Born | 16 July 1935 Debrecen, Hungary |
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Died | 5 October 2009 74) | (aged
Nationality | Hungarian |
Career history | |
1963 | Stoke Potters |
1964 | Norwich Stars |
1965–1968 | Belle Vue Aces |
1969–1971 | Newport Wasps |
1972–1973 | Ipswich Witches |
1974–1975 | Cradley United |
Individual honours | |
1951, 1952 1953, 1954 1955, 1956 | Hungarian Champion |
Katalin Sándor Lévai (16 July 1935 – 5 October 2009) was an international motorcycle speedway rider from Hungary.[1][2][3]
Speedway career
Lévai was six times champion of Hungary, winning the Hungarian Championship for six consecutive years from 1951 to 1956.[4][5]
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1965 to 1975, riding for various clubs.[6][7]
He had the unusual distinction of being the only non-Commonwealth rider capped by the England national speedway team and the Great Britain team.[3]
References
- ↑ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ↑ "Sandor Levai". Speedway GB. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- 1 2 "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ↑ "Indvidual [sic] Hungarian Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ↑ "Indywidualne Mistrzostwa Węgier". Speedway Fansite. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ↑ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ↑ "Rider averages 1929 to 2009" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
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