Graham Warren
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Graham Warren was an Australian
international speedway
rider who finished third in the 1950 Speedway World Championship
final.
in the National League Division Two
. The Brummies finished second and were promoted to National League Division One
for the 1949 season. In sixty meetings that season, Warren was unbeaten by an opponent in twenty five of them and average
d almost eleven points a match. In the May of 1948, just two months after arriving in the UK for a trial with Birmingham, Warren was selected to ride for Australia
. By 1949 he was the captain of his country. In 1949, despite being in a tougher division he still scored almost ten points a meeting and he qualified for his first World Final.
In 1950 Warren qualified again finished in third place. However in early 1951, a severe accident at a meeting in New Zealand left Warren with a triple skull fracture and his career was never to hit the heights of 1950 again.
Australia national speedway team
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Motorcycle speedway
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rider who finished third in the 1950 Speedway World Championship
1950 Individual Speedway World Championship
The 1950 Individual Speedway World Championship.Speedway riders from New Zealand, Wales and Republic of Ireland was started in World Championship first time.:# Freddie Williams# Wally Green# Graham Warren-Qualification:...
final.
Career
Warren arrived in the UK in March 1948 and signed up with the Birmingham BrummiesBirmingham Brummies
Birmingham Brummies are a British speedway team, who were reformed in 2006 and then accepted into the Premier League in 2007. The club race at Perry Barr Stadium ....
in the National League Division Two
Speedway National League Division Two
The National League Division Two was the second tier of Speedway league competition in the United Kingdom. The competition was founded in 1938 following a competition named "The National Provincial League". Following World War II the second tier of racing was entitled "The Northern League" in 1946...
. The Brummies finished second and were promoted to National League Division One
Speedway National League
The National League was the top division of Speedway in the United Kingdom from 1932 until 1965 when it became known as the British League. Prior to 1932 there were only small regional leagues competing within the sport in the UK. The National League was re-incarnated in 1975 as the second division...
for the 1949 season. In sixty meetings that season, Warren was unbeaten by an opponent in twenty five of them and average
Calculated Match Average
Calculated Match Averages are calculated for every motorcycle speedway rider.The CMA is calculated from the following:\left \times4...
d almost eleven points a match. In the May of 1948, just two months after arriving in the UK for a trial with Birmingham, Warren was selected to ride for Australia
Australia national speedway team
Australia are one of the major teams in international speedway. The team is managed by former rider, three time Australian Champion and 1994 World #3 Craig Boyce and captained by three time Speedway World Champion Jason Crump...
. By 1949 he was the captain of his country. In 1949, despite being in a tougher division he still scored almost ten points a meeting and he qualified for his first World Final.
In 1950 Warren qualified again finished in third place. However in early 1951, a severe accident at a meeting in New Zealand left Warren with a triple skull fracture and his career was never to hit the heights of 1950 again.
World final appearances
- 19491949 Individual Speedway World ChampionshipThe 1949 Individual Speedway World Championship.-Qualification:# August 8, 1949 - London, Wimbledon Stadium# August 10, 1949 - London, New Cross Stadium# August 22, 1949 - Birmingham, Perry Barr Stadium# August 25, 1949 - London, Wembley Stadium...
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, Wembley Stadium - 12th - 5pts - 19501950 Individual Speedway World ChampionshipThe 1950 Individual Speedway World Championship.Speedway riders from New Zealand, Wales and Republic of Ireland was started in World Championship first time.:# Freddie Williams# Wally Green# Graham Warren-Qualification:...
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, Wembley Stadium - 3rd - 12pts - 19521952 Individual Speedway World ChampionshipThe 1952 Individual Speedway World Championship.Speedway riders from Sweden, Scotland and Republic of South Africa was starters in World Championship first time.# Jack Young # Freddie Williams # Bob Oakley...
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, Wembley Stadium - 13th - 5pts - 19531953 Individual Speedway World ChampionshipThe 1953 Individual Speedway World Championship.-World final:*17 September 1953 London, Wembley Stadium...
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, Wembley Stadium - 12th - 5pts