Merv Janke
Born7 November 1956 (1956-11-07) (age 67)
Mount Morgan, Queensland, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Career history
1977–1979Glasgow Tigers
1979–1982Halifax Dukes

Mervyn John Janke (born 7 November 1956) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Australia.[1][2][3][4]

Career

Janke started racing in the British leagues during the 1977 National League season, when riding for the Coatbridge/Glasgow Tigers.[5] He improved significantly over the following seasons, topping the club's season averages in 1979, when recording 9.06.[1]

In 1980, he joined Halifax Dukes in the top tier British League for the 1980 British League season, where he would stay until the end of the 1982 season.[1]

He represented the Australia national speedway team on several occasions.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022, Merv Janke" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  2. ↑ Oakes, Peter (1978). 1978 Speedway Yearbook, Merv Janke profile. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN 978-0904584509.
  3. ↑ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook, Merv Janke rider bio. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
  4. ↑ "Dream Team : Gary Moore". Speedway Plus. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  5. ↑ "Merv Janke". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  6. ↑ "Australia v Rest of the World". International Speedway. Retrieved 11 July 2023.


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