Shawn Moran
Bruce Flanders interviews a young Shawn Moran in the 1980s
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| Born |
November 19, 1961 Lakewood, California, U.S. |
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| Nationality |
 United States
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| Current club information | |
| British league | Retired |
| Swedish league | Rospiggarna Hallstavik |
| Career history | |
| 1980 | Hull Vikings |
| 1980-88, 1994 | Sheffield Tigers |
| 1989-1993 | Belle Vue Aces |
| Individual honours | |
| 1982 | USA National Champion |
| 1983 | Long Track World Champion |
| 1981 | European Under-21 Champion |
| 1984, 1985, 1990 | Intercontinental Champion |
| 1985 | Overseas Champion |
| 1989 | British League Riders Champion |
| 1989 | Peter Craven Memorial |
| Team honours | |
| 1982, 1990 | World Team Cup |
Shawn Moran (born November 19, 1961 in Lakewood, California) is an American retired former professional motorcycle speedway rider who was one of the most popular and talented riders ever to race for Sheffield Tigers who also represented USA.
Moran first rode in British speedway for Hull Vikings in 1979 under the alias 'David East', before riding under his real identity in 1980. He joined Sheffield from Hull in 1980 for £8,000 and established himself as a fans' favourite who topped the clubs averages every year he was with them.
After finishing 15th at the 1980 European Under-21 Championship, Moran won the 1981 Championship in Slaný, Czechoslovakia with a 15-point maximum. This championship was renamed as the World Under-21 Championship in 1988. Shawn and fellow Californian Ron Preston who won the title in 1979, are the only American riders to have won the Under-21 title (as of 2014).
In 1982, along with reigning World Champion Bruce Penhall, Bobby Schwartz, Scott Autrey, and his older brother Kelly Moran, Shawn won the Speedway World Team Cup at the White City Stadium in London, England. He would later repeat this success with Team USA in 1990 at the Svítkov Stadion in Pardubice, Czechoslovakia alongside Sam Ermolenko, Rick Miller, Billy Hamill and Kelly Moran.
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