Bryan Elliott

Bryan Elliott

Born	12 April 1930 Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
Died	27 November 2015 (aged 85) Adelaide, Australia
Nationality	British (English)
Career history
1954–1962	Leicester Hunters
1955	Ringwood Turfs
1957	Southern Rovers
1962–1964	Coventry Bees
1965	Halifax Dukes
Individual honours
1960	Speedway World Championship finalist

Bryan Elliott (12 April 1930 – 27 November 2015) was a motorcycle speedway rider from England.[1] He earned 6 international caps for the England national speedway team.[2]

Speedway career

Bryan Elliott reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1960 Individual Speedway World Championship.[3]

He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1954 to 1965, riding for various clubs; between June 1957 and September 1961 he rode in 148 consecutive matches.[4][5][6]

After riding for Coventry Bees for three seasons from 1962 to 1964,[7] he joined Halifax Dukes for the 1965 season.[8]

He later emigrated to Australia, where he died on 27 November 2015.

World final appearances

Individual World Championship

• 1960 - London, Wembley Stadium - 16th - 0pts

References

1. "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
2. "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
3. "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
4. "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
5. "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
6. "Rider averages 1929 to 2009" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
7. "Elliott rides for Bees at Oxford". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 6 April 1964. Retrieved 20 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
8. "Coventry's unchanged line-up". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 15 September 1965. Retrieved 20 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.