Australian speedway rider
Peter MooreBorn | (1929-04-28)28 April 1929 Melbourne, Australia |
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Died | 14 May 1996(1996-05-14) (aged 67) |
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Nationality | Australian |
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1950 | St Austell Gulls |
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1951-1952, 1965 | Long Eaton Archers |
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1952-1956, 1959 | Wimbledon Dons |
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1957-1958, 1960-1962 | Ipswich Witches |
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1959 | Norwich Stars |
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1962-1963 | Swindon Robins |
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1965 | Long Eaton Archers |
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1966-1967 | King's Lynn Stars |
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1973 | Rayleigh Rockets |
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1973 | Hackney Hawks |
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1974 | Rye House Rockets |
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1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963 | Speedway World Championship finalist |
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1954, 1955, 1956, 1959 | National League Champion |
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1953, 1956, 1959 | National Trophy Winner |
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1954 | RAC Cup |
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1959 | Britannia Shield |
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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]
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1950-1974, riding for various clubs.[5] His time riding in Britain included winning three consecutive league titles from 1954 to 1956,[6] with the famous Wimbledon Dons team of the 1950s.[7]
World Final Appearances
Individual World Championship
- 1956 - London, Wembley Stadium - 9th - 8pts
- 1958 - London, Wembley Stadium - 11th - 5pts
- 1959 - London, Wembley Stadium - 15th - 3pts
- 1960 - London, Wembley Stadium - 4th - 12pts
- 1963 - London, Wembley Stadium - 11th - 6pts
World Team Cup
Note: Moore rode for Great Britain in the World Team Cup
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