Ryan Fisher Explained

Ryan Fisher
Nationality:American
Birth Date:7 September 1983
Birth Place:Riverside, California, USA
Nickname:Flyin' Ryan
The Fish
Career1:Great Britain
Years2:2002–2003, 2011
Career2:Coventry Bees
Years3:2004
Career3:Oxford Cheetahs
Years4:2007
Career4:Belle Vue Aces
Years5:2008–2010, 2016
Career5:Edinburgh Monarchs
Years6:2009
Career6:Swindon Robins
Years7:2012, 2015
Career7:Plymouth Devils
Years8:2013–2014
Career8:Peterborough Panthers
Career9:Sweden
Years10:2003
Career10:Rospiggarna
Career14:Denmark
Years15:2012
Career15:Fjelsted
Years16:2013
Career16:Outrup
Indivyear1:1996, 1997, 1998
Indivhonour1:US Junior National Champion
Indivyear2:1996, 1997
Indivhonour2:California State Junior Champion
Teamyear1:2003
Teamhonour1:German Pairs Champion
Teamyear2:2008, 2010
Teamhonour2:Premier League Champions
Teamyear3:2008
Teamhonour3:Premier Trophy Winners

Ryan Scott Fisher (born 7 September 1983 in Riverside, California) is an American former international motorcycle speedway rider.[1] [2] [3] He earned 8 caps for the United States national speedway team.[4]

Career

Fisher won the US Junior Championship three times before riding in the United Kingdom for Coventry Bees during the 2002 Elite League speedway season.[5] After spending a second season with Coventry he joined the Oxford Cheetahs in 2004. In between in 2003, he reached the final of the 2003 Speedway Under-21 World Championship.[6]

He did not ride in Britain again until 2007 when he joined the Belle Vue Aces. In 2008, he rode for the Edinburgh Monarchs in the Premier League[7] and the following season doubled up riding for the Edinburgh and Swindon Robins in the Elite League.[8]

In 2011, Fisher moved full-time back into the Elite League, with the Coventry Bees.[9] In 2012, he rode in the Premier League for Plymouth Devils, and has signed to ride for Peterborough Panthers in the Elite League in 2013[10] and 2014.

Ryan retired from the sport after a final season riding the Edinburgh Monarchs in 2016.[11]

Notes and References

  1. News: The King of U.S. Speedway. Sober. Mike. December 2001. American Motorcyclist. 56. 8 July 2011.
  2. News: Rider Ryan Fisher out of hospital after crash . BBC Sport . 14 August 2012 . 1 September 2024 .
  3. News: US speedway star '˜Flying' Ryan Fisher seeks Edinburgh home. Edinburgh News. 26 February 2014.
  4. Web site: Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022 . British Speedway . 1 September 2024.
  5. News: Speedway . Rugby Advertiser . 7 March 2002 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription . 1 September 2024.
  6. Web site: 2003. Speedway.org. 15 July 2021.
  7. Web site: US speedway star 'Flying' Ryan Fisher seeks Edinburgh home . Edinburgh Evening News . 1 September 2024 .
  8. Web site: 2008 Rider index . British Speedway . 19 February 2023.
  9. Web site: Official Buildbase Coventry Speedway Website: Page unavailable.
  10. "Fisher Lands Panthers Role", speedway365.com, 24 December 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2012
  11. Web site: Edinburgh Monarchs ace Ryan Fisher set to retire from British Speedway . Daily Record . 28 September 2016 . 11 February 2023.