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Richard Metcalfe Fisher known as Dick Fisher (13 January 1933 – 30 November 1986) was an international motorcycle speedway rider from England.

Speedway career

Fisher reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1963 Individual Speedway World Championship and 1964 Individual Speedway World Championship.

He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1953 to 1966, riding for Belle Vue Aces. He started his career at Fleetwood Flyers.

Fisher was capped by the England national speedway team once and Great Britain four times. He was the Belle Vue captain for three seasons and rode for them for 14 consecutive seasons in 264 National League matches and scored 1797 points.

World final appearances

Individual World Championship

• 1963 – London, Wembley Stadium – 13th – 5pts
• 1964 – Gothenburg, Ullevi – 16th – 1pt

World Team Cup

• 1963 - Vienna, Stadion Wien (with Barry Briggs / Peter Craven / Peter Moore) - 3rd - 25pts (4)

References

1. "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
2. "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
3. "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
4. "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
5. "Flyers have bad luck and lose by one point". Fleetwood Chronicle. 3 August 1951. Retrieved 21 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
7. "Lancaster car firm celebrates its sporting past". Lancaster Guardian. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

• 1933 births
• 1986 deaths
• British speedway riders
• Belle Vue Aces riders