American speedway rider
Greg Hancock |
Born | (1970-06-03) June 3, 1970 (age 54) Whittier, California, United States |
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Nickname | Herbie |
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Website | official website |
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1989–1996 | Cradley |
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1997-2001 | Coventry |
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2003–2005 | Oxford |
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2006–2007 | Reading |
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2013 | Poole |
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1992-1994 | Getingarna |
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1995-2009 | Rospiggarna |
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2010-2017 | Piraterna |
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2018–2019 | Dackarna |
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1992–1994 | Leszno |
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1996–1997 | Gniezno |
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1998–2004 | Wrocław |
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2005 | Gdańsk |
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2006–2009 | Częstochowa |
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2010–2011 | Zielona Góra |
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2012, 2014 | Tarnów |
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2013 | Bydgoszcz |
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2015 | Rybnik |
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2016–2017 | Toruń |
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2008 | Outrup |
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2011 | Esbjerg |
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2012, 2014 | Slangerup |
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SGP Number | 45 |
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Starts | 218 |
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Podiums | 67 (21-30-16) |
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Finalist | 92 times |
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Winner | 21 times |
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1997, 2011, 2014, 2016 | World Champion |
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1995, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009 | North American Champion |
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1995, 2004, 2011, 2014 | British Grand Prix Champion |
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1997, 2011 | Czech Grand Prix Champion |
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1997, 2008 | Polish Grand Prix Champion |
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2000 | Danish Grand Prix Champion |
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2002, 2015 | Australian Grand Prix Champion |
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2003 | Norwegian Grand Prix Champion |
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2006, 2009, 2013 | Latvian Grand Prix Champion |
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2010 | Croatian Grand Prix Champion |
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2011 | Gorzow Grand Prix Champion |
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2011 | Nordic Grand Prix Champion |
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2012 | New Zealand Grand Prix Champion |
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2015 | Slovenian Grand Prix Champion |
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1997 | Elite League Riders Champion |
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1991, 1992 | Scottish Open Champion |
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1992 | World Pairs Champion |
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1992, 1993, 1998 | World Team Cup Winner |
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1995, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2011, 2013 | Swedish Elitserien Champion |
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2013 | Elite League Champion |
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1989 | British League KO Cup Winner |
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1997, 2000, 2005 | Craven Shield Winner |
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1995 | Premier League Fours Winner |
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2000, 2009, 2010 | Czech League Champion |
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1995 | Danish League Champion |
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1998 | Polish Div Two Champion |
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Gregory Alan Hancock (born June 3, 1970, in Whittier, California) is a former professional motorcycle speedway rider from the United States.[1][2] As of 2023, he was one of only six riders to have won the individual World Championship four or more times.
In addition to his four Speedway World Championships he won the Speedway World Team Cup with the USA speedway team on three occasions and earned 39 caps for the United States national speedway team.[3] Hancock appeared in all but one of the Grand Prix series, since its creation in 1995 until 2019.[4]