Vesa Ylinen

Finnish speedway rider

Vesa YlinenBorn|  (1965-07-23) 23 July 1965 (age 60)
Seinäjoki, Finland

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Nationality| Finnish
Career history
Great Britain
1993–1994, 1996| Edinburgh Monarchs
Poland
1991| Torun
Sweden
1988–1991| Griparna
1992–1993| Rospiggarna
1995| Smederna
Individual honours
1991, 1992, 1995
1996, 1998| Finnish national Champion

Vesa Ylinen (born 23 July 1965) is a Finnish former motorcycle speedway rider.[1][2][3] He earned 14 caps for the Finland national speedway team.[4]

## Career

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In 1991, Ylinen became the national champion of Finland after winning the Finnish Individual Speedway Championship and the following year he successfully defended his title by winning it again.[5] He toured the UK with Rospiggarna in 1992.[6]

He came to the attention of the Edinburgh Monarchs who signed him for the 1993 British League season,[7] where he would stay for two seasons.[8][1] A third and fourth Finnish national title was secured in 1995 and 1996 respectively[9] and he would return to the Edinburgh club in 1996, when they were called the Scottish Monarchs.[1][2]

He won a fifth and final national title in 1998[5] and then returned to his native Finland to complete his career with Kotkat Seinajoki.

## See also

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* Finland national speedway team

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Vesa Ylinen". WWOS backup. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
2. ^ a b "HISTORY WILL BE MADE ON FRIDAY". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
3. ^ "Vesa Ylinen Finlandia". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
4. ^ "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
5. ^ a b "Individual Finnish Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
6. ^ "A home debut for Falcons Swedish star". Torbay Express and South Devon Echo. 28 March 1992. Retrieved 8 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
7. ^ "Finnish champ on way". Edinburgh Evening News. 26 January 1993. Retrieved 25 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
8. ^ "Vesa's bikeless blunder". Edinburgh Evening News. 5 March 1994. Retrieved 25 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
9. ^ "Individual Championship of Finland". Speedway Fansite. Retrieved 12 January 2023.