Leon Flint Explained

Leon Flint
Nationality:British (English)
Birth Date:22 February 2003
Birth Place:Ashington, Northumberland, England
Career1:Great Britain
Career2:Birmingham
Years2:2018, 2024
Career3:Belle Vue
Years3:2018
Career4:Berwick
Years4:2019, 2021–2023
Career5:Wolverhampton
Years5:2021-2023
Career6:Glasgow
Years6:2024
Career10:Poland
Career11:Rybnik
Years11:2020–2023
Career14:Sweden
Career15:Valsarna
Years15:2022
Indivyear1:2022
Indivhonour1:British U21 Champion

Leon Flint (born 22 February 2003) is a motorcycle speedway rider from England.

Career

Flint began his British speedway career riding for Birmingham Brummies during the 2018 National League speedway season.[1] In 2021 he rode in the top tier of British Speedway for the first time, riding for the Wolverhampton Wolves in the SGB Premiership 2021, in addition to riding for the Berwick Bandits in the SGB Championship 2021.[2] [3]

In 2022, he rode for Wolverhampton again in the SGB Premiership 2022 and for the Berwick again in the SGB Championship 2022.[4] During the season he won the 2022 British U21 title.[5] He helped Valsarna win the Allsvenskan during the 2022 Swedish Speedway season.[6]

In 2023, he re-signed for Berwick as their club captain for the SGB Championship 2023[7] and agreed to stay with Wolves for SGB Premiership 2023.[8]

He signed for Birmingham (where he began his career) for the 2024 Premiership season[9] and for Glasgow Tigers in the 2024 Championship. In 2024, he qualified for the final series of the 2024 SGP2 (the World U21 Championship).[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Flint, Leon. British Speedway. 26 September 2021.
  2. Web site: Speedway riders, history and results. wwosbackup. 26 September 2021.
  3. Web site: ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022 . British Speedway . 28 June 2023.
  4. Web site: British Speedway rider profile . British Speedway . 29 September 2022.
  5. . Leon the Lion . Speedway Star . 9 . 10 September 2022 .
  6. Web site: Allsvenskan tables and final . Every Sport . 3 January 2023.
  7. Web site: Flint back to lead Bandits . British Speedway . 20 November 2022.
  8. Web site: Flint back with Wolves . British Speedway . 25 November 2022.
  9. Web site: Flint in Brummies return . British Speedway . 29 November 2023.
  10. Web site: Swedish duo among SGP2 qualifiers . FIM . 9 June 2024.