| Zaine Kennedy | |
| Nationality: | Australian |
| Birth Place: | Redcliffe, Queensland, Australia |
| Career1: | Sheffield Tigers |
| Years1: | 2019 |
| Career2: | Leicester Lions |
| Years2: | 2021 |
| Career3: | Scunthorpe Scorpions |
| Years3: | 2022-2023, 2025 |
Zaine Kennedy (born 5 April 1998) is a speedway rider from Australia.[1] [2] [3]
Kennedy represented the Australian U-23 team at the 2018 Team Speedway Junior World Championship semi-finals.[4]
Kennedy began his British speedway career when he joined Sheffield Tigers for the SGB Championship 2019.[5] [6] [7] His 2020 season was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, before he signed for the Leicester Lions during the SGB Championship 2021 season.[8]
In 2022, he rode for the Scunthorpe Scorpions in the SGB Championship 2022 but suffered an end of season injury when he fractured his pelvis in a crash.[9] In 2023, he signed for Scunthorpe again[10] but remained in his native Australia after failing to fully recover from his injuries.[11]
After another year spent in Australia, Kennedy finally returned to Scunthorpe for the SGB Championship 2025. His brother Declan Kennedy also signed for the club.[11]