Richard Sweetman

Richard Sweetman
Born (1990-07-28) 28 July 1990 (age 34)
Maitland, New South Wales, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Career history
2008-2009Swindon Robins
2008Isle of Wight Islanders
2009-2010Birmingham Brummies
2009Belle Vue Aces
2010Coventry Bees
2011Leicester Lions
2011Glasgow Tigers
Individual honours
2007NSW Under-21 Champion
2007Australian Long Track Champion
Team honours
2010Premier League Fours Champion

Richard Thomas Sweetman (born 28 July 1990 in Maitland, New South Wales) is an Australian former motorcycle speedway rider.[1][2]

Career

Born in Maitland, the birthplace of motorcycle speedway (1926), Sweetman won the New South Wales Under-21 individual championship in 2007.[3]

He rode for the Swindon Robins, Isle of Wight Islanders, Birmingham Brummies, Belle Vue Aces, and Coventry Bees.[4]

He was part of the Birmingham four who won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, on 15 August 2010, at the East of England Arena.[5]

He signed for Leicester Lions for the 2011 season, but was allowed to leave Leicester in June, stating that he wanted to take a break from the sport, only to sign for Glasgow Tigers a few days later.[6][7] However, 2011 was his last season in Britain.

References

  1. ^ "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  2. ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Richard Sweetman Archived 21 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine", Leicester Speedway, retrieved 2011-03-27
  4. ^ "Big-hitter Richard Sweetman signs as Leicester Lions complete line-up", Leicester Mercury, 23 December 2010, retrieved 2011-02-26
  5. ^ "2010 Birmingham results". Birmingham Speedway. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Leicester Lions hope for swift Richard Sweetman return", BBC, 29 June 2011, retrieved 2011-10-02
  7. ^ Wilson, Fraser (2011) "Speedway: Glasgow Tigers Sign Richard Sweetman Ahead Of Leicester Clash", The Glaswegian, 1 July 2011, retrieved 2011-10-02