Craig Hodgson (8 July 1968 - 30 September 1998) was an international
speedway rider from Australia.
Speedway career
Hodgson won the bronze medal at the
Australian National Championships. The following year in 1989 he became the Australian Junior champion. Also in 1989 he finished in 10th place during the
1989 Speedway Under-21 World Championship.
[ In 1992, he was the Australian Longtrack champion.][
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1987 to 1993, riding for ]Peterborough Panthers
The Peterborough Panthers are a British speedway team based in Peterborough, England. They are three times champions of the United Kingdom, winning the highest level league in 1999, 2006 and 2021.
History 1970–1994
The Panthers inaugural se ...
and Bradford Dukes
The Bradford Dukes were a British motorcycle speedway team which operated from the Odsal Stadium in Bradford from 1986 until their closure in 1997.Bamford, R & Jarvis J.(2001). ''Homes of British Speedway''.
History
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Death
He died in 1998 after taking his own life.
References
1968 births
1998 deaths
Australian speedway riders
Bradford Dukes riders
Peterborough Panthers riders
Sportspeople from Adelaide
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