Adam Shields

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title: "Adam Shields" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1977-births", "living-people", "australian-speedway-riders", "people-from-kurri-kurri", "eastbourne-eagles-riders", "australian-expatriate-speedway-riders-in-england", "isle-of-wight-islanders-riders", "lakeside-hammers-riders", "king's-lynn-stars-riders", "coventry-bees-riders", "poole-pirates-riders"] description: "Australian speedway rider" topic_path: "science/astronomy" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Shields" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Australian speedway rider ::

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Field	Value
name	Adam Shields
nationality	Australian
birth_date
birth_place	Kurri Kurri, New South Wales, Australia
career1	Great Britain
career2	Isle of Wight Islanders
years2	2000–2003
career3	King's Lynn Stars
years3	2000, 2002
career4	Coventry Bees
years4	2001–2002
career5	Poole Pirates
years5	2001–2002
career6	Eastbourne Eagles
years6	2001–2006, 2013
career7	Lakeside Hammers
years7	2007–2011
career8	Belle Vue Aces
years8	2012
career9	Sweden
career10	Gasarna
years10	2003
indivyear1	2002
indivhonour1	Premier League Riders' champion
teamyear1	2002
teamhonour1	Pairs Championship winner
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| name = Adam Shields | image = | nationality = Australian | birth_date = | birth_place = Kurri Kurri, New South Wales, Australia | death_date = | death_place =

| career1 = Great Britain | career2 = Isle of Wight Islanders | years2 = 2000–2003 | career3 = King's Lynn Stars | years3 = 2000, 2002 | career4 = Coventry Bees | years4 = 2001–2002 | career5 =Poole Pirates | years5 = 2001–2002 | career6 =Eastbourne Eagles | years6 = 2001–2006, 2013 | career7 = Lakeside Hammers | years7 = 2007–2011 | career8 = Belle Vue Aces | years8 = 2012 | career9 = Sweden | career10 = Gasarna | years10 = 2003

| indivyear1 = 2002 | indivhonour1 = Premier League Riders' champion | teamyear1 = 2002 | teamhonour1 = Pairs Championship winner

Adam Matthew Shields (born 8 February 1977 in Kurri Kurri, New South Wales,

Speedway career

He first rode in the United Kingdom for Premier League team the Isle of Wight Islanders in 2000, before stepping up to the Elite League for Eastbourne Eagles and then the Lakeside Hammers in 2007. He missed the end of the 2008 season due a number of injuries sustained during a race.

Adam has appeared in the Speedway World Cup for Australia and he won the Australian Under-21 Speedway Championship in 1997.

In 2002, he won the Premier League Riders Championship, during the 2002 Premier League speedway season.

On 5 May 2012, Shields announced his retirement from the sport, citing personal reasons, but returned in 2013 with Eastbourne for one final season.

References

References

1. "2008 Rider index".
2. "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022".
3. (27 July 2000). "A struggle, but it's all Wight on the night".
4. [https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/motorbikes/speedway/7577270.stm Hammers rocked by Shields injury]
5. "Speedway riders, history and results".
6. "2002 speedway season".
7. "2002 Premier League Pairs at Workington".
8. (5 May 2012). "Shields quits". [[Sky Sports]].

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