Chris Manchester
{{Short description|American speedway rider}}
{{Infobox Speedway rider
| name = Chris Manchester
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|6|28|df=y}}
| birth_place = Kansas, United States
| career1 = Belle Vue Aces
| years1 = 1994-1997, 1999, 2003
| career2 = Somerset Rebels
| years2 = 2003
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| indivyear1 = 1992
| indivhonour1 = North American Champion
| indivyear2 = 2000, 2005
| indivhonour2 = United States Champion
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Chris Manchester (born 28 June 1973) is a former speedway rider from the United States.{{cite web |url=https://wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/1814/chris-manchester|title=Chris Manchester profile|website=wwosbackup|access-date=30 June 2021}} He earned 3 caps for the United States national speedway team.{{cite web |url=https://britishspeedway.co.uk/docs/Ultimate_Index_1929-2022.pdf |title=Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022 |website=British Speedway |access-date=1 September 2024}}
Speedway career
Manchester is a former North American Champion, winning the AMA National Speedway Championship in 1992. He also won the United States Champion in 2000 and 2005.{{cite web|url=https://www.speedwaybikes.com/history/champion.htm|title=United States and Canada Speedway National Champions|website=Speedway Bikes. com|access-date=30 June 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.speedwaybikes.com/rw/uchris_m.htm|title=Chris Manchester|website=Speedway Bikes. com|access-date=30 June 2021}}
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1994{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004985/19940224/062/0062 |title=Aces scoop wonder boy |website=Manchester Evening News |date=24 February 1994 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=1 September 2024}}{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004985/19940226/081/0082 |title=Treble signing opens new era |website=Manchester Evening News |date=26 February 1994 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=7 September 2024}} until 2003, riding primarily for the Belle Vue Aces{{cite web|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/other-sport/speedway-preview-coventry-v-belle-1142371|title=Speedway preview: Coventry v Belle Vue|website=Manchester Evening News|date=10 August 2004 |access-date=30 June 2021}} but did race one season for Somerset Rebels in 2003.
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Category:American speedway riders
Category:Belle Vue Aces riders
Category:Somerset Rebels riders
Category:American expatriate speedway riders in England
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