Dean Barker (speedway rider)
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Dean Barker (born 2 August 1970) is a former British international motorcycle speedway rider who competed at the sports highest level until his retirement in 2007.[1][2] He earned 14 caps for the England national speedway team and 4 caps for the Great Britain national speedway team.[3]
Speedway career
Barker first rode for Eastbourne Eagles during the 1986 National League season, although he only appeared in 14 matches that season he contributed to a league and cup double winning season for the south coast club.[4][5][6] The following season in 1987, Barker and Eastbourne repeated the success to record the 'double double'.[7]
He was one of Eastbourne's leading riders by the time Oxford Cheetahs came in to sign him for the 1990 British League season, where he would ride alongside Hans Nielsen.[8] In 1993 and 1994,[9] he returned to Eastbourne and was an integral part of the Eagles team that won the 1994 Knockout Cup and 1995 Premier League.[1][10]
He won another Knockout Cup in 1997 but suffered serious injuries that forced him to miss two entire seasons in 1996 with a broken leg and 1998 with a broken arm.[11] However, after making a successful comeback in 1999 he won the Elite League in 2000 and the Knockout Cup in 2002.
His farewell meeting in 2009 celebrated a career which included highlights of becoming Eastbourne Eagles captain and racing to podiums in major competitions such as the British Under 21 Championship and the British Championship.[12]
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