Jamie Mark Courtney (born 22 April 1988, in

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) is a former

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rider and current promoter from England.

Career

Courtney comes from a speedway family; His brother Scott and uncle Sean were both speedway riders before him, and his father

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is a former England international.Jamie Courtney
, Leicester Speedway, Retrieved 2011-03-27 In 2002 he became British under-15 champion. He competed at the age of fifteen for

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, and the following year rode for Oxford Silver Machine Academy. He has also raced for

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, and

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.Jamie Courtney: Glasgow Tigers Profile
, ''

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'', 16 March 2010, Retrieved 2011-03-27 Jamie Courtney 2004 Oxford speedway

In 2010, he rode for Glasgow Tigers on loan from

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before returning to ride for King's Lynn towards the end of the season.Speedway: Jamie Courtney Completes Glasgow Tigers Line-Up For 2010
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'', 12 January 2010, Retrieved 2011-03-27 In 2010 he signed for

Leicester Lions Leicester Lions are a speedway team which originally operated from 1968 until 1983.Bamford, R & Jarvis J.(2001). ''Homes of British Speedway''. The club returned to speedway for the 2011 Premier League season, moving up to the Elite League ...

, the team that his father rode for 126 times, for their return to speedway in the

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.Speedway: Leicester Lions recruit a familiar name
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'', 2 December 2010, Retrieved 2011-03-27 After being released by Leicester mid-season he later joined National League team

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Management

In 2021, it was announced that Courtney would be the team promoter of the Oxford Cheetahs during 2022, who were returning to action at Sandy Lane for the first time since 2007.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Courtney, Jamie 1988 births Living people British speedway riders English motorcycle racers Cradley Heathens riders Leicester Lions riders