John Oliver (speedway rider)

John Oliver (born 22 July 1987) is an Australian motorcycle speedway rider who has raced for King's Lynn Stars and Leicester Lions.

John Oliver
Born (1987-07-22) 22 July 1987
Brisbane, Australia
NicknameJ-Lo
Nationality Australia
Websitejohnoliverracing.com
Career history
2003–2004, 2006–2008King's Lynn Stars
2011Leicester Lions
2011Scunthorpe Saints

Born in Brisbane, Oliver raced in Britain in 2003 for a short spell at Mildenhall then moved onto Carmarthen and Buxton, before moving to Boston the following year.[1] After returning to Australia he rode in 2006 for King's Lynn, although his career was hampered by a broken thigh bone in early 2007.[1] He had a successful season for King's Lynn on his return but suffered a broken collar bone in September 2008.[1] He again returned to Australia, but joined Premier League team Leicester Lions for the 2011 season, on loan from King's Lynn, later completing a full transfer.[2] In August 2011 he was released by Leicester, moving to Scunthorpe Saints National League team. His 2011 season was ended by a crash on his home debut at Scunthorpe in which he broke both ankles and two vertebrae.[3] He subsequently retired from speedway.

References
  1. "John Oliver Archived 21 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine", Leicester Speedway, retrieved 2011-03-27
  2. "Speedway: Australian John Oliver is latest rider to sign for Leicester Lions", Leicester Mercury, 16 December 2010, retrieved 2011-03-27
  3. "Workington Comets Sign Dane Simon Nielsen Archived 1 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine", Times & Star, 2 September 2011, retrieved 2011-09-04


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