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{{Short description|American speedway rider}}
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{{Infobox Speedway rider
{{Infobox Speedway rider
| name = Ronnie Correy
| image =
| image =
| caption =
| name= Ronnie Correy
| nationality = {{USA}}
| nationality = American
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|11|8}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|11|8|mf=yes}}
| birth_place = Bellflower, [[USA]]
| birth_place = [[Bellflower, California]], USA

| website =
| career1 = '''Great Britain'''
| britishleague = -
| years2 = 1987-1993, 1996-1997, 2000, 2005-2006
| polishleague =
| career2 = [[Wolverhampton Wolves]]
| swedishleague =
| years3 = 1995
| career = [[Wolverhampton Wolves]]<br><br>[[Bysarna]] (SWE)<br>[[Leszno]] (POL)<br>[[Rzeszów]] (POL)<br>[[Tarnów]] (POL)<br>[[Long Eaton Invaders]]<br>[[Belle Vue Aces]]<br>[[Łódź]] (POL)<br>[[Indianerna]] (SWE)<br>[[Swindon Robins]]<br>[[Edinburgh Monarchs]]
| career3 = [[Long Eaton Invaders]]
| years = 1987-1993, 1996-1997,<br>2000, 2005-2006<br>1990-1993, 1999-2000<br>1992, 1997-1998<br>1993<br>1996<br>1997<br>1998-1999, 2004<br>1999-2000<br>2000<br>2006<br>2007
| years4 = 1998-1999, 2004
| indivhonour = None
| career4 = [[Belle Vue Aces]]
| indivyear =
| years5 = 2007
| teamhonour = [[Speedway World Team Cup|World Team Cup Winner]]<br>[[Speedway World Pairs Championship|World Pairs Champion]]<br>[[Speedway Elite League|British League Champion]]<br>[[Speedway Elite League|Premier League Champion]]<br>[[Elite League Knockout Cup|Premier League KO Cup winner]]
| career5 = [[Edinburgh Monarchs]]
| teamyear = [[1992 Speedway World Team Cup|1992]]<br>1992<br>1991<br>1996<br>1996
| career6 = '''Sweden'''
| years7 = 1990-1993, 1999-2000
| career7 = [[Bysarna]]
| years8 = 2000
| career8 = [[Indianerna]]
| career9 = '''Poland'''
| years10 = 1992, 1997-1998
| career10 = [[Unia Leszno|Leszno]]
| years11 = 1993
| career11 = [[Stal Rzeszów (motorcycle speedway)|Rzeszów]]
| years12 = 1996
| career12 = [[Unia Tarnów (motorcycle speedway)|Tarnów]]
| years13 = 1999-2000
| career13 = [[Orzeł Łódź|Łódź]]

| teamyear1 = [[1992 Speedway World Team Cup|1992]]
| teamhonour1 = [[Speedway World Team Cup|World Team Cup Winner]]
| teamyear2 = 1992
| teamhonour2 = [[Speedway World Pairs Championship|World Pairs Champion]]
| teamyear3 = 1991
| teamhonour3 = [[British League]] Champion
| teamyear4 = 1996
| teamhonour4 = [[Premier League (speedway)|Premier League]] Champion
| teamyear5 = 1996
| teamhonour5 = [[Premier League Knockout Cup|Premier League KO Cup winner]]
}}
}}


'''Ronnie Dean Correy''' (born 8 November 1966, [[Bellflower]]{{dn|date=June 2012}}, USA)<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 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>
{{cite book
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| first = P
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| coauthors =
| title = Speedway Star Almanac
| publisher = Pinegen Ltd
| year = 2006
| location =
| pages =
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| isbn = 0-9552376-1-0}}</ref> is an [[United States|American]] international [[motorcycle speedway]] rider. He is a former [[Speedway World Pairs Championship|World Pairs Champion]], winning the title in 1992.


==Career summary==
== Career summary ==
Correy first rode in the United Kingdom for the [[Wolverhampton Wolves]] in 1987.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002487/19870305/726/0061 |title=Ronnie the man for Wolves |website=Sandwell Evening Mail |date=5 March 1987 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=1 September 2024}}</ref> He remained at Wolves for sevens seasons before joining Long Eaton for one season in 1995.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004985/19950228/046/0046 |title=Perrin fury over Correy |website=Manchester Evening News |date=28 February 1995 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=1 September 2024}}</ref>
Correy first rode in the [[United Kingdom|UK]] for the [[Wolverhampton Wolves]] in 1987, winning the British League championship title in 1991. A year later he won the [[Speedway World Pairs Championship|World Pairs Championship]] with [[Greg Hancock]] and was also a member of the [[USA speedway team|USA]] team that won the [[1992 Speedway World Team Cup]].


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]].
Wolverhampton (1987–1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2005, 2006)
Long Eaton (1995)
Belle Vue (1998, 1999, 2004)
Swindon (2006)
Edinburgh (2007)


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>
Ronnie has always been regarded as the nice guy and was always seen with a smile on his face. He was nicknamed Rocket and is regarded by Wolverhampton fans as a legend alongside Sam Ermolenko and Peter Karlsson. He scored an amazing 4,127 points for Wolverhampton, recording 19 full maximums and 9 paid maximums which is a surprise to many as he scored 366 bonus points with Wolves.


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 2011 he was tempted to appear in two meetings for the touring USA Dream Team but decided against it shortly before the matches and it was revealed he is set to return to America to live later that year.


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>
===World Final Appearances===

== World Final Appearances ==
=== Individual World Championship ===
* [[1989 Individual Speedway World Championship|1989]] - {{Flagicon|GER}} [[Munich]], [[Olympic Stadium (Munich)|Olympic Stadium]] - 14th - 4pts
* [[1989 Individual Speedway World Championship|1989]] - {{Flagicon|GER}} [[Munich]], [[Olympic Stadium (Munich)|Olympic Stadium]] - 14th - 4pts
* [[1990 Individual Speedway World Championship|1990]] - {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Bradford]], [[Odsal Stadium]] - 14th - 2pts
* [[1990 Individual Speedway World Championship|1990]] - {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Bradford]], [[Odsal Stadium]] - 14th - 2pts
* [[1991 Individual Speedway World Championship|1991]] - {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Göteborg]], [[Ullevi]] - 10th - 6pts
* [[1991 Individual Speedway World Championship|1991]] - {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Göteborg]], [[Ullevi]] - 10th - 6pts
* [[1992 Individual Speedway World Championship|1992]] - {{flagicon|POL}} [[Wrocław]], [[Olympic Stadium (Wroclaw)|Olympic Stadium]] - 12th - 5pts
* [[1992 Individual Speedway World Championship|1992]] - {{flagicon|POL}} [[Wrocław]], [[Olympic Stadium (Wroclaw)|Olympic Stadium]] - 12th - 5pts


=== World Team Cup ===
==References==
* [[1989 Speedway World Team Cup|1989]] - {{Flagicon|ENG}} Bradford, Odsal Stadium - 4th - 8pts (0) (11)
* [[1991 Speedway World Team Cup|1991]] - {{flagicon|DEN}} Vojens, Vojens Speedway Center - '''3rd''' - 28pts (9)
* [[1992 Speedway World Team Cup|1992]] - {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Kumla]], [[Kumla Speedway]] - '''Winner''' - 39pts (10)

== References ==
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{{Edinburgh Monarchs speedway team 2007}}

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Latest revision as of 08:19, 9 September 2024

Ronnie Correy
Born (1966-11-08) November 8, 1966 (age 58)
Bellflower, California, USA
NationalityAmerican
Career history
Great Britain
1987-1993, 1996-1997, 2000, 2005-2006Wolverhampton Wolves
1995Long Eaton Invaders
1998-1999, 2004Belle Vue Aces
2007Edinburgh Monarchs
Sweden
1990-1993, 1999-2000Bysarna
2000Indianerna
Poland
1992, 1997-1998Leszno
1993Rzeszów
1996Tarnów
1999-2000Łódź
Team honours
1992World Team Cup Winner
1992World Pairs Champion
1991British League Champion
1996Premier League Champion
1996Premier 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

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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

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Individual World Championship

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World Team Cup

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  • 1989 - England Bradford, Odsal Stadium - 4th - 8pts (0) (11)
  • 1991 - Denmark Vojens, Vojens Speedway Center - 3rd - 28pts (9)
  • 1992 - Sweden Kumla, Kumla Speedway - Winner - 39pts (10)

References

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  1. ^ Oakes, P (2006). Speedway Star Almanac. Pinegen Ltd. ISBN 0-9552376-1-0.
  2. ^ "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  3. ^ "Correy, Ronnie". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  4. ^ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  5. ^ "Ronnie the man for Wolves". Sandwell Evening Mail. March 5, 1987. Retrieved September 1, 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Perrin fury over Correy". Manchester Evening News. February 28, 1995. Retrieved September 1, 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ Montague, Trevor (2004). The A-Z of Sport. Little, Brown. p. 516. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
  8. ^ "Loram joins Wolves". Birmingham Daily Post. January 5, 1998. Retrieved September 1, 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ "Ambitious King's Lynn". Manchester Evening News. February 6, 1999. Retrieved September 6, 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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