Richard Sweetman

Richard Sweetman
Born (1990-07-28) 28 July 1990 (age 36)
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.

Career

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

Sweetman rode for the Swindon Robins, Isle of Wight Islanders, Birmingham Brummies, Belle Vue Aces, and Coventry Bees.

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

Sweetman 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. 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