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Nationality
  
England

Name
  
Daniel King


Role
  
Speedway rider

British league
  
Coventry Bees

Danny King (speedway rider) Danny King gives an insight into the life of a professional Speedway


Born
  
14 August 1986 (age 37) Maidstone, England (
1986-08-14
)

2001–2003 2002 2003 2003 2003–2004, 2006 2004–2006, 2009–2010 2005 2007–2008 2008 2011–2014 2014 2014 2015, 2016 2015
  
Peterborough Pumas Swindon Robins Arena Essex Hammers Reading Racers Mildenhall Fen Tigers Ipswich Witches Rye House Rockets Peterborough Panthers Ostrow Wlkp. (POL) Birmingham Brummies Lakeside Hammers Newcastle Diamonds Coventry Bees Ipswich Witches

2004
  
British Under 18 Champion

2005 2005 2002, 2003, 2004 2003 2007 2015
  
Premier League Champion Premier Trophy Winner Conference League Champion Conference KO Cup Winner Elite Shield Winner Premier League Pairs Champion

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Daniel Robert "Danny" King (born 14 August 1986) is a British speedway rider.

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Career

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Born in Maidstone, King began his career in 2001 with Peterborough Pumas. He has raced for Ipswich Witches, Birmingham Brummies, Lakeside Hammers, and Coventry Bees in the Elite League. His brother Jason was also a speedway rider.

In 2007 he finished fifth in the British Championship and qualified as a reserve for the 2007 British Grand Prix. In September 2007, King was selected to represent Great Britain for the 2007 Under 21-World Cup Final.

King captained the Birmingham Brummies in 2011, when the club were accepted into the Elite League.

On 13 June 2016 King became British Champion for the first time in his career.

Honours and international competitions

  • British Under-18 Champion (2004)
  • British Champion (2016) – Belle Vue (13 points)

    • Speedway Grand Prix

    1 SGP, 7 points (2016).

    Others

  • Individual U-21 World Championship
  • 2005 –  AUT Wiener Neustadt – 15th place (4 points)
  • 2007 –  ITA Terenzano – 9th place (3 points)
  • Team U-21 World Championship:
  • 2007 –  GER Abensberg – Silver medal (5 points)
  • Speedway World Cup
  • 2016 - 2nd

    • References

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