Ronnie Moore (track athlete)

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Ronald Leslie "Ronnie" Moore (born March 8, 1933 in Hobart , Tasmania , Australia ; † August 18, 2018 ) was a New Zealand - British speedway driver and world champion from 1954 and 1959, who was active as a racing driver from 1948 to 1975.

Life

Although he was a native of Australia, he and his family emigrated to New Zealand as a young school child and grew up in Christchurch , where he, like Ivan Mauger and Barry Briggs , learned the art of speedway driving. What was unique about Ronnie Moore was that as a 17-year-old he received a professional contract in the British Speedway League in London at the Wimbledons Dons and also took part in the Speedway Individual World Cup final at Wembley Stadium in London in September 1950 . At the age of just 21, Moore became Speedway World Champion in 1954 and was able to repeat this triumph in 1959. In 1955, 1956 and 1960 he won the World Cup silver medal. With compatriot Ivan Mauger, he won the Best Pairs World Championship for New Zealand in 1970, and he also took part in the Speedway World Team Cup for Great Britain. From 1950 to 1972 Ronnie Moore started exclusively for the Wimbledons Dons in the British League. In 1975 he had to end his career abruptly as a result of a fall at the speedway race in New South Wales , Australia, in which he sustained a serious head injury. In 1985 he received the Order of Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) from the British Queen .

successes

  • Singles:
  • Team:
    • Best-Pairs World Champion: 1970
  • British League:
    • Wimbledon's Dons: 1950 to 1972

Personal

Ronnie Moore received the MBE medal from the British Queen in 1985 and ran a speedway racing school after his career.

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personal data
SURNAME Moore, Ronnie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Moore, Ronald Leslie (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION New Zealand-British speedway driver
DATE OF BIRTH March 8, 1933
PLACE OF BIRTH Hobart , Australia
DATE OF DEATH 18th August 2018