Born | 16 October 1916 Sydney, Australia |
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Died | 21 February 1968 | (aged 51)
Nationality | Australian |
Career history | |
1948 | Wimbledon Dons |
1948–1950, 1952 | Coventry Bees |
1953 | Southampton Saints |
Individual honours | |
1952, 1953 | Australian champion |
1957 | New South Wales champion |
Lionel William Levy (16 October 1916 – 21 February 1968) was a motorcycle speedway rider from Australia. He was twice champion of Australia in 1952 and 1953 and earned 16 international caps for the Australia national speedway team. [1]
Levy, born in Sydney, was discovered by Norman Parker and Parker brought him to England in 1948. [2] He began his British leagues career riding for Wimbledon Dons during the 1948 Speedway National League season [3] and Coventry Bees in the 1948 Speedway National League Division Three, where he recorded a 7.43 average. [4]
He spent four seasons with Coventry (but missed the 1951 season) [5] before riding a few times for Southampton Saints in 1953. [6] [7]
He gained valuable experience from his competition in the British leagues and became the Australian champion, after winning the Australian Solo Championship in 1952 and 1953. [8]
He also won the New South Wales champion in 1957 and went on to be the Australian team manager. He died in 1968, after fracturing his skull in a race at the Sydney Showground Speedway. [9]
Rider deaths in motorcycle speedway