George White (speedway rider)
Appearance
Born | 24 May 1931 Dalston, London, England |
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Died | 30 December 2017 | (aged 86)
Nationality | British (English) |
Career history | |
1953 | Yarmouth Bloaters |
1954-1961 | Swindon Robins |
Individual honours | |
1957, 1959 | Speedway World Championship finalist |
Team honours | |
1957 | National League Champion |
1956 | National League Div Two Champion |
George Albert White also known as Chalky White (24 May 1931 – 30 December 2017) was a motorcycle speedway rider from England.[1] He earned 19 international caps for the England national speedway team.[2]
Speedway career
[edit]White reached the final of the Speedway World Championship on two occasions in the 1957 Individual Speedway World Championship and the 1959 Individual Speedway World Championship.[3]
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1957-1961, riding primarily for Swindon Robins.[4][5]
World final appearances
[edit]Individual World Championship
[edit]- 1957 -
London, Wembley Stadium - 13th - 4pts
- 1959 -
London, Wembley Stadium - 9th - 7pts
World Team Cup
[edit]- 1960* -
Göteborg, Ullevi (with Peter Craven / Ron How / Ken McKinlay / Nigel Boocock) - 2nd - 30pts (6)
* 1960 for England.
References
[edit]- ^ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ^ "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ "Speedway legend George White passes away". The Swindonian. Retrieved 6 July 2021.