Antti Pajari (born 27 August 1932) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Finland. He earned 14 caps for the Finland national speedway team.[1]
| Born | 27 August 1932 Sippola, Finland |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Career history | |
| Great Britain | |
| 1959 | Coventry Bees |
| Individual honours | |
| 1956, 1957, 1958 | Finnish champion |
| 1959 | European longtrack silver |
Career
editPajari came to prominence after winning the Finnish national title at the Finnish Individual Speedway Championship in 1956.[2] He then won two more to complete three consecutive championships from 1956 to 1958.[3]
The success drew the attention of the British speedway leagues and Coventry Bees signed him for the 1959 Speedway National League.[4][5]
He won the silver medal in the 1959 Individual Long Track European Championship.
His career at Coventry ended in September 1959, when he broke his wrist riding in Denmark and he returned to his native Finland.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ "Speedway Individual Finnish Championship". Speedway Sanomat. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ "Individual Finnish Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ "A_Z of Rider Averages 1929 to 2009" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ "Flying Finn". Leicester Evening Mail. 15 April 1959. Retrieved 29 July 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Bees well beaten in Match at Oxford". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 18 September 1959. Retrieved 29 July 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.