Ivan Mauger
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| Born |
4 October 1939 Christchurch, New Zealand |
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| Nickname | Sprouts, Galloping Mauger |
| Nationality |
 New Zealand
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| Current club information | |
| Career status | Retired (1985) |
| Career history | |
| 1957–1958, 1963 | Wimbledon Dons |
| 1957 | Rye House Rockets |
| 1958 | Eastbourne Eagles |
| 1963–1968 | Newcastle Diamonds |
| 1969–1972 | Belle Vue Aces |
| 1973–1977, 1984 | Exeter Falcons |
| 1978–1981 | Hull Vikings |
| Individual honours | |
| 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1977, 1979 | World Champion |
| 1971, 1972, 1976 | Long Track World Champion |
| 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972 | British Champion |
| 1971, 1973 | British League Riders Champion |
| 1963, 1964 | Provincial League Riders' Champion |
| 1964, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1980 | Northern Riders' Champion |
| 1974, 1981 | New Zealand Champion |
| 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 | New Zealand Long track Champion |
| 1970, 1971, 1972 | Australasian Grand Prix winner |
| 1977, 1981 | Australasian Champion |
| 1962, 1963 | Victorian State Champion (Aust) |
| 1962 | Qld State Champion (Aust) |
| 1973 | WA State Champion (Aust) |
| 1966, 1970, 1971, 1975 | European Champion |
| 1975 | Intercontinental Champion |
| 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973 | Scottish Open Champion |
| 1962 | Australian Long Track Champion |
| 1975, 1979, 1980 | Yorkshire TV Trophy |
| 1970, 1971, 1972 | Internationale |
| 1972 | Manpower Trophy |
| 1972 | Superama |
| 1973 | Littlechild |
| 1974 | Pride of the East |
| 1974 | Brandonapolis |
| Team honours | |
| 1969, 1970 | World Pairs Champion |
| 1968, 1971, 1972, 1979 | World Team Cup winner |
| 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974 | British League Champion |
| 1972 | British League KO Cup Winner |
| 1964 | Provincial League Champion |
Ivan Gerald Mauger, OBE, (born 4 October 1939 in Christchurch, New Zealand) is a retired motorcycle speedway rider. He won a record six World Championships (Finals), a feat equalled only with the inclusion of the Speedway GP Championships by Tony Rickardsson of Sweden who won one World Final and five GP Championships. Mauger rode for several British teams – Wimbledon Dons, Newcastle Diamonds, Belle Vue Aces, Exeter Falcons, and the Hull Vikings.
Ivan Mauger currently lives with Raye, his wife of over 50 years, on Australia's Gold Coast. He is an active supporter of speedway, attending many meetings throughout the Australian season, as well as the Speedway Grand Prix of New Zealand, held at the Western Springs Stadium in Auckland, though in recent times he has made fewer public appearances. As a proud Kiwi, Mauger is also an avid supporter of New Zealand's rugby union team, the legendary All Blacks, and proudly flies their flag at his home whenever they play an international match.
Not all went as to expectation in the early parts of his career, initial success with the Wimbledon Dons did not come. Mauger returned to his homeland in 1958, and following extreme hardship and dedication he began to receive the due recognition of his abilities as a rider competing in his home country and Australia. He attracted the attention of famed Australian Speedway Promoter Kym Bonython who ran the successful Rowley Park Speedway in Adelaide. Bonython signed the young Mauger to race at Rowley Park for the 1960/61 season, even finding him a job as a truck driver to supplement his speedway winnings.
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