British motorcycle speedway rider
Cyril Maidment| Born | 31 January 1929
London, England |
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| Died | 31 January 2004 (aged 75)
Tenerife, Canary Islands |
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| Nationality | British (English) |
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| 1951–1961, 1969–1971 | Wimbledon Dons |
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| 1951 | Wolverhampton Wolves |
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| 1953 | St Austell Gulls |
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| 1962–1968 | Belle Vue Aces |
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| 1961, 1964 | Speedway World Championship finalist |
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| 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963 | National League Champion |
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| 1956, 1959, 1960 | National Trophy winner |
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| 1969, 1970 | British League KO Cup Winner |
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| 1954 | RAC Cup |
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| 1959 | Britannia Shield |
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| 1969, 1970 | London Cup |
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Cyril Edward Maidment (31 January 1929 – 31 January 2004) was an international motorcycle speedway rider from England.[1] He earned six international caps for the England national speedway team and 16 caps for the Great Britain team.[2]
Speedway career
Maidment reached the final of the Speedway World Championship on two occasions in the 1961 Individual Speedway World Championship and the 1964 Individual Speedway World Championship.[3]
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1951 to 1968, riding for various clubs, winning the National League on eight occasions.[4][5]
After spending over ten years with Wimbledon Dons from 1951 to 1961 he rode for Belle Vue Aces.[6] He went on to captain Belle Vue.[7]
World final appearances
Individual World Championship
World Team Cup
References
