Born | 13 January 1933 Lancaster, Lancashire, England |
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Died | 30 November 1986 Ellel, Lancashire, England | (aged 53)
Nationality | British (English) |
Career history | |
1951 | Fleetwood Flyers |
1953-1966 | Belle Vue Aces |
Individual honours | |
1963, 1964 | Speedway World Championship finalist |
Team honours | |
1963 | National League Champion |
1958 | National Trophy Winner |
1957, 1958, 1960 | Britannia Shield |
Richard Metcalfe Fisher known as Dick Fisher (13 January 1933 – 30 November 1986) was an international motorcycle speedway rider from England.[1][2]
Fisher reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1963 Individual Speedway World Championship and 1964 Individual Speedway World Championship.[3]
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1953 to 1966, riding for Belle Vue Aces.[4]
Fisher was capped by the England national speedway team once and Great Britain four times.[5] He was the Belle Vue captain for three seasons and rode for them for 14 consecutive seasons in 264 National League matches and scored 1797 points.[6]