Cyril Maidment | |
Nationality: | British (English) |
Birth Date: | 31 January 1929 |
Birth Place: | London, England |
Death Date: | 31 January 2004 (aged 75) |
Death Place: | Tenerife, Canary Islands |
Career1: | Wimbledon Dons |
Years1: | 1951–1961, 1969–1971 |
Career2: | Wolverhampton Wolves |
Years2: | 1951 |
Career3: | St Austell Gulls |
Years3: | 1953 |
Career4: | Belle Vue Aces |
Years4: | 1962–1968 |
Indivyear1: | 1961, 1964 |
Indivhonour1: | Speedway World Championship finalist |
Teamyear1: | 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963 |
Teamhonour1: | National League Champion |
Teamyear2: | 1956, 1959, 1960 |
Teamhonour2: | National Trophy winner |
Teamyear3: | 1969, 1970 |
Teamhonour3: | British League KO Cup Winner |
Teamyear4: | 1954 |
Teamhonour4: | RAC Cup |
Teamyear5: | 1959 |
Teamhonour5: | Britannia Shield |
Teamyear6: | 1969, 1970 |
Teamhonour6: | London Cup |
Cyril Edward Maidment (31 January 1929 – 31 January 2004) was an international motorcycle speedway rider from England.[1] He earned six international caps for the England national speedway team and 16 caps for the Great Britain team.[2]
Maidment reached the final of the Speedway World Championship on two occasions in the 1961 Individual Speedway World Championship and the 1964 Individual Speedway World Championship.[3]
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1951 to 1968, riding for various clubs, winning the National League on eight occasions.[4] [5]