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Dick Fisher (speedway rider)

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Dick Fisher
Born13 January 1933
Lancaster, Lancashire, England
Died30 November 1986(1986-11-30) (aged 53)
Ellel, Lancashire, England
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
1951Fleetwood Flyers
1953-1966Belle Vue Aces
Individual honours
1963, 1964Speedway World Championship finalist
Team honours
1963National League Champion
1958National Trophy Winner
1957, 1958, 1960Britannia Shield

Richard Metcalfe Fisher known as Dick Fisher (13 January 1933 – 30 November 1986) was an international motorcycle speedway rider from England.[1][2]

Speedway career

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Fisher reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1963 Individual Speedway World Championship and 1964 Individual Speedway World Championship.[3]

He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1953 to 1966, riding for Belle Vue Aces.[4] He started his career at Fleetwood Flyers.[5]

Fisher was capped by the England national speedway team once and Great Britain four times.[6] He was the Belle Vue captain for three seasons and rode for them for 14 consecutive seasons in 264 National League matches and scored 1797 points.[7]

World final appearances

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Individual World Championship

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World Team Cup

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References

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  1. ^ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  2. ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  3. ^ "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Flyers have bad luck and lose by one point". Fleetwood Chronicle. 3 August 1951. Retrieved 21 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Lancaster car firm celebrates its sporting past". Lancaster Guardian. Retrieved 8 July 2021.