| Lionel Levy | |
| Nationality: | Australian |
| Birth Date: | 16 October 1916 |
| Birth Place: | Sydney, Australia |
| Career1: | Wimbledon Dons |
| Years1: | 1948 |
| Career2: | Coventry Bees |
| Years2: | 1948–1950, 1952 |
| Career3: | Southampton Saints |
| Years3: | 1953 |
| Indivyear1: | 1952, 1953 |
| Indivhonour1: | Australian champion |
| Indivyear2: | 1957 |
| Indivhonour2: | New South Wales champion |
Lionel William Levy (16 October 1916 – 21 February 1968) was a motorcycle speedway rider from Australia. He was twice champion of Australia in 1952 and 1953 and earned 16 international caps for the Australia national speedway team.[1]
Levy, born in Sydney, was discovered by Norman Parker and Parker brought him to England in 1948.[2] He began his British leagues career riding for Wimbledon Dons during the 1948 Speedway National League season[3] and Coventry Bees in the 1948 Speedway National League Division Three, where he recorded a 7.43 average.[4]
He spent four seasons with Coventry (but missed the 1951 season)[5] before riding a few times for Southampton Saints in 1953.[6] [7]
He gained valuable experience from his competition in the British leagues and became the Australian champion, after winning the Australian Solo Championship in 1952 and 1953.[8]
He also won the New South Wales champion in 1957 and went on to be the Australian team manager. He died in 1968, after fracturing his skull in a race at the Sydney Showground Speedway.[9]
Rider deaths in motorcycle speedway