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| Born | 19 April 1940 (age 84) Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Nationality | Australian |
| Career history | |
| 1970 | Workington Comets |
| 1970–1974 | Sheffield Tigers |
| 1975 | Coventry Bees |
| 1976 | Birmingham Brummies |
| 1977 | Cradley Heathens |
| Individual honours | |
| 1973, 1974 | British Speedway Championship finalist |
| Team honours | |
| 1974 | British League KO Cup winner |
| 1973, 1974 | Northern Trophy |
Robert John Valentine (born 19 April 1940) is a former international motorcycle speedway rider from Australia.[1][2]
Speedway career
[edit]Valentine joined Workington Comets in 1970[3] and rode in the top two tiers of British Speedway from 1970 to 1977, riding for various clubs.[4] He was a finalist at the British Speedway Championship in 1973 and 1974.[1]
He earned 24 caps for the Australia national speedway team.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Bob valentine". Cradley Speedway. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Speedway at the Weir". Brentwood Gazette. 5 June 1970. Retrieved 23 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
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