Born | Nottingham, England | 16 August 1947
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Nationality | British (English) |
Career history | |
1969 | Doncaster Stallions |
1969-1980 | Sheffield Tigers |
1970 | Berwick Bandits |
1981-1984 | Halifax Dukes |
1985 | Birmingham Brummies |
1986-1988 | Edinburgh Monarchs |
Individual honours | |
1976, 1979 | Northern Riders' champion |
1980 | South Australian Champion |
1977 | Skol Northern Masters |
Team honours | |
1974 | British League KO Cup winner |
1986 | National League Pairs Champion |
1973, 1974, 1979 | Northern Trophy |
Douglas Wyer (born 16 August 1947 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England)[1] is a former international motorcycle speedway rider[2] who reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in 1976. He earned 46 international caps for the England national speedway team and 14 caps for the Great Britain team.[3]
Wyer rode for Young Lions against Great Britain on 6 April 1976 at Leicester Stadium.
In 1980, Wyer won the South Australian Championship at the then new Speedway Park in Adelaide. The 430 metres (470 yd) long Speedway Park was a different track than Wyer was used to as its surface is clay rather than the dirt/shale track he rode in at home.
Wyer won the National League Pairs, partnering Les Collins for the Edinburgh Monarchs, during the 1986 National League season.[4]