Cameron Jackson Woodward (born 8 January 1985 in

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) is an Australian speedway rider who has won the Victorian State Championship on three occasions.

Career

A product of junior speedway at the Olympic Park Speedway in Mildura (where the likes of

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learnt their trade), Woodward gained experience of racing in Australia before starting his British speedway career in 2003 with Elite League

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, and initially combined speedway racing with his job back in Australia as a

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, speedwaygb.co. Retrieved 1 January 2013Speedway: Cameron makes Eagles debut
, ''The Argus'', 8 May 2006. Retrieved 1 January 2013 He then spent the 2004 and 2005 seasons in the

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, his

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rising to over 7.Woodward Waits in Champs' Wings
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'', 18 March 2004. Retrieved 1 January 2013 He returned to the Elite League with

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in 2006, and after rising through the team, in a spell when the team won the

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in 2008 and the

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in 2009, was given the team captaincy in 2010, and has remained with the team since.Cameron Woodward ready for Eastbourne Eagles opener
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, 22 March 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013Arlington Return for Woodward
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, ''The Argus'', 28 March 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2013 Since 2011 he rides for

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. Woodward first won the Victoria State Championship in the 2005/6 season and won it again in 2007/8 and 2008/9. In 2012 he finished in 3rd place in the Australian National Championship. Woodward also competes in long track speedway, and took part in the World Championship in 2012, finishing in 6th place overall.Cameron Woodward moves to 7th in World Long Track speedway titles
, ''Mildura Independent'', 13 September 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013Cameron’s back at Eastbourne for 2013
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racing, and won the British Masters Championship in 2012. Woodward was the 2014 South Australian Champion, winning the title at

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on 7 December 2013. Woodward's 2014 season was ended by a broken

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sustained in a crash while riding in Poland in September. While it was anticipated that he would be fit for the start of the 2015 season, and after signing for

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in January a check-up revealed that the break hadn't healed and a

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would be required, meaning that he would miss the early part of the season.Woodward Set for Bone Graft
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Championship record

* Australian Championship: 3rd (2012) * Victoria State Championship: Won 2005/6, 2007/8, 2008/9 * Australian Under-21 Championship: 2nd (2003), 3rd (2005)

World Longtrack Championship

Grand-Prix Series

* 2012 - 6 apps (9th) 74pts * 2013 - 6 apps (6th) 90pts * 2014 - 3 apps (15th) 12pts

Best results

* Rzeszow Second 2013 *

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Third 2012, 2013

Team Championship

* 2013

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(5th) 25/36pts (Rode with Hunter Anderson, Rodney McDonald)

British Masters Grasstrack Championship

* 2012

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(Champion) * 2013

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(Champion)

References

External links

* * http://grasstrackgb.co.uk/cameron-woodward/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Woodward, Cameron 1985 births Living people Australian speedway riders Poole Pirates riders Edinburgh Monarchs riders Eastbourne Eagles riders