Olli Tyrväinen

Olli Tyrväinen
Born (1960-01-11) 11 January 1960 (age 64)
Varkaus, Finland
NationalityFinnish
Career history
Great Britain
1981, 1984, 1992Eastbourne Eagles
1988Bradford Dukes
1988Sheffield Tigers
Sweden
1983Piraterna
1985-1997Smederna
Individual honours
1989Speedway World Championship finalist
Team honours
1989Allsvenskan Div 1 Champion

Olli Tyrväinen (born 11 January 1960) is a Finnish former international speedway rider.[1] He earned 19 caps for the Finland national speedway team.[2]

Speedway career

Tyrväinen reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1989 Individual Speedway World Championship.[3]

He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1981-1992, riding for various clubs,[4][5] the first of which was Eastbourne Eagles.[6] He joined Bradford Dukes in 1988.[7]

He has twice won the silver medal and twice won the bronze medal in the Finnish Individual Speedway Championship.[8]

World final appearances

Individual World Championship

World Pairs Championship

References

  1. ^ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  3. ^ "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  4. ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  6. ^ "New boys to boost Eagles". Sussex Express. 3 April 1981. Retrieved 25 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Kiwi is latest Dukes target". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 23 March 1988. Retrieved 25 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "Individual Finnish Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 12 January 2023.