Robert Lawford Oakley (1921–1999) was an English motorcycle speedway rider. He earned one international cap for the England national speedway team.
Speedway career Oakley was a leading speedway rider in the late 1950s. He reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1952 Individual Speedway World Championship and went on to win the bronze medal.
Oakley rode in the top tier of British Speedway, riding for Wembley Lions who he joined from Southampton Saints for £1,500 in July 1950. With the Wembley team, he won three league championships for three consecutive years from 1950 to 1952.
World Final appearances 1952 - London, Wembley Stadium - 3rd - 12pts
Family His brother Tom Oakley was also a speedway rider.
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