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