Speedway World Champion
† - Deceased