Born | Adelaide, Australia | 5 February 1940
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Nationality | Australian |
Career history | |
1962 | Neath Welsh Dragons |
1963 | Long Eaton Archers |
1964-1967, 1969-1972 | Glasgow Tigers |
1968 | Sheffield Tigers |
1973-1976 | Halifax Dukes |
1977 | Edinburgh Monarchs |
1978 | Barrow Furness Flyers |
Individual honours | |
1965 | Internationale |
Team honours | |
1965 | Speedway World Team Cup bronze medal |
Warren Edric Monk (born 5 February 1940) is a former international motorcycle speedway rider from Australia.[1] He earned 26 international caps for the Australia national speedway team and 15 caps for the Great Britain national speedway team.[2]
Monk won a bronze medal at the Speedway World Team Cup in the 1965 Speedway World Team Cup when he represented Great Britain (during the time period when Oceania riders were allowed to represent Britain).[3][4] Also in 1965 he won the prestigious Wimbledon Internationale.[5]
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway riding primarily for Glasgow Tigers.[6] He was a four times British/Commonwealth finalist and also represented Scotland in test matches.[1][7]
*Note: Monk rode for Great Britain in the World Team Cup