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{{Short description|British motorcycle speedway rider}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2012}}
{{Infobox speedway rider
| image = File:Geoff_Pymar_motorcycle_speedway_rider_cigarette_card.png
| name= Geoff Pymar
| nationality = British (English)
| birth_date = {{birth date|1912|2|14|df=y}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|2002|3|2|1912|2|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Eye, Suffolk]], England

| years1 = 1933-1939
| career1 = [[Wimbledon Dons]]
| years2 = 1946-1948
| career2 = [[New Cross Rangers]]
| years3 = 1949-1950
| career3 = [[Harringay Racers (speedway)|Harringay Racers]]
| years4 = 1950-1955
| career4 = [[Bristol Bulldogs]]
| years5 = 1956-1957
| career5 = [[Norwich Stars]]
| years6 = 1960
| career6 = [[Yarmouth Bloaters]]
| years7 = 1961
| career7 = [[Middlesbrough Bears]]
| years8 = 1961
| career8 = [[Wolverhampton Wolves]]
| years9 = 1962
| career9 = [[Bradford Panthers]]
| teamyear1 = 1948
| teamhonour1 = [[National League (1932–1964)|National League Champion]]
| teamyear2 = 1954
| teamhonour2 = [[Speedway National League Division Two|National League Div 2 Champion]]
| teamyear3 = 1938
| teamhonour3 = National Trophy Winner
| teamyear4 = 1938, 1939, 1947
| teamhonour4 = London Cup Winner
| teamyear5 = 1954
| teamhonour5 = Southern Shield Winner
}}

'''Geoffrey Pymar''' (14 February 1912 [[Eye, Suffolk]] – 2 March 2002)<ref name=bb50>Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2003) ''Bristol Bulldogs: 50 Greats'', Stroud: Tempus Publishing. {{ISBN|0-7524-2865-9}}</ref> was an English international [[motorcycle speedway]] rider who rode in the [[Speedway World Championship|World Championship]] final in [[1938 Individual Speedway World Championship|1938]].<ref name=swc>Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). ''A History of the World Speedway Championship''. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. {{ISBN|0-7524-2402-5}}</ref> He earned 12 international caps for the [[England national speedway team]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://britishspeedway.co.uk/docs/Ultimate_Index_1929-2022.pdf |title=ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022 |website=British Speedway |access-date=28 December 2023}}</ref>

== Career ==
Pymar was the son of a farmer.<ref name="Morgan">Morgan, Tom (1949) ''Who's Who in Speedway'', Sport-in-Print, p. 62</ref> After first racing motorcycles in 1931, he took up speedway in 1933, racing at Norwich that year.<ref name="Morgan" /> Pymar started his career with the Norwich Stars, a non-league outfit, spotted by [[Wimbledon Dons]] and rode at the [[Wimbledon Stadium]] for seven seasons until the outbreak of [[World War II]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003214/19390516/125/0017 |title=Geoff Pymar back to form |website=Daily News (London) |date=16 May 1939 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=4 October 2024 }}</ref> In 1938 he was part of the Wimbledon team that won the National Trophy. Also in 1938 he competed in the World Championship Final at Wembley Stadium. In 1934, 1935 and 1939 Pymar represented [[Great Britain national speedway team|England]] in Test Matches.<ref name="Morgan" />

After the war he joined [[New Cross Rangers]] and in 1948 was a member of their [[National League (1932–1964)|National League Championship]] winning team.<ref name=fp>Jacobs, N. (2008) ''Out of the Frying Pan'', The History Press LTD {{ISBN|978-0-7524-4476-5}}</ref> In 1949 he joined the [[Harringay Racers (speedway)|Harringay Racers]] for a fee of over £1,200. The following season the newly promoted [[Bristol Bulldogs]] paid the Racers £1,000 for Pymar's services.

Pymar stayed with Bulldogs until they closed in 1955 and he was expected to retire. However, in 1956 he joined the [[Norwich Stars]] and rode for two seasons. He did not ride in 1958 or 1959 but in 1960 he was signed by the [[Yarmouth Bloaters]] in the newly formed [[Speedway Provincial League|Provincial League]]. The Bloaters lasted just one season but Pymar was approached by the [[Middlesbrough Bears]] to ride for them. After starting the season with the Bears, the travelling became too much and Pymar was transferred to the [[Wolverhampton Wolves]]. He had one final season with the [[Bradford Panthers]] in 1962 before he finally retired.

== World Final appearances ==
* [[1938 Individual Speedway World Championship|1938]] - {{Flagicon|ENG}} London, [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]] - 16th - 7pts<ref name="swc"/>

==After retirement==
Pymar became a golf caddy and was regularly seen on the tour with [[Tony Jacklin]].<ref name="bb50"/> In 2002 he was voted as President of the Veteran Speedway Riders Association but died whilst in office.

==Players cigarette cards==
Pymar is listed as number 38 of 50 in the 1930s Player's [[cigarette card]] collection.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.speedwaymuseumonline.co.uk/playerscigarettecards8.html|title=Speedway Riders|website=Speedway Museum Online|access-date=14 October 2021}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:1912 births]]
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[[Category:British speedway riders]]
[[Category:Wimbledon Dons riders]]
[[Category:Bristol Bulldogs riders]]
[[Category:New Cross Rangers riders]]
[[Category:Harringay Racers riders]]
[[Category:Wolverhampton Wolves riders]]
[[Category:Norwich Stars riders]]
[[Category:Yarmouth Bloaters riders]]

Geoff Pymar - Revision history

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