Vesa Ylinen

Vesa Ylinen

Born	(1965-07-23) 23 July 1965 (age 59) Seinäjoki, Finland
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

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

• Finland national speedway team

References

1. "Vesa Ylinen". WWOS backup. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
2. "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. "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.