Charlie Monk (speedway rider)

Charlie Monk
Born	5 February 1940 (age 84); Adelaide, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Career history
1962	Neath Welsh Dragons
1963	Long Eaton Archers
1964-1967, 1969-1972	Glasgow Tigers
1968	Sheffield Tigers
1973-1976	Halifax Dukes
1977	Edinburgh Monarchs
1978	Barrow Furness Flyers
Individual honours
1965	Internationale
Team honours
1965	Speedway World Team Cup bronze medal

Warren Edric Monk (born 5 February 1940) is an Australian former international motorcycle speedway rider.^[1] He earned 26 international caps for the Australia national speedway team and 15 caps for the Great Britain national speedway team.^[2]

Speedway career

Monk won a bronze medal at the Speedway World Team Cup in the 1965 Speedway World Team Cup when he represented Great Britain (during the time period when Oceania riders were allowed to represent Britain).^[3]^[4] Also in 1965 he won the prestigious Wimbledon Internationale.^[5]

After a season with the Neath Welsh Dragons in 1962 he signed for Long Eaton Archers^[6] but rode primarily for Glasgow Tigers in the top tier of British Speedway riding.^[7] From 1973 to 1976, he rode for Halifax Dukes.^[8]

In 1977, he signed for Edinburgh.^[9]

He was a four times British/Commonwealth finalist and also represented Scotland in test matches.^[1]^[10]

*Note: Monk rode for Great Britain in the World Team Cup

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