Henry Long (speedway rider)

Henry Long (26 July 1927 – 8 July 2019) was an international speedway rider from South Africa.^[1] He earned 33 caps for the South African national speedway team.^[2]

Henry Long

Born	26 July 1927 Alberton, Johannesburg, South Africa
Died	8 July 2019 (aged 91) Franschhoek, Western Cape, South Africa
Nationality	South African
Career history
1948	Sheffield Tigers
1949–1952	Belle Vue Aces
Individual honours
1952	Speedway World Championship finalist

Speedway career

Long was a leading speedway rider in the 1950s. He reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in 1952.^[3][4]

He rode in the top tier of British Speedway, riding for Sheffield Tigers in 1948^[5] and Belle Vue Aces from 1949^[6] to 1952.^[7]

World final appearances

Individual World Championship

• 1952 - London, Wembley Stadium - 10th - 7pts

References

1. "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
2. "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
3. "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
4. "The Henry Long Collection". Speedway South Africa. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
5. "Glasgow's High Hopes of Taming the Tigers". Star Green 'un. 17 July 1948. Retrieved 5 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "Still leads though not in team". Daily Mirror. 21 July 1949. Retrieved 5 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
7. "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 5 July 2021.