Veijo Tuoriniemi (7 April 1958 – 9 January 2018) was a motorcycle speedway rider from Finland.[1][2][3][4] He earned 3 caps for the Finland national speedway team.[5]
| Born | 7 April 1958 Lahti, Finland |
|---|---|
| Died | 9 January 2018 (aged 59) |
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Career history | |
| Great Britain | |
| 1979–1980 | Eastbourne Eagles |
| 1981 | Swindon Robins |
| Sweden | |
| 1983 | Skepparna |
| Individual honours | |
| 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985 | Finnish Longtrack Champion |
| 1979, 1980, 1981 | Finnish Championship bronze medal |
Career
editTuoriniemi made his British leagues debut in 1979 following his military service,[6] when he joined Eastbourne for the 1979 British League season.[7] The same season he won the first of three bronze medals in the Finnish Individual Speedway Championship.[8]
In 1980, he continued to ride for Eastbourne and improved his average considerably.[9] The following season he moved to ride for the Swindon Robins during the 1981 British League season.[7]
Also in 1981, he represented the Finland national speedway team during the 1981 Speedway World Team Cup.[10]
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
edit- ^ Oakes, Peter (1990). Speedway Yearbook 1990, Rider Bio Veijo Tuoriniemi. Front Page Books. ISBN 0-948882-15-8.
- ^ Oakes, Peter (2004). British Speedway Who's Who, Veijo Tuoriniemi. Peter Oakes, Peterborough. ISBN 0-948882-81-6.
- ^ Oakes, Peter (1978). 1978 Speedway Yearbook, Rider Bio Veijo Tuoriniemi. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN 978-0904584509.
- ^ a b "Veijo Tuoriniemi Biography". Grasstrack GB. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ "Around the Tracks". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 11 August 1979. Retrieved 25 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b "Veijo Tuoriniemi". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ "Individual Finnish Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ "Speedway". Bexhill-on-Sea Observer. 12 July 1980. Retrieved 25 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "1979 Speedway World Team Cup". International Speedway. Retrieved 26 April 2023.