Marvyn Cox

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Marvyn Cox
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Born(1964-07-11)11 July 1964
Whitstable, Kent
NationalityEnglish
Career history
1981-1983Rye House Rockets
1982, 1983Hackney Hawks
1984-1989, 1996Oxford Cheetahs
1990Bradford Dukes
1991-1992, 1997-1998Poole Pirates
1995Reading Racers
Individual honours
1986, 1994Speedway World Championship finalist
1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995Individual Long Track World Championship finalist
1993, 1995German champion
1984World Under 21 Champion
Team honours
1986 (bronze) 1987 (silver)World Team Cup
1985, 1986, 1989British League Champion
1985, 1986British League KO Cup winner

Marvyn Cox (born 11 July 1964 in Whitstable, Kent) is a former Speedway rider .[1] Cox was twice a winner of the German Individual Championship in 1993 and 1995, when he raced under a German licence.

Domestic career[]

In 1984 he was signed by Oxford Cheetahs who bought him from Rye House Rockets for £15,000. The Oxford team had returned to the British League and the other signings to start as the top five riders for the season were Hans Nielsen for a record £30,000, Simon Wigg for £25,000, Melvyn Taylor for £12,000 and Jens Rasmussen, with Ian Clark and Nigel Sparshott at 6 & 7.[2] After a mid table finish in 1984 he was part of the Oxford team that won the league and cup double during a 1985 British League season.[2] They repeated the league and cup double the following season during the 1986 British League season and later won a third title during the 1989 British League season.[2]

Overseas career[]

Marvyn rode in the Swedish Elitserien for Valsarna.

International career[]

In 1984 he won the European Under 21 Championship after finishing third in 1983. He has represented England in the World Team Cup final twice and featured in two World Championship finals. He was also in the first two seasons of the Speedway Grand Prix series in 1995 and 1996.[3]

World Final appearances[]

Individual World Championship[]

World Team Cup[]

Speedway Grand Prix results[]

World Longtrack Championship Finals[]

  • 1989 - Czech Republic Marianske Lazne 16pts (10th)
  • 1990 - Germany Herxheim 23pts (6th)
  • 1991 - Czech Republic Marianske Lazne 7pts (12th)
  • 1992 - Germany Pfarrkirchen 5pts (14th)
  • 1994 - Czech Republic Marianske Lazne 0pts (18th)
  • 1995 - Germany Scheeßel 17pts (4th)

References[]

  1. ^ Oakes, P.(2006). Speedway Star Almanac. ISBN 0-9552376-1-0
  2. ^ a b c Bamford/Shailes, Robert/Glynn (2007). The Story of Oxford Speedway. Tempus Publishing Ltd. pp. 128–135. ISBN 978-0-7524-4161-0.
  3. ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 11 July 2021.

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