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Born | 18 June 1958 Ballarat, Australia |
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Died | 14 June 1993 | (aged 34)
Nationality | Australian |
Career history | |
1976 | Newport |
1976–1978 | Weymouth Wizards/Wildcats |
1977 | Bristol Bulldogs |
1978–1982 | Poole Pirates |
Individual honours | |
1981 | Australasian Championship silver medal |
1978 | Warners Grand National |
Daniel Gerard Kennedy (18 June 1958 – 14 June 1993) was a motorcycle speedway rider from Australia.[1][2][3]
Kennedy made his British leagues debut during the 1976 British League season, where he rode for Newport Wasps. He also doubled up for Weymouth Wizards in the 1976 National League.[4]
He continued to double up, staying with Weymouth in the National League and hitting a 9.16 average during the 1978 National League season.[4] In the British league, he rode for Bristol Bulldogs before joining Poole Pirates for the 1978 British League season.[5]
In 1980, he represented the Australia national speedway team during the 1980 Speedway World Team Cup[6] and won the silver medal at the 1981 Australasian Individual Speedway Championship. He rode again for Australia in the 1981 Speedway World Team Cup[7] and would ride for Australia ten times in total.[5]
He died of a brain tumour in 1993.