Kai Laukkanen

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Kaj Laukkanen
Born (1975-04-08) 8 April 1975 (age 49)
NationalityFinnish
Career history
Poland
1999–2000 Piła
2001, 2003 Gdańsk
2002, 2007 Gniezno
2006 Zielona Góra
2008 Lublin
Great Britain
1996 Long Eaton
1998 Glasgow
1999–2002, 2004 Belle Vue
2003 Oxford
Denmark
2001–2005 Outrup
2007 Fjelsted
2008 Grindsted
Sweden
2002 Indianerna
Individual honours
2001 Intercontinental Champion
1997, 1999, 2000
2001, 2002, 2003
2004, 2006
Finland National Champion

Kai Pekka Laukkanen (born 8 April 1975) [1] [2] is a Finnish former motorcycle speedway rider. [3] [4]

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Career

Laukkanen won the final running of the Intercontinental Final in 2001. He rode in 2004 Speedway Grand Prix and won the bronze medal in 2005 Individual Speedway European Championship.

He is an eight times national champion of Finland after winning the Finnish Individual Speedway Championship in 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2006. [5]

In the British leagues, he started his career with Long Eaton in 1995 but was loaned to Oxford in February 1996. [6] He joined Belle Vue Aces in 1999. [7]

Major results

World Championships

European Championships

See also

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References

  1. Świat Żużla, No 1 (73) / 2008, page 32-33, ISSN   1429-3285
  2. speedwaygp.republika.pl Archived 2009-04-22 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved on 8 March 2009.
  3. "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  4. "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  5. "Individual Finnish Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  6. "More to watch Racers" . Reading Evening Post. 22 February 1996. Retrieved 25 August 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. "Life of Brian suffers as doomed Dane crocked again" . Heartland Evening News. 13 August 1999. Retrieved 25 August 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.