Ronnie Genz
British motorcycle speedway rider
About Ronnie Genz
Lived 1930 – 2016 (aged 86).
Ronald Joseph Genz (17 March 1930 – 28 August 2016) was an international motorcycle speedway rider from England. He earned 7 international caps for the England national speedway team and one cap for the Great Britain team.
Speedway career Genz rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1950-1972, riding for various clubs but primarily for Oxford Cheetahs. He started his career for New Cross Rangers in 1950, after being demobbed from the army as dispatch rider.
Genz reached the final of the British Speedway Championship in 1961, 1962 and 1965.
Genz suffered a fractured skull in a race crash late in the 1968 season.
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Who was Ronnie Genz?
British motorcycle speedway rider
When was Ronnie Genz born?
Ronnie Genz was born on 17 March 1930 in East London, Forest Gate.
When did Ronnie Genz die?
Ronnie Genz died on 28 August 2016.
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