Olli Tyrväinen

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]

Olli Tyrväinen

Born	(1960-01-11) 11 January 1960 (age 65) Varkaus, Finland
Nationality	Finnish
Career history
Great Britain
1981, 1984, 1992	Eastbourne Eagles
1988	Bradford Dukes
1988	Sheffield Tigers
Sweden
1983	Piraterna
1985-1997	Smederna
Individual honours
1989	Speedway World Championship finalist
Team honours
1989	Allsvenskan Div 1 Champion

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

• 1989 - Munich, Olympic Stadium - 13th - 4pts

World Pairs Championship

• 1989 - Leszno, Alfred Smoczyk Stadium (with Kai Niemi) - 5th - 31pts
• 1990 - Landshut, Ellermühle Stadium (with Kai Niemi) - 5th - 31pts