Kalle Katajisto
Encyclopedia
Kalle Katajisto is a Finnish
motorcycle speedway
rider who is a member of the Finnish national team
. Kalle is currently riding in the UK for 2 time Premier League Champions, the Edinburgh Monarchs.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
motorcycle speedway
Motorcycle speedway
Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. Speedway motorcycles use only one gear and have no brakes and racing takes place on a flat oval track usually...
rider who is a member of the Finnish national team
Finland national speedway team
The Finland national speedway team are motorcycle speedway national team from Finland.- Speedway World Cup :...
. Kalle is currently riding in the UK for 2 time Premier League Champions, the Edinburgh Monarchs.
World Championships
- Team World Championships (Speedway World Team CupSpeedway World Team CupThe Speedway World Team Cup was an annual speedway event held each year in different countries. The competition started in 1960 and was replaced with the Speedway World Cup in 2001.-Format:From 1960 until 1985 each team consisted of four riders and a reserve...
and Speedway World CupSpeedway World CupThe Speedway World Cup is an annual speedway event held each year in different countries. The first edition of the competition in the current format was in 2001 and it replaced the old World Team Cup competition.-Format:...
)- 20092009 Speedway World CupThe 2009 FIM Speedway World Cup is the ninth FIM Speedway World Cup season. The final took place on 19 July 2009 in Leszno, Poland. The current World Champions are Denmark who won the 2008 final in Vojens, Denmark...
- 3rd place in the Qualifying Round Two2009 Speedway World Cup QualificationThe 2009 Speedway World Cup Qualification was a two events of motorcycle speedway meetings used to determine the two national teams who qualify for the 2009 Speedway World Cup...
- 2009
- Individual U-21 World ChampionshipIndividual Speedway Junior World ChampionshipThe Individual Speedway Junior World Championship is an annual speedway event held each year organized by the International Motorcycling Federation since 1977...
- 20082008 Individual Speedway Junior World ChampionshipThe 2008 Individual Speedway Junior World ChampionshipEmil Saifutdinov from the Russia speedway team is the defending World champion.-Calendar:- Allocation :- Norden :*Qualifying Round 1*May 18, 2008 Norden*Referee:...
- 12th place in the Qualifying Round Four - 20092009 Individual Speedway Junior World ChampionshipThe 2009 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship will be the 2009 version of FIM Individual Under-21 World Championship. The Final will take place on October 4, 2009 in Goričan, Croatia. It will be first Final on Balkans. The current World Champion is Emil Sayfutdinov from Russia who won the...
- 12th place in the Qualifying Round Five
- 2008
- Team U-21 World ChampionshipTeam Speedway Junior World ChampionshipThe Team Speedway Junior World Championship is an annual speedway event held each year in different countries . The first edition of the competition was in 2005. Current World Champions are Russia team, who won in 2011 Final...
(Under-21 World Cup)- 20092009 Team Speedway Junior World ChampionshipThe 2009 Team Speedway Junior World Championship will be the fifth annual FIM Team Under-21 World Championship competition since its introduction in 2005. The final will take place on September 5, 2009 in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland...
- 4th place in the Qualifying Round Two - 20102010 Team Speedway Junior World ChampionshipThe 2010 Team Speedway Junior World Championship will be the 6th FIM Team Under-21 World Championship season. The Final took place on September 5, 2010 at Rye House Stadium in Rye House, Great Britain. It was the first Final in Great Britain. The Championship was won by Denmark, who beat Sweden,...
- 4th place in the Qualifying Round One
- 2009
European Championships
- Individual U-19 European ChampionshipIndividual Speedway Junior European ChampionshipThe Individual Speedway Junior European Championship is an annual speedway event held each year organized by the European Motorcycle Union since 1998.-Championship History:...
- 20082008 Individual Speedway Junior European ChampionshipThe 2008 Individual Under-19 European Championship was the 2008 version of UEM Individual Speedway Junior European Championship. The Final took place on August 30th 2008 in Stralsund, Germany; it was second Final in Germany...
- 15th place in the Semi-Final 2 - 20092009 Individual Speedway Junior European ChampionshipThe 2009 Individual Under-19 European Championship will be the 12th UEM Individual Speedway Junior European Championship season. The Final will be place on 11 July 2009 in Tarnów, Poland; it will be fourth Final in Poland, but first time in Tarnów...
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TarnówTarnówTarnów is a city in southeastern Poland with 115,341 inhabitants as of June 2009. The city has been situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship since 1999, but from 1975 to 1998 it was the capital of the Tarnów Voivodeship. It is a major rail junction, located on the strategic east-west connection...
- 12th place (5 pts)
- 2008
- Team U-19 European ChampionshipTeam Speedway Junior European ChampionshipThe Team Speedway Junior European Championship is an annual motorcycle speedway event for riders aged 19 and under, held each year organized by the European Motorcycle Union since 2008....
- 20092009 Team Speedway Junior European ChampionshipThe 2009 Team Speedway Junior European Championship will be the 2nd UEM Team Speedway Junior European Championship season. The Final will be held on August 23, 2009 in Holsted, Denmark...
- 2nd place in the Semi-Final
- 2009
Domestic competitions
- Individual Finnish Junior Championship
- 2008 - Runner-up
- British Speedway Premier LeagueSpeedway Premier LeagueThe Premier League is the second division of Speedway in the United Kingdom and goverened by the Speedway Control Board , in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association . The Premier League was founded in 1995 when it replaced the British League as the first division...
- 20072007 Speedway Premier LeagueThe Premier League is the second division of Speedway in the United Kingdom and goverened by the Speedway Control Board , in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association .-Season summary:...
- 13th place for Edinburgh MonarchsEdinburgh MonarchsThe Edinburgh Monarchs are a Scottish Speedway team, currently based in Armadale. They compete in the Speedway Premier League, racing on Friday nights during the Speedway season. The club is run by a Board of Directors, chaired by Alex Harkess. The team manager is Alan "Doc" Bridgett...
- 2007
See also
- Finland national speedway teamFinland national speedway teamThe Finland national speedway team are motorcycle speedway national team from Finland.- Speedway World Cup :...
(U-21Finland national under-21 speedway teamThe Finland national under-21 speedway team is the national under-21 motorcycle speedway team of Finland and is controlled by the Finnish Motorcycling Federation. The team was started in Under-21 World Cup three times, but they never qualify to the final...
, U-19Finland national under-19 speedway teamThe Finland national under-19 speedway team is the national under-19 motorcycle speedway team of Finland and is controlled by the Finnish Motorcycling Federation. The team was started in Team U-19 European Championship one time, but they do not qualify to the final. Finnish riders never won a medal...
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