Nigel Boocock
British motorcycle speedway rider / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nigel Boocock (17 September 1937 – 3 April 2015) was a motorcycle speedway rider from England.[1] who appeared in eight Speedway World Championship finals.[2][3] He holds the record number of caps for Great Britain (64) and the record for total number of caps, when including England (154).[3]
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Born | (1937-09-17)17 September 1937 Wakefield, England |
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Died | 3 April 2015(2015-04-03) (aged 77) Queensland, Australia |
Career history | |
1955-1957 | Bradford Tudors |
1957 | Birmingham Brummies |
1958 | Ipswich Witches |
1959-1976 | Coventry Bees |
1977-1978 | Bristol Bulldogs |
1979-1980 | Exeter Falcons |
1979 | Canterbury Crusaders |
1980 | Swindon Robins |
Individual honours | |
1962, 1968 | Midland Riders' Champion |
1966 | The Laurels |
1966 | Brandonapolis |
1968 | Internationale |
1969 | South Australian Champion |
Team honours | |
1968 | World Cup winner |
1960, 1969, 1970 | World Cup silver |
1964, 1965 | World Cup bronze |
1969, 1970 | World Pairs bronze |
1968 | British League |
1967 | BL KO Cup |
1960, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1976 | Midland Cup |
1961 | Central Shield |
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