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| Born | 22 July 1987 Brisbane, Australia |
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| Nationality | Australian |
| Career history | |
| Great Britain | |
| 2003–2004, 2006–2008 | King's Lynn |
| 2011 | Leicester |
| 2011 | Scunthorpe |
John Oliver (born 22 July 1987) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Australia, who has raced for King's Lynn Stars and Leicester Lions.[1]
Career
Born in Brisbane, Oliver raced in Britain in 2003 for a short spell at Mildenhall then moved onto Carmarthen and Buxton, before moving to Boston the following year.[2] After returning to Australia he rode in 2006 for King's Lynn, although his career was hampered by a broken thigh bone in early 2007.[2] He had a successful season for King's Lynn on his return but suffered a broken collar bone in September 2008.[2] He again returned to Australia, but joined Premier League team Leicester Lions for the 2011 season, on loan from King's Lynn, later completing a full transfer.[3] In August 2011 he was released by Leicester, moving to Scunthorpe Saints National League team.
His 2011 season was ended by a crash on his home debut at Scunthorpe in which he broke both ankles and two vertebrae.[4] He subsequently retired from speedway.
References
- ↑ "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- 1 2 3 "John Oliver Archived 21 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine", Leicester Speedway, Retrieved 2011-03-27
- ↑ "Speedway: Australian John Oliver is latest rider to sign for Leicester Lions", Leicester Mercury, 16 December 2010, Retrieved 2011-03-27
- ↑ "Workington Comets Sign Dane Simon Nielsen Archived 1 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine", Times & Star, 2 September 2011, Retrieved 2011-09-04