Veijo Tuoriniemi

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Veijo Tuoriniemi
Born7 April 1958 (1958-04-07)
Skepparna
Individual honours
1982, 1983, 1984, 1985Finnish Longtrack Champion
1979, 1980, 1981Finnish Championship bronze medal

Veijo Tuoriniemi (7 April 1958 – 9 January 2018) was a motorcycle speedway rider from Finland.[1][2][3][4]

Career

Tuoriniemi made his British leagues debut in 1979, when he joined Eastbourne for the 1979 British League season.[5] The same season he won the first of three bronze medals in the Finnish Individual Speedway Championship.[6]

In 1980, he continued to ride for Eastbourne and improved his average considerably. The following season he moved to ride for the Swindon Robins during the 1981 British League season.[7][5]

Also in 1981, he represented the Finland national speedway team during the 1981 Speedway World Team Cup.[8]

He concentrated on longtrack speedway in the following years and won the Finnish Longtrack Championship for four successive years from 1982 to 1985.[4]

References

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  4. ^ a b "Veijo Tuoriniemi Biography". Grasstrack GB. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Veijo Tuoriniemi". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Individual Finnish Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Ultimate Rider Index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  8. ^ "1979 Speedway World Team Cup". International Speedway. Retrieved 26 April 2023.