Kenny McKinna

{{Short description|Scottish speedway rider}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox Speedway rider

| name = Kenny McKinna

| image =

| nationality = British (Scottish)

| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|21 October 1962}}

| birth_place = Glasgow, Scotland

| death_date =

| death_place =

| career1 = Glasgow Tigers

| years1 = 1979–1983, 1988–1990

| career2 = Eastbourne Eagles

| years2 = 1982

| career3 = Belle Vue Aces

| years3 = 1983–1987

| career4 = Wolverhampton Wolves

| years4 = 1988

| career5 = Ipswich Witches

| years5 = 1988

| career6 = Middlesbrough Bears

| years6 = 1991

| career7 = Edinburgh Monarchs

| years7 = 1992–1995, 1997–1998

| career8 = Scottish Monarchs

| years8 = 1996

| indivyear1 = 1994

| indivhonour1 = British Championship finalist

| indivyear2 = 1989

| indivhonour2 = National League Riders' runner-up

| teamyear1 = 1983

| teamhonour1 = British League Cup winner

| teamyear2 = 1993

| teamhonour2 = Fours Championship winner

}}

Archibald Kenneth McKinna (born 21 October 1962) is a former international motorcycle speedway rider from Scotland.{{cite web |url=https://wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/1907/kenny-mckinna|title=Speedway riders, history and results|website=wwosbackup|access-date=23 July 2021}}{{cite web |url=http://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/news.php?extend.9899|title=

LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON|website=British Speedway official website|access-date=23 July 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://britishspeedway.co.uk/docs/Ultimate_Index_1929-2022.pdf |title=ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022 |website=British Speedway |access-date=21 June 2023}}

Speedway career

McKenna rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1979 to 1998, riding for various clubs.{{cite web |url=https://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/historyarchive|title=History Archive|website=British Speedway|access-date=23 July 2021}} He started his career with Glasgow Tigers in 1979 and quickly established himself as a rider winning the 1980 Scottish pairs title with Steve Lawson.{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002391/19800411/035/0035 |title=Tigers pair take title |website=Airdrie & Coatbridge Advertiser |date=11 April 1980 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=6 September 2024}}

In 1993, McKinna helped the Edinburgh Monarchs win the Fours Championship during the 1993 British League Division Two season.{{cite news |title=Invaders can't take the heat |work=Derby Evening Telegraph |date=26 July 1993 |access-date=13 May 2023 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005014/19930726/033/0033 | via = British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription }}

He reached the final of the British Speedway Championship in 1994.{{cite web|url=http://www.speedway.org/history/|title=HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK|website=Speedway.org|access-date=23 July 2021}}

Family

He came from a speedway family, with his brothers Charlie McKinna and Martin McKinna both being speedway riders. His son Adam McKinna was also a speedway rider.

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