Tony Langdon

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Tony Langdon
Born20 June 1969 (1969-06-20) (age 55)
Brisbane, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Career history
Great Britain
1988–1992, 1996 Poole
1992 Sheffield
1993 Oxford
1994 Swindon
Team honours
1994 Pairs winner

Anthony Michael Langdon (born 20 June 1969) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Australia. [1] [2] [3]

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Career

Langdon started his British leagues career during the 1988 National League season, where he rode for Poole Pirates. [4] He stayed at Poole for five years, recording an average of 8.23 during the 1990 National League season. [3] [5]

In 1991, Poole competed in the British League division 1 (the highest league) and Langdon remained with them. In 1992, after a failed bid by Edinburgh Monarchs to sign him, [6] he doubled up for Poole and for the Sheffield Tigers, where he averaged an impressive 9.21 for the latter. [3] He joined the Oxford Cheetahs for the 1993 season and topped the team averages. [7]

In 1994, he won the British League Division Two Pairs Championship, partnering Tony Olsson for the Swindon Robins, during the 1994 British League Division Two season. [8] [9]

Langdon earned eight caps for the Australia national speedway team. [3]

Family

His brother Steve Langdon was also a professional speedway rider. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Oakes, Peter (1990). Speedway Yearbook 1990, rider bio Tony Langdon. Front Page Books. ISBN   0-948882-15-8.
  2. ↑ Oakes, Peter (2004). British Speedway Who's Who, Profile Tony Langdon. Peter Oakes, Peterborough. ISBN   0-948882-81-6.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022, Tony Langdon" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  4. ↑ "Injury puts Crabtree in doubt for Potters" . Staffordshire Sentinel. 12 August 1988. Retrieved 22 August 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Tony Langdon". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  6. ↑ "Poole Pirate Langdon KO's Monarchs bid" . Edinburgh Evening News. 11 August 1992. Retrieved 9 September 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Hectic time as Rockets aim for Four-team target" . Hoddesdon and Broxbourne Mercury. 14 May 1993. Retrieved 22 August 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ "Top pair take a title at last" . Western Daily Press. 30 May 1994. Retrieved 9 September 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ↑ "1994 season results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 26 May 2023.


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