{{Short description|British motorcycle speedway rider}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}} {{Use British English|date=December 2023}} {{Infobox Speedway rider | name = Dean Standing | image = | caption = | nationality = British (English) | birth_date = {{birth-date and age|20 June 1969}} | birth_place = Southampton, England | death_date = | death_place =
| career1 = '''Great Britain''' | career2 = Eastbourne Eagles | years2 = 1985–1988, 1996 | career3 = Ipswich Witches | years3 = 1988–1990 | career4 = Swindon Robins | years4 = 1991–1992 | career5 = '''Sweden''' | career6 = Getingarna | years6 = 1992
| teamyear1 = 1986, 1987 | teamhonour1 = League champion (tier 2) | teamyear2 = 1986, 1987 | teamhonour2= Knockout Cup (tier 2) }}
'''Dean Michael Standing''' (born 20 June 1969) is an English former international motorcycle speedway rider. He earned four international caps for the England national speedway team.<ref name=URI>{{cite web |url=https://britishspeedway.co.uk/docs/Ultimate_Index_1929-2022.pdf |title=ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022 |website=British Speedway |access-date=30 December 2023}}</ref>
== Biography == Standing, born in Southampton, began his British leagues career riding for Eastbourne Eagles during the 1985 National League season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1985fixtures.pdf |title=1985 season |website=Speedway Researcher |access-date=30 December 2023}}</ref> He made extraordinary progress from one season to the next, rising from a 1.21 average to 7.06.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/specialfeaturesrideraverages.pdf |title=Rider averages 1929 to 2009 |website=Speedway Researcher |access-date=30 December 2023}}</ref> The form helped contribute towards a league and cup double triumph in 1986.<ref>{{cite book |last=Bamford |first=Reg |title=Speedway Yearbook |year=2004 | publisher=Tempus Publishing, Stroud | isbn=978-0-7524-2955-7}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1986fixtures.pdf|title=1986 KO cup final|website=Speedway Researcher|access-date=29 September 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001928/19861029/237/0022 |title=Champagne time near for Eagles |website=Eastbourne Gazette |date=29 October 1986 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=30 April 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Salute the Kings of the National League |work=Eastbourne Gazette |date=5 November 1986 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001928/19861105/250/0026 | via = British Newspaper Archive| access-date=30 April 2025 |url-access=subscription }}</ref>
The following year in 1987, he once again experienced a league and cup double success<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/yearbyyear.html |title=Year by Year |website=Speedway Researcher |access-date=30 December 2023}}</ref> and also rode several times for Wolverhampton Wolves.<ref>{{cite news |title=Wolves swop stars |work=Sandwell Evening Mail |date=15 May 1987 |access-date=30 December 2023 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002487/19870515/617/0061 | via = British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription }}</ref> After another solid season for Eastbourne in 1988, he signed for Ipswich Witches and gained individual recognition after reaching the finals of the 1989 and 1990 Speedway Under-21 World Championship.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.historyspeedway.nstrefa.pl/mims.php |title=Individual Junior World Championship |website=Speedway History |access-date=30 December 2023}}</ref>
He spent two seasons with Swindon Robins (1991 and 1992)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/2568/dean-standing |title=Dean Stadning |website=WWOS backup |access-date=30 December 2023}}</ref> before deciding to quit following a serious crash in September 1992, in which he suffered a broken collarbone and wrist injuries.<ref>{{cite news |title=Standing Down |work=Gloucester Citizen|date=23 September 1992 |access-date=30 December 2023 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004998/19920923/030/0030 | via = British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription }}</ref> He made a one-season comeback in 1996 for Eastbourne.
==Family== His brother Darren Standing was also a professional speedway rider.<ref name=URI/>
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