Kevin Jolly (speedway rider)
{{Short description|British motorcycle speedway rider}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox Speedway rider
| name = Kevin Jolly
| image =
| nationality = British (English)
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|29 January 1958}}
| birth_place = Eye, Suffolk, England
| death_date =
| death_place =
| career1 = Mildenhall Fen Tigers
| years1 = 1975-1976
| career2 = Ipswich Witches
| years2 = 1976-1982, 1988
| career3 = King's Lynn Stars
| years3 = 1983-1986, 1988
| career4= Boston Barracudas
| years4 = 1986
| career5 = Swindon Robins
| years5 = 1986, 1988
| career6 = Wimbledon Dons
| years6 = 1987, 1988
| career7 = Peterborough Panthers
| years7 = 1989, 1991
| career8 = Milton Keynes Knights
| years8 = 1990
| indivyear1 = 1980, 1981, 1982
| indivhonour1 = British Championship finalist
| indivyear2 = 1978
| indivhonour2 = World U21 silver
| teamyear1 = 1976
| teamhonour1 = British League Champion
| teamyear2 = 1976, 1978, 1981
| teamhonour2 = British League KO Cup winner
| teamyear3 = 1976
| teamhonour3 = Spring Gold Cup
| teamyear4 = 1977
| teamhonour4 = Inter League Knockout Cup
| teamyear5 = 1989
| teamhonour5 = Fours Championship winner
}}
Kevin Jolly (born 29 January 1958) is an English former motorcycle speedway rider.{{cite web |url=https://wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/1461/kevin-jolly|title=Speedway riders, history and results|website=wwosbackup|access-date=21 July 2021}}{{cite web |url=http://www.mildenhall-speedway.com/index.php/latest-news/91-kevin-lolly|title=Kevin Jolly|website=Mildenhall Speedway|access-date=21 July 2021}} He earned six international caps for the England 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=21 June 2023}}
Speedway career
Jolly rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1975-1990, riding for various clubs.{{cite web |url=https://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/historyarchive|title=History Archive|website=British Speedway|access-date=21 July 2021}}
After leaving Ipswich Witches he signed for King's Lynn Stars, where he rode from 1983 to 1986 and again in 1988.{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003432/19860214/589/0038 |title=Jessup and Jolly may quit stars|website=Lynn Advertiser |date=14 February 1986 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=26 September 2024}} He also rode for Boston Barracudas in 1986 and was the club captain.{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005170/19870430/391/0033 |title=They can't catch Kevin |website=Lincolnshire Standard and Boston Guardian |date=30 April 1987 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=26 September 2024}}
He reached the final of the British Speedway Championship on three occasions in 1980, 1981 and 1982.{{cite web|url=http://www.speedway.org/history/|title=HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK|website=Speedway.org|access-date=21 July 2021}}
In 1989, he helped the Peterborough Panthers win the Fours Championship during the 1989 National League season.{{cite book |last=Oakes |first=Peter |title=Speedway Yearbook 1990 |year=1990 |page=46 |publisher=Front Page Books |isbn=0-948882-15-8}}
References
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Category:British speedway riders
Category:Boston Barracudas riders
Category:Ipswich Witches riders
Category:King's Lynn Stars riders
Category:Mildenhall Fen Tigers riders
Category:Milton Keynes Knights riders
Category:Peterborough Panthers riders
Category:Swindon Robins riders
Category:Wimbledon Dons riders
Category:People from Eye, Suffolk
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