Steve Baker (speedway rider)

Steve Baker (born 25 June 1963) is a former international motorcycle speedway rider from Australia.[1]

Steve Baker
Born (1963-06-25) 25 June 1963 (age 61)
Adelaide, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Career history
1981-1984Halifax Dukes
1985Sheffield Tigers
1985King's Lynn Stars
Individual honours
1983European Junior Champion
Team honours
1987World Pairs finalist

Speedway career

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Baker came to prominence after winning the 1983 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship, a competition that non-European riders were also allowed to enter.[1][2]

Baker reached the final of the Speedway World Pairs Championship in the 1987 Speedway World Pairs Championship.[3] Also in 1987, he finished runner up in the Australian Championship.[4]

He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1981 to 1985, riding for various clubs.[5]

World Final appearances

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World Pairs Championship

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World Longtrack Championship

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Carr fails Under-21 title bid". Manchester Evening News. 25 July 1983. Retrieved 9 March 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "World Pairs Championship 1968-1993". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Individual Australian Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  5. ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 11 July 2021.