Keith Gurtner

Keith Gurtner
Born21 September 1921 (1921-09-21)
Wagga Wagga, Australia
Died21 April 1997(1997-04-21) (aged 75)
Brisbane, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Career history
1948Exeter Falcons
1948Newcastle Diamonds
1949–1950Ashfield Giants
1951–1952Motherwell Eagles
1952Edinburgh Monarchs
1953–1954West Ham Hammers
Individual honours
1950, 1957, 1960
1961, 1962, 1965
1967		Queensland champion

Keith Frank Gurtner (21 September 1921 – 21 April 1997) was an Australian motorcycle speedway rider. He was the champion of Queensland a record equalling seven times in 1974 and earned 26 international caps for the Australia national speedway team.[1]

Biography

Gurtner, born in Wagga Wagga, was a junior speedskater and amateur boxer before racing on the grasstracks in 1939. He served during World War II, before racing speedway in 1946. He suffered a major injury breaking his arm, ankle and several ribs. However, he came to the notice of British clubs in 1947 and the Exeter Falcons manager Frank Buckland signed him in January 1948.[2] However, he was exchanged with Bonny Waddell of Newcastle Diamonds shortly afterwards.[3]

The following season in 1949, he joined Ashfield Giants in Glasgow.[4] In 1950, he won the first of his seven Queensland Solo Championship wins.[5]

In 1951, he left Ashfield for fellow Scottish club Motherwell Eagles and recorded a respectable 8.37 average.[6] In the late August 1952, Gurtner transferred to Edinburgh Monarchs.[7]

Gurtner finished his British leagues career in London, with West Ham Hammers from 1953 to 1954[8] but he continued to ride in Australia and was made captain of the Australian side in 1960.

He won the bronze medal at the Australian Solo Championship in 1962 and the silver medal the following year, both times at the Rockhampton Showgrounds.[9][10]

He went on to win his seventh State title in 1967 and raced for the final time on 5 June 1971, shortly before his 50th birthday and having broken 52 bones throughout his 30-year career.

References

  1. ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Exeter signings". Western Morning News. 26 January 1948. Retrieved 22 February 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Plymouth borrow speedway rider". Western Morning News. 19 May 1948. Retrieved 22 February 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "1949 season". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Honour Board". MQLD. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Rider averages 1929 to 2009" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Edinburgh Speedway Team's Good Performance". The Scotsman. 1 September 1952. Retrieved 22 February 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Individual Australian Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  10. ^ "Australian Speedway Championship Results". Australian Speedway Championship. Retrieved 22 February 2024.

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