Ronnie Correy: Difference between revisions
MaugerFundin (talk | contribs) ref |
m v2.05b - Bot T20 CW#61 - Fix errors for CW project (Reference before punctuation) |
||
(2 intermediate revisions by one other user not shown) | |||
Line 46: | Line 46: | ||
'''Ronnie Dean Correy''' (born November 8, 1966, in [[Bellflower, California]])<ref name="Almanac"> |
'''Ronnie Dean Correy''' (born November 8, 1966, in [[Bellflower, California]])<ref name="Almanac"> |
||
{{cite book | last = Oakes | first = P | title = Speedway Star Almanac | publisher = Pinegen Ltd | year = 2006 | isbn = 0-9552376-1-0}}</ref> is an American former international [[motorcycle speedway]] rider. He was a [[Speedway World Pairs Championship|World Pairs Champion]], winning the title in 1992,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://britishspeedway.co.uk/docs/Rider_Index_2008.pdf |title=2008 Rider index |website=British Speedway |access-date=19 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://speedway.com.pl/riders/ronnie-correy/ |title=Correy, Ronnie |website=Polish Speedway Database |access-date=19 February 2023}}</ref> a world cup |
{{cite book | last = Oakes | first = P | title = Speedway Star Almanac | publisher = Pinegen Ltd | year = 2006 | isbn = 0-9552376-1-0}}</ref> is an American former international [[motorcycle speedway]] rider. He was a [[Speedway World Pairs Championship|World Pairs Champion]], winning the title in 1992,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://britishspeedway.co.uk/docs/Rider_Index_2008.pdf |title=2008 Rider index |website=British Speedway |access-date=19 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://speedway.com.pl/riders/ronnie-correy/ |title=Correy, Ronnie |website=Polish Speedway Database |access-date=19 February 2023}}</ref> a world cup winner and earned 23 caps for the [[United States national speedway team]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://britishspeedway.co.uk/docs/Ultimate_Index_1929-2022.pdf |title=Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022 |website=British Speedway |access-date=1 September 2024}}</ref> |
||
== Career summary == |
== Career summary == |
||
Line 52: | Line 52: | ||
He won the British League championship title in 1991 and one year later he won the [[Speedway World Pairs Championship|World Pairs Championship]] with [[Greg Hancock]]. |
He won the British League championship title in 1991 and one year later he won the [[Speedway World Pairs Championship|World Pairs Championship]] with [[Greg Hancock]]. |
||
⚫ | He represented the USA in the final of the [[1989 Speedway World Team Cup]] at the [[Odsal Stadium]] in Bradford, England and the [[1991 Speedway World Team Cup]] final in Vojens, Denmark before winning the [[1992 Speedway World Team Cup]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Montague|first=Trevor|title=The A-Z of Sport|year=2004|page=516|publisher=Little, Brown|isbn=0-316-72645-1}}</ref> |
||
He scored 4,127 points for Wolverhampton, recording 19 full maxima and 9 paid maxima and scored 366 bonus points with Wolves. He was the captain of the club before his release in 1998.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002135/19980105/023/0023 |title=Loram joins Wolves |website=Birmingham Daily Post |date=5 January 1998 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=1 September 2024}}</ref> |
He scored 4,127 points for Wolverhampton, recording 19 full maxima and 9 paid maxima and scored 366 bonus points with Wolves. He was the captain of the club before his release in 1998.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002135/19980105/023/0023 |title=Loram joins Wolves |website=Birmingham Daily Post |date=5 January 1998 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=1 September 2024}}</ref> |
||
In 1998 he joined [[Belle Vue Aces]] and became the club captain for the 1999 season.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004985/19990206/078/0078 |title=Ambitious King's Lynn |website=Manchester Evening News |date=6 February 1999 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=6 September 2024}}</ref> |
|||
⚫ | He represented the USA in the final of the [[1989 Speedway World Team Cup]] at the [[Odsal Stadium]] in Bradford, England and the [[1991 Speedway World Team Cup]] final in Vojens, Denmark before winning the [[1992 Speedway World Team Cup]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Montague|first=Trevor|title=The A-Z of Sport|year=2004|page=516|publisher=Little, Brown|isbn=0-316-72645-1}}</ref> |
||
== World Final Appearances == |
== World Final Appearances == |
Latest revision as of 08:19, 9 September 2024
Born | Bellflower, California, USA | November 8, 1966
---|---|
Nationality | American |
Career history | |
Great Britain | |
1987-1993, 1996-1997, 2000, 2005-2006 | Wolverhampton Wolves |
1995 | Long Eaton Invaders |
1998-1999, 2004 | Belle Vue Aces |
2007 | Edinburgh Monarchs |
Sweden | |
1990-1993, 1999-2000 | Bysarna |
2000 | Indianerna |
Poland | |
1992, 1997-1998 | Leszno |
1993 | Rzeszów |
1996 | Tarnów |
1999-2000 | Łódź |
Team honours | |
1992 | World Team Cup Winner |
1992 | World Pairs Champion |
1991 | British League Champion |
1996 | Premier League Champion |
1996 | Premier League KO Cup winner |
Ronnie Dean Correy (born November 8, 1966, in Bellflower, California)[1] is an American former international motorcycle speedway rider. He was a World Pairs Champion, winning the title in 1992,[2][3] a world cup winner and earned 23 caps for the United States national speedway team.[4]
Career summary
[edit]Correy first rode in the United Kingdom for the Wolverhampton Wolves in 1987.[5] He remained at Wolves for sevens seasons before joining Long Eaton for one season in 1995.[6]
He won the British League championship title in 1991 and one year later he won the World Pairs Championship with Greg Hancock.
He represented the USA in the final of the 1989 Speedway World Team Cup at the Odsal Stadium in Bradford, England and the 1991 Speedway World Team Cup final in Vojens, Denmark before winning the 1992 Speedway World Team Cup.[7]
He scored 4,127 points for Wolverhampton, recording 19 full maxima and 9 paid maxima and scored 366 bonus points with Wolves. He was the captain of the club before his release in 1998.[8]
In 1998 he joined Belle Vue Aces and became the club captain for the 1999 season.[9]
World Final Appearances
[edit]Individual World Championship
[edit]- 1989 - Munich, Olympic Stadium - 14th - 4pts
- 1990 - Bradford, Odsal Stadium - 14th - 2pts
- 1991 - Göteborg, Ullevi - 10th - 6pts
- 1992 - Wrocław, Olympic Stadium - 12th - 5pts
World Team Cup
[edit]- 1989 - Bradford, Odsal Stadium - 4th - 8pts (0) (11)
- 1991 - Vojens, Vojens Speedway Center - 3rd - 28pts (9)
- 1992 - Kumla, Kumla Speedway - Winner - 39pts (10)
References
[edit]- ^ Oakes, P (2006). Speedway Star Almanac. Pinegen Ltd. ISBN 0-9552376-1-0.
- ^ "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
- ^ "Correy, Ronnie". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
- ^ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
- ^ "Ronnie the man for Wolves". Sandwell Evening Mail. March 5, 1987. Retrieved September 1, 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Perrin fury over Correy". Manchester Evening News. February 28, 1995. Retrieved September 1, 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Montague, Trevor (2004). The A-Z of Sport. Little, Brown. p. 516. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
- ^ "Loram joins Wolves". Birmingham Daily Post. January 5, 1998. Retrieved September 1, 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Ambitious King's Lynn". Manchester Evening News. February 6, 1999. Retrieved September 6, 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- Living people
- 1966 births
- American speedway riders
- Belle Vue Aces riders
- Edinburgh Monarchs riders
- Expatriate speedway riders in Scotland
- Long Eaton Invaders riders
- Wolverhampton Wolves riders
- American expatriate speedway riders in England
- Speedway World Pairs Champions
- Sportspeople from Bellflower, California
- American expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- American expatriate sportspeople in Poland