Jesse Mustonen

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Jesse Mustonen
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Born (1995-11-24) 24 November 1995 (age 28)
Varkaus, Finland
NationalityFinnish
Career history
Sweden
2020–2024 Valsarna
Denmark
2022 Slangerup
Poland
2020 Daugavpils
2024 Gorzów
Individual honours
2022, 2023 Finnish national Champion
Team honours
2015 Long Track Team World Cup bronze
2023 European Pairs bronze

Jesse Mustonen (24 November 1995) is a Finnish motorcycle speedway rider. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Career

Mustonen started his career mainly as a longtrack rider and he reached the final of the 2014 Team Long Track World Championship, where Finland finished fourth just outside the medal placings. [5] He continued to represent Finland and won a bronze medal the following year at the 2015 Team Long Track World Championship and despite top scoring for Finland in 2016 and 2017 they were placed outside the medals. [1]

In the Individual Speedway Long Track World Championship he reached the final five years running from 2016 to 2020 and managed a best place finish of 8th. [1]

He represented Finland at the 2019 Speedway of Nations and again at the 2022 Speedway of Nations. [6] Also in 2022, he became the national champion of Finland after winning the Finnish Individual Speedway Championship. [7]

In 2023, he won a second national title, was part of the Finland team that competed at the 2023 Speedway World Cup in Poland [8] and won a bronze medal at the European Pairs championship. [9]

He represented Finland during the 2024 Speedway of Nations. [10]

See also

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References

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  5. "Final scores". GrasstrackGB. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  6. "Speedway of Nations Preview". Speedway Star. 23 July 2022. p. 22.
  7. "Speedway Individual Finnish Championship". Speedway Sanomat. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  8. "WELCOME TO SWC". FIM. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  9. "European Pairs Speedway Championship: Team Poland grabs the title at home". FIM Europe. 2 October 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  10. "Antti Vuolas called up for Finland in Speedway of Nations". Cumbria Crack. Retrieved 22 August 2024.