Leigh Adams
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| Born |
28 April 1971 Mildura, Victoria |
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| Nationality |
 Australia
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| Current club information | |
| Career status | Retired |
| Career history | |
| Great Britain | |
| 1990-1992, 1997-1998, 2004-2010 | Swindon Robins |
| 2001-2002 | Oxford Cheetahs |
| 1999-2000 | King's Lynn Stars |
| 1996 | London Lions |
| 1993-1995 | Arena-Essex Hammers |
| 1989, 2003 | Poole Pirates |
| Poland | |
| 1991-1992, 1994-1995 | Motor Lublin |
| 1993 | WTS Wrocław |
| 1996-2010 | Unia Leszno |
| Sweden | |
| 1995-1996 | Elit Vetlanda |
| 1998-1999 | Indianerna |
| 2000-2008 | Masarna |
| 2009 | Lejonen |
| Speedway Grand Prix statistics | |
| Starts | 105 |
| Podiums | 15 (8-2-5) |
| Finalist | 20 time |
| Winner | 8 times |
| Individual honours | |
| 1986 | Australian Under-16 Champion |
| 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992 | Australian Under-21 Champion |
| 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995 | Victorian State Champion |
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1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009 |
Australian Champion |
| 1992 | World Under-21 Champion |
| 1993 | Commonwealth Champion |
| 1994, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003 | Jack Young Solo Cup winner |
| 1996 | Edward Jancarz Memorial winner |
| 1997, 1998, 2000 | Australian Masters Series 500 Champion |
| 1999 | Australian Long Track Champion |
| 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004 | Golden Helmet of Pardubice |
| 2000, 2008 | Alfred Smoczyk Memorial winner |
| 2002, 2007, 2008 | Scandinavian Grand Prix Winner |
| 2003 | Slovenian Grand Prix Winner |
| 2004, 2007 | Swedish Grand Prix Winner |
| 2007 | Latvian Grand Prix Winner |
| 2008 | European Grand Prix Winner |
| 2009 | Elite League Riders' Championship |
| Team honours | |
| 1999 | World Team Cup winner |
| 2001, 2002 | World Cup Winner |
| 2001, 2003 | Elite League Champion |
| 2003 | Elite League KO Cup Winner |
| 2004, 2005 | Elite League Pairs Winner |
| 2003 | British League Cup Winner |
| 2008 | Elite Shield Winner |
| 2007 | Ekstraliga Champion |
| 1992 | Australian Pairs Champion |
| 1986 | Australian Under-16 Pairs Champion |
Leigh Scott Adams (born 28 April 1971 in Mildura, Victoria) is a retired Australian motorcycle speedway rider. He is a multiple Speedway Grand Prix winner and World Team Champion. He also won a record 10 Australian Solo Championships, four Australian Under-21 Championships, the 1992 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship, and was the 1986 Australian Under-16 Champion.
Leigh Adams was a product of junior speedway in his home town of Mildura, which was also the home town of multiple Victorian and Australian champion Phil Crump who became his mentor. Adams started racing in 1979 and within a few years would prove himself as one of Australia's best junior solo riders. He finished 3rd in the 1983 Australian U/16 Championship at his home track, the Olympic Park Speedway, before finishing second to Adelaide rider Shane Parker in the 1985 Championship at the Sidewinders Speedway in Adelaide. Adams won the Australian Under-16 championship in 1986 at the age of 15 which was held in Mildura, before joining the senior ranks in 1987.
Adams would win the first of four Australian Under-21 Championships in 1988 at North Arm in Adelaide (giving Mildura the 1988 Australian Championship treble as Phil Crump won the Seniors and Jason Hawkes the U/16's - all won in South Australia), before going on to win again in 1990 at the Riverland Speedway in Renmark, 1991 at Olympic Park and 1992 at the Riverview Speedway in Murray Bridge. He only missed out in 1989 (held in Mildura) after being excluded from his first race, though he eventually went on to finish on the podium in 3rd place behind Adelaide's Craig Hodgson (1st) and Scott Norman (2nd).
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