Kelvin Tatum

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Kelvin Martin Tatum (born February 8, 1964 in Epsom , England ) is a former British track athlete . His main focus was on long track races as well as on speedway events . He was much more successful on the long track, where he was three times individual world champion . He also secured the European grass track championship in 1995.

Tatum took part in the finals of the Speedway Individual World Championship seven times . He achieved his best placement in 1986 with the bronze medal in Chorzów, Poland .

In 2004 he ended his career. Since then he has worked for the British TV broadcaster Sky as a commentator on speedway events. In 2003 he was made a Member of the British Empire .

successes

singles

  • Speedway Commonwealth Champion: 1987, 1988, 1990, 1992
  • British Speedway Champion: 1987, 1990
  • Long course world champion: 1995, 1998, 2000
  • Grass Track World Cup: 2000

team

  • World Speedway Champion: 1989
  • British Speedway Champion: 1987, 1988, 1995
  • Swedish champion: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ MC Bergring e. V. - Best list , accessed on April 11, 2014.
personal data
SURNAME Tatum, Kelvin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Tatum, Kelvin Martin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British rail athlete
DATE OF BIRTH February 8, 1964
PLACE OF BIRTH Epsom , England