22 June 2007(2007-06-22) (aged 97) Darlington, England
Nationality
British (English)
Career history
1929-1932
Wembley Lions
1934
Birmingham Bulldogs
1935-1938
Harringay Tigers
Individual honours
1930
London Riders' Champion
Team honours
1932
National League Champion
1930, 1931
Southern League Champion
1931, 1932
National Trophy Winner
1930, 1932, 1935
London Cup Winner
John Glaholme Ormston (born 30 October 1909 in West Cornforth - died 22 June 2007) was a motorcycle speedway rider who finished runner-up in the Star Riders' Championship in 1935, the forerunner to the Speedway World Championship. He also competed in the first ever World Final in 1936 (finishing equal fifth).[1] He earned 14 international caps for the England national speedway team.[2]
^Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5
^"ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
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