Bill Gilbert | |
Nationality: | British (English) |
Birth Place: | London |
Death Date: | April 1992 (aged 75) |
Death Place: | Bexley, London |
Career1: | Wembley Lions |
Years1: | 1946-1950 |
Career2: | Norwich Stars |
Years2: | 1952 |
Indivyear1: | 1949 |
Indivhonour1: | Speedway World Championship finalist |
Teamyear1: | 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950 |
Teamhonour1: | National League Champion |
Teamyear2: | 1948 |
Teamhonour2: | National Trophy Winner |
Teamyear3: | 1946, 1948, 1949, 1950 |
Teamhonour3: | London Cup |
Teamyear4: | 1947 |
Teamhonour4: | British Speedway Cup Winner |
William Charles Gilbert (7 December 1916 – April 1992) was a motorcycle speedway rider from England.[1] He earned six international caps for the England national speedway team.[2]
Gilbert was a leading speedway rider in the late 1940s. He reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1949 Individual Speedway World Championship.[3]
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway, riding for Wembley Lions.[4] He initially retired from speedway in 1951, but did return in 1952 for the Norwich Stars.[5]