Born | Melbourne, Australia | 28 April 1929
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Died | 14 May 1996 | (aged 67)
Nationality | Australian |
Career history | |
1950 | St Austell Gulls |
1951-1952, 1965 | Long Eaton Archers |
1952-1956, 1959 | Wimbledon Dons |
1957-1958, 1960-1962 | Ipswich Witches |
1959 | Norwich Stars |
1962-1963 | Swindon Robins |
1965 | Long Eaton Archers |
1966-1967 | King's Lynn Stars |
1973 | Rayleigh Rockets |
1973 | Hackney Hawks |
1974 | Rye House Rockets |
Individual honours | |
1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963 | Speedway World Championship finalist |
Team honours | |
1954, 1955, 1956, 1959 | National League Champion |
1953, 1956, 1959 | National Trophy Winner |
1954 | RAC Cup |
1959 | Britannia Shield |
Peter John Moore (28 April 1929 – 14 May 1996) was an international motorcycle speedway rider from Australia. [1] He earned 22 international caps for the Australia national speedway team and 3 caps for the Great Britain national speedway team. [2]
Moore was a leading rider throughout the 1950s and 1960s, he reached the final of the Speedway World Championship on five occasions in 1956, 1958, 1963, 1959, 1960 and 1963. [3]
He gained 22 Australian caps and three British caps (when riders from Oceania were allowed to represent Britain). [4]
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1950-1974, riding for various clubs. [5] His time riding in Britain included winning three consecutive league titles from 1954 to 1956, [6] with the famous Wimbledon Dons team of the 1950s. [7]
Note: Moore rode for Great Britain in the World Team Cup