Jari Mäkinen | ||
Personal information | ||
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Nationality | Finland | |
Date of birth | 13 June 1990 | |
Place of birth | Hämeenkyrö, Finland | |
Current club information | ||
British league | Leicester Lions | |
Swedish league | Rospiggarna | |
Career history | ||
Mildenhall Fen Tigers Somerset Rebels Leicester Lions |
2008 2009 2012 |
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Individual honours | ||
Finnish Under-21 Champion | 2007 | |
Team honours | ||
Jari Mäkinen (born 13 June 1990) is a Finnish motorcycle speedway rider.
Born in Hämeenkyrö, Mäkinen took up speedway at the age of eight. He has ridden for several teams in Sweden (including current team Rospiggarna), Poland, and Denmark, and in the UK for Mildenhall Fen Tigers in 2008 and in the Premier League for Somerset Rebels in 2009.[1][2][3] In November 2011 he signed with Leicester Lions for the 2012 Premier League season.
Mäkinen won the Finnish Under-21 Championship in 2007.[1]