Simon Wigg

Simon Wigg
Born(1960-10-15)15 October 1960
Aylesbury, England
Died15 November 2000(2000-11-15) (aged 40)
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
Great Britain
1980–1982Weymouth Wildcats
1981–1983Cradley Heathens
1981Birmingham Brummies
1984–1986, 1988–1990Oxford Cheetahs
1987Hackney Kestrels
1991–1992Bradford Dukes
1993Coventry Bees
1995Long Eaton Invaders
1996Exeter Falcons
1997–1998King's Lynn Stars
Sweden
1990Indianerna
1992-1993, 1995Vetlanda
Individual honours
1985, 1986Mr Melbourne winner
1985, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994Long Track World Champion
1988, 1989British Speedway Champion
1989Commonwealth Final winner
1990, 1994, 1995Australian Long track Grand Prix
1994New Zealand Long track Grand Prix
1994Golden Helmet of Pardubice
1996Grand Prix Challenge
1981, 1984, 1993Ace of Aces Grasstrack Champion
1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1989, 1990British Masters Grasstrack Champion
Team honours
1989World Team Cup Winner
1982National League Pairs Champion
1983, 1985, 1986, 1989British League Champion
1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1991, 1992British League KO Cup winner
1985, 1986British League Pairs Champion
1982British League Cup Winner
1990Swedish Elite League winner
1983Midland Cup Winner

Simon Antony Wigg (15 October 1960 – 15 November 2000) was an English speedway, grasstrack and longtrack rider. He won five World Long Track Championships and finished runner-up in the Speedway World Championship in 1989.[1][2] He earned 57 international caps for the England national speedway team.[3]

  1. ^ Rogers, G.(2005). Wiggy!: Simon Wigg in His Own Words . ISBN 0-9548336-7-8
  2. ^ Montague, Trevor (2004). The A-Z of Sport. Little, Brown. p. 532. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
  3. ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 1 January 2024.