Marvyn Cox

Marvyn Cox
Born	11 July 1964; Whitstable, Kent
Nationality	British (English)
Career history
1981-1983	Rye House Rockets
1982, 1983	Hackney Hawks
1984-1989, 1996	Oxford Cheetahs
1990	Bradford Dukes
1991-1992, 1997-1998	Poole Pirates
1995	Reading Racers
Individual honours
1986, 1994	Speedway World Championship finalist
1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995	Individual Long Track World Championship finalist
1993, 1995	German champion
1984	European Junior Champion
1984	British Under 21 Champion
Team honours
1986 (bronze) 1987 (silver)	World Team Cup
1985, 1986, 1989	British League Champion
1985, 1986	British League KO Cup winner
1996	Premier League Four-Team Championship

Marvyn Cox (born 11 July 1964 in Whitstable, Kent) is a former Speedway rider .[1] Cox was twice a winner of the German Individual Championship in 1993 and 1995, when he raced under a German licence.[2][3]

Domestic career

In 1984 he was signed by Oxford Cheetahs who bought him from Rye House Rockets for £15,000. The Oxford team had returned to the British League and the other signings to start as the top five riders for the season were Hans Nielsen for a record £30,000, Simon Wigg for £25,000, Melvyn Taylor for £12,000 and Jens Rasmussen, with Ian Clark and Nigel Sparshott at 6 & 7.[4] After a mid table finish in 1984 he was part of the Oxford team that won the league and cup double during a 1985 British League season.[4] They repeated the league and cup double the following season during the 1986 British League season and later won a third title during the 1989 British League season.[4]

In 1996, he was part of the Oxford Cheetahs four that won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, which was held on 4 August 1996, at the East of England Arena.[5]

Marvyn rode in the Swedish Elitserien for Valsarna.

In 1984 he won the European Under 21 Championship after finishing third in 1983. He has represented England in the World Team Cup final twice and featured in two World Championship finals. He was also in the first two seasons of the Speedway Grand Prix series in 1995 and 1996.[6]

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