Peter Moore | |
Nationality: | Australian |
Birth Date: | 1929 4, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Melbourne, Australia |
Career1: | St Austell Gulls |
Years1: | 1950 |
Career2: | Long Eaton Archers |
Years2: | 1951-1952, 1965 |
Career3: | Wimbledon Dons |
Years3: | 1952-1956, 1959 |
Career4: | Ipswich Witches |
Years4: | 1957-1958, 1960-1962 |
Career5: | Norwich Stars |
Years5: | 1959 |
Career6: | Swindon Robins |
Years6: | 1962-1963 |
Career7: | Long Eaton Archers |
Years7: | 1965 |
Career8: | King's Lynn Stars |
Years8: | 1966-1967 |
Career9: | Rayleigh Rockets |
Years9: | 1973 |
Career10: | Hackney Hawks |
Years10: | 1973 |
Career11: | Rye House Rockets |
Years11: | 1974 |
Indivyear1: | 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963 |
Indivhonour1: | Speedway World Championship finalist |
Teamyear1: | 1954, 1955, 1956, 1959 |
Teamhonour1: | National League Champion |
Teamyear2: | 1953, 1956, 1959 |
Teamhonour2: | National Trophy Winner |
Teamyear3: | 1954 |
Teamhonour3: | RAC Cup |
Teamyear4: | 1959 |
Teamhonour4: | 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