Dick Fisher

Richard Metcalfe Fisher known as Dick Fisher (13 January 1933 – 30 November 1986) was an international motorcycle speedway rider from England.

Speedway career Fisher reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1963 Individual Speedway World Championship and 1964 Individual Speedway World Championship.

He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1953 to 1966, riding for Belle Vue Aces. He started his career at Fleetwood Flyers.

Fisher was capped by the England national speedway team once and Great Britain four times. He was the Belle Vue captain for three seasons and rode for them for 14 consecutive seasons in 264 National League matches and scored 1797 points.

World final appearances

Individual World Championship 1963 – London, Wembley Stadium – 13th – 5pts 1964 – Gothenburg, Ullevi – 16th – 1pt

World Team Cup 1963 - Vienna, Stadion Wien (with Barry Briggs / Peter Craven / Peter Moore) - 3rd - 25pts (4)