Justin Sedgmen
| Born |
17 February 1992 Mildura, Victoria |
|---|---|
| Nationality |
 Australia |
| Website |
www |
| Current club information | |
| British league | Swindon Robins |
| Polish league | e.kantor.pl Falubaz Zielona Góra |
| Career history | |
| 2010 | Miskolc (HUN) |
| 2011, 2016– | Swindon Robins |
| 2015 | Edinburgh Monarchs |
| Individual honours | |
| 2008 | South Australian Under-16 Champion |
| 2011 | Jack Young Solo Cup winner |
| 2012 | Victorian State Champion |
| 2015 | Gillman Div 1 Solo Champion |
| Team honours | |
| 2005, 2006, 2007 | Australian Under-16 Pairs Champion |
Justin Maxwell Sedgmen (born 17 February 1992) is an Australian motorcycle speedway rider. He is the son of former Australian rider Gavin Sedgmen and the grandson of Phil Sedgmen.
Career
Born in Mildura, Victoria, Justin Sedgmen and his older brother Ryan (born December 1990) began their speedway careers at Mildura's Olympic Park Speedway on the 112 metres (122 yd) infield junior track that had produced the likes of Jason Lyons, 10 times Australian champion Leigh Adams, and three-time Individual World Champion Jason Crump.
In 2009 both Justin and Ryan signed a contract with Speedway Ekstraliga team Unia Leszno, but they did not start in the league.[1] Before a 2010 season, Sedgmen signed to Hungarian Speedway Miskolc.[2]
Justin and Ryan teamed to win the 2005 and 2006 Australian Under-16 Pairs Championships, and Justin followed that up by winning again in 2007 with Dakota North (after his brother had turned 16 and was riding in the senior ranks).
Justin Sedgmen finished the 2007 Australian Under-16 Championship at the Gold Coast Speedway in Queensland in equal first place with 13 points with Dakota North, but ultimately finished 3rd in the Final behind North and future Under-21 World Champion Darcy Ward.
In 2011, Justin Sedgmen won the Jack Young Solo Cup at the Gillman Speedway in Adelaide. The cup is named in honour of Adelaide rider Jack Young who won the 1951 and 1952 World Championships. Young's win in 1951 created history as he was the first rider from UK's second division to win the World Championship, riding for Edinburgh Monarchs at that time
Also in 2011, Sedgmen was part of the Australian Under-21 Team that won the Second Semi-final of the Under-21 World Cup. Unfortunately however, Australia withdrew from the Final in Balakovo, Russia due to travel cost and visa problems. First Semi-.final winners Sweden also pulled out of the Final for the same reasons, while Great Britain declined to enter the World Cup after anticipating the same problems.
In 2012, Sedgeman won his first senior title, winning the Victorian State Championship at Undera Park.
Justin Sedgmen won the 2014–15 Gillman Speedway Division 1 Solo Championship on 6 December 2014. He set the tone for the meeting in the first heat of the night with a time of 55.0 seconds, easily the fastest time of the night and only one-tenth outside Leigh Adams' almost 6 year old track record.[3]
Sedgmen finished a to date career best third place in the four round 2015 Australian Championship behind runaway winner Jason Doyle and runner-up Sam Masters. Sedgemen and reigning Australian U/21 Champion Max Fricke both finished the series on 48 points, but was awarded third place after having finished in front of Fricke in each of the B or A Finals they contested against each other over the series. Also, Sedgmen qualified for the "A Final" in both Round 1 at Gillman and again in Round 2 at Mildura while Fricke only qualified for the "A Final" in Round 3 at Undera Park. Sedgmen's best "A Final" result was second at Gillman behind Doyle while he finished third behind Doyle and 2012 World Champion Chris Holder at Olympic Park.
Later in 2015, Sedgmen and Max Fricke were named as the two reserve riders for the 2015 Speedway Grand Prix of Australia which was held at the Etihad Stadium in Melbourne. Neither of the two young Victorians got to race on the night which saw the Speedway Grand Prix series return to Australia for the first time since 2002.[4] A fortnight later Sedgmen raced in the Darcy Ward Tribute Meeting at Gillman in Adelaide to raise money for the injured Australian rider. Sedgmen won his semi-final to make the A Final, but was unfortunately excluded for breaking the tapes at the start of the final.[5]
World Championships
Under-21 Individual World Championship
Under-21 World Cup (Australian Team)
- 2009 – 3rd placed in the Qualifying Round One
- 2010 – 2nd placed in the Qualifying Round One
- 2011* – Won Semi-final Two
* Australia withdrew from the 2011 U/21 WC Final due to the cost of travel and visa problems
Australian Domestic Championships
Australian Under-16 Championship
- 2004 – Mildura, Victoria, Olympic Park Speedway – 11th – 6pts
- 2005 – Somersby, New South Wales, Allen Park Speedway – 5th – 10pts
- 2006 – Adelaide, South Australia, Sidewinders Speedway – NC – 7pts (excluded from meeting)
- 2007 – Gold Coast, Queensland, Gold Coast Speedway – 3rd – 13pts (=1st) – 3rd in Final
- 2008 – Perth, Western Australia, Pinjar Park Speedway – 4th – 14pts (2nd) – Dnf in Final (fell)
Australian Under-16 Pairs Championship
- 2004 – 2nd – 23pts (7) (with Ryan Sedgmen)
- 2005 – Winner – 25pts (with Ryan Sedgmen)
- 2006 – Winner – 25pts (7) (with Ryan Sedgmen)
- 2007 – Winner – 25pts (17) (with Dakota North)
- 2008 – 2nd – 22pts (16) (with Josh Munro)
Australian Under-21 Championship
- 2009 – Gosford, NSW, Gosford Speedway – 4th – 7pts (6th) – 4th in Final
- 2010 – Mildura, Vic, Olympic Park Speedway – 2nd – 12pts (2nd) – 2nd in Final
- 2011 – Brisbane, Qld, North Brisbane Speedway – N/A
- 2012 – Kurri Kurri, NSW, Loxford Park Speedway – 2nd – 9pts (6th) – 2nd in Final
- 2013 – Kurri Kurri, NSW, Loxford Park Speedway – 3rd – 12pts (2nd) – 3rd in Final
- 2009 – 15th – 16pts (3 rounds)
- 2010 – 7th – 36pts (3 rounds)
- 2011 – 5th – 51pts (4 rounds)
- 2012 – 8th – 38pts (3 rounds)
- 2013 – N/A (3 rounds)
- 2014 – 6th – 53pts (3 rounds)
- 2015 – 3rd – 48pts (4 rounds)
- 2012 – Undera, Vic, Undera Park Speedway – Winner
Polish Domestic competitions
- Team Polish Championship (Polish league)
- 2010 – for Unia Leszno
Speedway Grand Prix results
| Year | Position | Points | Best Finish | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | NC | - | Reserve rider in Australia | |
See also
References
- ↑ Świat Żużla, No 1 (77) 2010, pages 14–15 ISSN 1429-3285
- ↑ Świat Żużla, No 1 (81) 2010, pages 44–45 ISSN 1429-3285
- ↑ Sedgmen Wins Gillman Solo Title
- ↑ 2015 Speedway Grand Prix of Australia results
- ↑ Darcy Ward Benefit Meeting