Born | 7 December 1916 London |
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Died | April 1992 (aged 75) Bexley, London |
Nationality | British (English) |
Career history | |
1946-1950 | Wembley Lions |
1952 | Norwich Stars |
Individual honours | |
1949 | Speedway World Championship finalist |
Team honours | |
1946, 1947, 1949, 1950 | National League Champion |
1948 | National Trophy Winner |
1946, 1948, 1949, 1950 | London Cup |
1947 | British Speedway Cup Winner |
William Charles Gilbert (7 December 1916 – April 1992) was a motorcycle speedway rider from England.[1] He earned six international caps for the England national speedway team.[2]
Gilbert was a leading speedway rider in the late 1940s. He reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1949 Individual Speedway World Championship.[3]
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway, riding for Wembley Lions.[4] He initially retired from speedway in 1951, but did return in 1952 for the Norwich Stars.[5]