Veijo Tuoriniemi (7 April 1958 – 9 January 2018) was a

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rider from Finland.

Career

Tuoriniemi made his British leagues debut in 1979, when he joined

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for the

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. The same season he won the first of three bronze medals in the

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. In 1980, he continued to ride for Eastbourne and improved his average considerably. The following season he moved to ride for the

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during the 1981 British League season. Also in 1981, he represented the

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during the

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

References

1958 births 2018 deaths Finnish speedway riders People from Lahti Eastbourne Eagles riders Swindon Robins riders {{Speedway-stub