Born | 31 May 1927 Birmingham, England |
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Died | 18 March 1993 (aged 65) |
Nationality | British (English) |
Career history | |
1950-1957 | Birmingham Brummies |
1957-1968, 1970-1972 | Coventry Bees |
Individual honours | |
1954 | Midland Riders' Champion |
1962 | Speedway World Championship finalist |
Team honours | |
1968 | British League Champion |
1967 | British League KO Cup winner |
1953, 1954, 1955, 1960, 1966, 1971 | Midland Cup |
1961 | Central Shield |
Ronald George Mountford (1927-1993) was an international motorcycle speedway rider from England. [1] He earned 25 international caps for the England national speedway team and 4 caps for the Great Britain team. [2]
Mountford was a leading rider in the 1950s and 1960s and reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1962 Individual Speedway World Championship. [3]
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1950 to 1972, riding for Birmingham Brummies and Coventry Bees. [4] [5]
During 1957, he was suspended by the Auto Cyclist Union, along with Birmingham teammate Eric Boothroyd for riding in South Africa. [6]
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