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Ian Williams (born 4 August 1931) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Wales. With no Welsh team to represent, he earned eight international caps for the England national speedway team.

Speedway career

Williams was a leading speedway rider in the 1950s. He reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1957 Individual Speedway World Championship.

He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1957 to 1963, riding for Swindon Robins and became the club captain.

Individual World Championship

• 1957 - London, Wembley Stadium - 14th - 3pts

Family

His two brothers, Freddie Williams and Eric Williams were also speedway riders, Freddie was a double World champion and acted as Ian's mechanic during the 1957 final.

References

1. "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
2. "LEGENDS: IAN WILLIAMS". Swindon Speedway. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
3. "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
4. "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
5. "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
6. "Swindon outclass Coventry". Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 4 August 1957. Retrieved 5 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
7. "The Williams brothers". Defunct Speedway. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
8. "Cornish Stadium speedway". Newquay Express and Cornwall County Chronicle. 1 May 1952. Retrieved 5 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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