Born | Port Talbot, Wales | 4 August 1931
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Nationality | British (Welsh) |
Career history | |
1952-1963 | Swindon Robins |
Individual honours | |
1957 | Speedway World Championship finalist |
Team honours | |
1957 | National League Champion |
1956 | National League Div Two Champion |
Ian Williams (born 4 August 1931) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Wales. [1] [2] With no Welsh team to represent, he earned eight international caps for the England national speedway team. [3]
Williams was a leading speedway rider in the 1950s. He reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1957 Individual Speedway World Championship. [4]
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1957 to 1963, riding for Swindon Robins. [5]
His two brothers, Freddie Williams and Eric Williams were also speedway riders, Freddie was a double World champion and acted as Ian's mechanic during the 1957 final. [6]
Born | Port Talbot, Wales | 4 August 1931
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Nationality | British (Welsh) |
Career history | |
1952-1963 | Swindon Robins |
Individual honours | |
1957 | Speedway World Championship finalist |
Team honours | |
1957 | National League Champion |
1956 | National League Div Two Champion |
Ian Williams (born 4 August 1931) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Wales. [1] [2] With no Welsh team to represent, he earned eight international caps for the England national speedway team. [3]
Williams was a leading speedway rider in the 1950s. He reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1957 Individual Speedway World Championship. [4]
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1957 to 1963, riding for Swindon Robins. [5]
His two brothers, Freddie Williams and Eric Williams were also speedway riders, Freddie was a double World champion and acted as Ian's mechanic during the 1957 final. [6]