Petri Kokko (speedway rider)

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Petri Kokko
Born14 December 1969 (1969-12-14) (age 54)
Tampere, Finland
NationalityFinnish
Career history
Sweden
1989 Filbyterna
Great Britain
1994 Newcastle Diamonds
1995-1996, 1998-1999 Reading Racers
2000 Eastbourne Eagles
Team honours
2000 Elite League
1998 Premier League KO Cup

Petri Kari Kullervo Kokko [1] is a Finnish former motorcycle speedway rider who was a member of Finland team at 2001 Speedway World Cup and earned 3 caps for the Finland national speedway team. [2]

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Career

Kokko joined Exeter in 1996 [3] and rode for Reading Racers for four years, 1995 to 1996 and 1998 to 1999. [4]

In 2000 he rode for Eastbourne Eagles, where he won the British Elite League but was replaced by fellow Finnish rider Joonas Kylmäkorpi for the 2001 season. [5]

Career details

World Championships

Domestic competitions

See also

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References

  1. www.lubusports.pl [ permanent dead link ]. Retrieved on 11 March 2009.
  2. "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  3. "Kokko on tonight's menu" . Torbay Express and South Devon Echo. 7 June 1996. Retrieved 24 August 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Kokko's confident" . Reading Evening Post. 7 March 1995. Retrieved 25 August 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "Tapes go up for the new-look Eagles" . Eastbourne Herald. 23 March 2001. Retrieved 25 August 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.