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Jack Geran

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Jack Geran
Born(1929-12-10)10 December 1929
Died20 June 2021 (aged 91)
NationalityAustralian
Career history
1952-1955, 1965-196Exeter Falcons
1956Poole Pirates
1957-1961Leicester Hunters
1962-1964Oxford Cheetahs
Individual honours
1957, 1958Speedway World Championship finalist
1958, 1961Midland Riders' Champion
Team honours
1964National League Champion
1964National Trophy Winner
1964Britannia Shield

Jack Geran (1929-2021) was an international speedway rider from Australia.[1]

Speedway career

Geran reached the final of the Speedway World Championship on two occasions in the 1957 Individual Speedway World Championship and the 1958 Individual Speedway World Championship.[2]

He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1952-1964, riding for various clubs.[3][4]

World Final Appearances

Individual World Championship

References

  1. ^ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  2. ^ "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  3. ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Jack Geran". wwosbackup. Retrieved 6 July 2021.