Alan Rivett

Alan Rivett
Born	21 March 1956 (age 68); Whangārei, New Zealand
Nationality	New Zealander /Australian
Career history
1984	Peterborough Panthers
1986-1989	Exeter Falcons
1986	King's Lynn Stars
1989	Long Eaton Invaders
1990	Berwick Bandits
Team honours
1988	Speedway World Pairs Championship finalist

Alan Rivett (born 21 March 1956) is a former international speedway rider from Australia.^[1] He earned 9 caps for the Australia national speedway team and one cap for the New Zealand national speedway team.^[2]

Speedway career

Rivett reached the final of the Speedway World Pairs Championship in the 1988 Speedway World Pairs Championship.^[3] Despite riding for Australia he was called up to replace injured New Zealand rider David Bargh in the final.^[4]

He started his British leagues career for Peterborough Panthers in 1984 but was then subject to an argument between Peterborough and Mildenhall Fen Tigers for his signature for the 1985 season.^[5] In 1986, he joined the Exeter Falcons.^[6]^[7]

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^ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
^ "World Pairs Championship 1968-1993". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
^ "The World Pairs Final 1988". Speedway Plus. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
^ "Rivett row calms down". Cambridge Daily News. 9 January 1985. Retrieved 23 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Aussie debut". Western Evening Herald. 7 July 1986. Retrieved 23 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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^ "Individual Australian Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 21 January 2023.

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