Cyril Maidment Explained

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]

Speedway career

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]

World final appearances

Individual World Championship

World Team Cup

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX. British Speedway. 8 July 2021.
  2. Web site: ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022 . British Speedway . 22 December 2023.
  3. Web site: World Speedway finals. Speedway Researcher. 8 July 2021.
  4. Web site: History Archive. British Speedway. 7 July 2021.
  5. Web site: Speedway riders, history and results. wwosbackup. 8 July 2021.