Leigh Adams

For the Australian rules footballer, see Leigh Adams (footballer). For other people, see Lee Adams (disambiguation).

Leigh Adams
Born (1971-04-28) 28 April 1971 (age 53)
Mildura, Victoria
NationalityAustralian
Career history
Great Britain
1990–1992, 1997–1998, 2004–2010Swindon Robins
2001–2002Oxford Cheetahs
1999–2000King's Lynn Stars
1996London Lions
1993–1995Arena-Essex Hammers
1989, 2003Poole Pirates
Poland
1991–1992, 1994–1995Lublin
1993Wrocław
1996–2010Leszno
Sweden
1995–1996Vetlanda
1998–1999Indianerna
2000–2008Masarna
2009–2010Lejonen
Denmark
2010Esbjerg
Speedway Grand Prix statistics
Starts105[1]
Podiums15 (8-2-5)
Finalist20 times
Winner8 times
Individual honours
1993Commonwealth Champion
1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2002,
2003, 2005, 2006, 2009		Australian Champion
1992World Under-21 Champion
1988, 1990, 1991, 1992Australian Under-21 Champion
1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995Victorian State Champion
1994, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003Jack Young Solo Cup winner
1996Edward Jancarz Memorial winner
1997, 1998, 2000Australian Masters Series 500 Champion
1999Australian Long Track Champion
1999, 2000, 2001, 2004Golden Helmet of Pardubice
2000, 2008Alfred Smoczyk Memorial winner
2009Elite League Riders' Championship
Team honours
1999World Team Cup winner
2001, 2002World Cup Winner
2001, 2003Elite League Champion
2003Elite League KO Cup Winner
2004, 2005Elite League Pairs Winner
2003British League Cup Winner
2008Elite Shield Winner
2007Ekstraliga Champion
1992Australian Pairs Champion
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Leigh Scott Adams (born 28 April 1971 in Mildura, Victoria)[2] is an Australian former motorcycle speedway rider.[3] He is a multiple Speedway Grand Prix winner and World Team Champion.[4] He also won a record ten Australian individual championships, four Australian Under-21 Championships and the 1992 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship.[5][6]

  1. ^ Świat Żużla, No 2 (78) 2009, page 12, ISSN 1429-3285
  2. ^ Oakes, P.(2004). British Speedway Who's Who. ISBN 0-948882-81-6
  3. ^ "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  4. ^ Oakes, P.(2006). Speedway Star Almanac. ISBN 0-9552376-1-0
  5. ^ Montague, Trevor (2004). The A-Z of Sport. Little, Brown. p. 513. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
  6. ^ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 22 June 2023.