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Cyril Maidment, 75, English motorcycle speedway rider.
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|Cyril Edward Maidment (31 January 1929 – 31 January 2004) was an international motorcycle speedway rider from England. He earned six international caps for the England national speedway team and 16 caps for the Great Britain team.
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.
Maidment rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1951 to 1968, riding for various clubs, winning the National League on eight occasions.
After spending over ten years with Wimbledon Dons from 1951 to 1961, Maidment rode for Belle Vue Aces. He went on to captain Belle Vue.
World final appearances
Individual World Championship
- 1961 – Malmö, Malmö Stadion - 12th - 4pts
- 1964 – Gothenburg, Ullevi – 7th – 8pts
World Team Cup
- 1962 - Slaný, Slaný Speedway Stadium (with Barry Briggs / Ronnie Moore / Peter Craven / Ron How) - 2nd - 24pts (0)
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