Bryan Elliott

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Bryan Elliott
Born12 April 1930
Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
Died27 November 2015 (aged 85)
Adelaide, Australia
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
1954–1962Leicester Hunters
1955Ringwood Turfs
1957Southern Rovers
1962–1964Coventry Bees
1965Halifax Dukes
Individual honours
1960Speedway 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

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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

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Individual World Championship

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References

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