Billy Hamill
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| Born |
May 23, 1970 Arcadia, California, USA |
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| Nationality |
 United States |
| Current club information | |
| British league | Retired |
| Career history | |
| Great Britain | |
| 1990–1996 | Cradley Heath Heathens |
| 1997 | Belle Vue Aces |
| 1998–2000, 2002–2003 | Coventry Bees |
| 2005 | Oxford Cheetahs |
| 2006–2007 | Wolverhampton Wolves |
| Poland | |
| 1992 | Rybnik |
| 1994–1995 | Gorzów Wielkopolski |
| 1996–2000, 2004 | Grudziądz |
| 2001–2003 | Zielona Góra |
| Sweden | |
| 1991, 1993-2006 | Smederna |
| 2007 | Masarna |
| Individual honours | |
| 1996 | World Champion |
| 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2012 | USA National Champion |
| 1995 | Austrian Grand Prix Champion |
| 1996 | Danish Grand Prix Champion |
| 1996 | Swedish Grand Prix Champion |
| 2000, 2001 | Czech Grand Prix Champion |
| 2000 | European Grand Prix Champion |
| Team honours | |
| 1990, 1992, 1993, 1998 | World Team Cup Winner |
| 2000, 2005 | Craven Shield Winner |
| 1990 | Premiership Winner |
| 1995 | Premier League Fours Winner |
| 1992 | Danish League Champion |
| 2004 | German League Champion |
| 2004 | Italian League Champion |
| 1997, 2002 | Polish Div Two Champion |
William Gordon (Billy) Hamill (born 23 May 1970, in California, United States) is an American international motorcycle speedway rider. He is a former Speedway World Champion, winning the title in 1996.
Hamill began junior speedway in California in 1983, eventually turning professional in 1986. In 1990, he left California to race for Cradley Heath Heathens in the British League, joining fellow Californian and friend Greg Hancock. In his debut season of racing in Europe, Hamill won his first FIM Gold Medal as the USA won the World Team Cup.
In 1991, Hamill again rode for the Heathens and he also made his World Final debut at the Ullevi Stadium in Gothenburg scoring six points. The 1992 World Championship campaign was cut short for Hamill after breaking his wrist at the Overseas final at Coventry's Brandon stadium, however he was still a major part of the Heathens season, again averaging over eight points. He was also part of the USA team which won the world team cup for a second time, in Kumla, Sweden, scoring 10 points. 1993 saw a belated return to Cradley for Hamill who went on to make his second world final appearance in Pocking, Germany which was won by fellow American Sam Ermolenko. He once again won the World team Cup as the USA regained their title in Coventry. In 1994. Hamill missed out on a place in the World Final in Vojens, Denmark, losing out in run off at the semi final stage to Greg Hancock.
1995 saw a change in the Speedway World Championship with a Grand Prix system now in place. As he had only been seeded as first reserve for the series, Hamill only managed two rides in the Opening round in Wroclaw, Poland. However he won the second round in Wiener Neustadt, Austria and eventually finished fifth in the series, won by Denmark's Hans Nielsen. He also finished top of the British League averages in 1995.
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