Jamie Courtney
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| Born |
22 April 1988 Ashington, Northumberland, England |
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| Nationality |
 England |
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| Career history | |
| 2003 2004 2010 2010 2011 2011 |
Rye House Rockets Oxford Cheetahs Glasgow Tigers King's Lynn Stars Leicester Lions Dudley Heathens |
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Jamie Courtney (born 22 April 1988 in Ashington, Northumberland) is an English motorcycle speedway rider.
Courtney comes from a speedway family; His brother Scott and uncle Sean were both speedway riders before him, and his father Mark Courtney is a former England international.[1] In 2002 he became British under-15 champion.[2] He competed at the age of fifteen for Rye House Rockets, and the following year rode for Oxford Cheetahs.[1] He has also raced for Redcar Bears, Isle of Wight Islanders, and Workington Comets.[3] In 2010 he rode for Glasgow Tigers on loan from King's Lynn Stars before returning to ride for King's Lynn towards the end of the season.[4] In 2010 he signed for Leicester Lions, the team that his father rode for 126 times, for their return to speedway in the Premier League.[2] After being released by Leicester mid-season he later joined National League team Dudley Heathens.
References
- 1 2 "Jamie Courtney", Leicester Speedway, retrieved 2011-03-27
- 1 2 "Speedway: Leicester Lions recruit a familiar name", Leicester Mercury, 2 December 2010, retrieved 2011-03-27
- ↑ "Jamie Courtney: Glasgow Tigers Profile", The Glaswegian, 16 March 2010, retrieved 2011-03-27
- ↑ "Speedway: Jamie Courtney Completes Glasgow Tigers Line-Up For 2010", The Glaswegian, 12 January 2010, retrieved 2011-03-27
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