Danny Kennedy
Born18 June 1958 (1958-06-18)
Ballarat, Australia
Died14 June 1993(1993-06-14) (aged 34)
NationalityAustralian
Career history
1976Newport
1976–1978Weymouth Wizards/Wildcats
1977Bristol Bulldogs
1978–1982Poole Pirates
Individual honours
1981Australasian Championship silver medal
1978Warners Grand National

Daniel Gerard Kennedy (18 June 1958 – 14 June 1993) was a motorcycle speedway rider from Australia.[1][2][3]

Career

Kennedy made his British leagues debut during the 1976 British League season, where he rode for Newport Wasps. He also doubled up for Weymouth Wizards in the 1976 National League.[4]

He continued to double up, staying with Weymouth in the National League and hitting a 9.16 average during the 1978 National League season.[4] In the British league, he rode for Bristol Bulldogs before joining Poole Pirates for the 1978 British League season.[5]

In 1980, he represented the Australia national speedway team during the 1980 Speedway World Team Cup[6] and won the silver medal at the 1981 Australasian Individual Speedway Championship. He rode again for Australia in the 1981 Speedway World Team Cup[7] and would ride for Australia ten times in total.[5]

He died of a brain tumour in 1993.

References

  1. Oakes, Peter (1978). 1978 Speedway Yearbook, Rider Bio Danny Kennedy. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN 978-0904584509.
  2. Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook, profile Danny Kennedy. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
  3. Oakes, Peter (1990). Speedway Yearbook 1990, Rider Bio Danny Kennedy. Front Page Books. ISBN 0-948882-15-8.
  4. 1 2 "Danny Kennedy". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Ultimate Rider Index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  6. "1980 Speedway World Team Cup". International Speedway. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  7. "1981 Speedway World Team Cup". International Speedway. Retrieved 28 April 2023.


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