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Leon Flint (born 22 February 2003) is a motorcycle speedway rider from England.

Career

Flint began his British speedway career riding for Birmingham Brummies during the 2018 National League speedway season. In 2021 he rode in the top tier of British Speedway for the first time, riding for the Wolverhampton Wolves in the SGB Premiership 2021, in addition to riding for the Berwick Bandits in the SGB Championship 2021.

In 2022, he rode for Wolverhampton again in the SGB Premiership 2022 and for the Berwick again in the SGB Championship 2022. During the season he won the 2022 British U21 title. He helped Valsarna win the Allsvenskan during the 2022 Swedish Speedway season.

In 2023, he re-signed for Berwick as their club captain for the SGB Championship 2023 and agreed to stay with Wolves for SGB Premiership 2023.

He signed for Birmingham (where he began his career) for the 2024 Premiership season and for Glasgow Tigers in the 2024 Championship. In 2024, he qualified for the final series of the 2024 SGP2 (the World U21 Championship) and captained the U21 British team.

Flint signed for Sheffield Tigers for the SGB Premiership 2025.

References

1. "Flint, Leon". British Speedway. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
2. "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
3. "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
4. "British Speedway rider profile". British Speedway. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
5. "Leon the Lion". Speedway Star. 10 September 2022. p. 9.
6. "Allsvenskan tables and final". Every Sport. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
7. "Accolade goes to speedway team skipper Leon Flint". Southern Reporter. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
8. "Flint back to lead Bandits". British Speedway. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
9. "Flint back with Wolves". British Speedway. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
10. "Flint in Brummies return". British Speedway. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
11. "Swedish duo among SGP2 qualifiers". FIM. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
12. "Berwick's Leon Flint to captain Great Britain's speedway team in 'world cup'". Northumberland Gazette. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
13. "Speedway: Sheffield announce big names in 2025 line-up". The Star. 21 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.

• 2003 births
• Living people
• British speedway riders
• Belle Vue Colts riders
• Berwick Bandits riders
• Birmingham Brummies riders
• Glasgow Tigers riders
• Sheffield Tigers riders
• Wolverhampton Wolves riders