Ryan Fisher
American speedway rider
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Ryan Scott Fisher (born 7 September 1983 in Riverside, California) is an American former international motorcycle speedway rider.[1][2][3] He earned 8 caps for the United States national speedway team.[4]
Riverside, California, USA
The Fish
Fisher riding for Belle Vue in 2007 | |
| Born | 7 September 1983 Riverside, California, USA |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Flyin' Ryan The Fish |
| Nationality | American |
| Career history | |
| Great Britain | |
| 2002–2003, 2011 | Coventry Bees |
| 2004 | Oxford Cheetahs |
| 2007 | Belle Vue Aces |
| 2008–2010, 2016 | Edinburgh Monarchs |
| 2009 | Swindon Robins |
| 2012, 2015 | Plymouth Devils |
| 2013–2014 | Peterborough Panthers |
| Sweden | |
| 2003 | Rospiggarna |
| Denmark | |
| 2012 | Fjelsted |
| 2013 | Outrup |
| Individual honours | |
| 1996, 1997, 1998 | US Junior National Champion |
| 1996, 1997 | California State Junior Champion |
| Team honours | |
| 2003 | German Pairs Champion |
| 2008, 2010 | Premier League Champions |
| 2008 | Premier Trophy Winners |
Career
Fisher won the US Junior Championship three times before riding in the United Kingdom for Coventry Bees during the 2002 Elite League speedway season.[5] After spending a second season with Coventry he joined the Oxford Cheetahs in 2004. In between in 2003, he reached the final of the 2003 Speedway Under-21 World Championship.[6]
He did not ride in Britain again until 2007 when he joined the Belle Vue Aces. In 2008, he rode for the Edinburgh Monarchs in the Premier League[7] and the following season doubled up riding for the Edinburgh and Swindon Robins in the Elite League.[8]
In 2011, Fisher moved full-time back into the Elite League, with the Coventry Bees.[9] In 2012, he rode in the Premier League for Plymouth Devils, and has signed to ride for Peterborough Panthers in the Elite League in 2013[10] and 2014.
Ryan retired from the sport after a final season riding the Edinburgh Monarchs in 2016.[11]