Kai Niemi

Kai Niemi
Personal information
Nationality  Finland
Date of birth September 15, 1955
Place of birth    Pori, Finland
Current club information
Career status Retired
Career history
White City Rebels
Eastbourne Eagles
Birmingham Brummies
Wimbledon Dons
Ipswich Witches
Swindon Robins
1976-1978
1979-1980
1981
1982-1983
1984-1985
1986
Individual honours
Finland National Champion

London Riders' Champion
1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981
1982, 1984, 1988, 1990
1982
Team honours
British League Champion
British League KO Cup winner
1977
1984

Kai Juhani Niemi (born 15 September 1955 in Pori, Finland)[1] is former international motorcycle speedway rider who represented Finland.

Career

He reached four World Championship finals, finishing a career best fourth in 1985 at the Odsal Stadium in Bradford, England.

Neimi won the Finnish National Championship a record nine times during his career (1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1988 and 1990)

Neimi rode for the White City Rebels in the British League from 1976-1978, winning the league championship with the team in 1977. He continued riding in Britain until 1986 for other teams including: Eastbourne Eagles (1979-80), Birmingham Brummies (1981), Wimbledon Dons (1982-83), Ipswich Witches (1984-85) and the Swindon Robins (1986)

In 1982 he won the London Riders' Championship with Wimbledon. He also won the British League Knockout Cup in 1984 with Ipswich.

Kai Neimi also rode for Finland in the World Pairs Final on five occasions with a best finish of 5th in Australia in 1982 with his brother-in-law Ari Koponen, and again in 1989 in Poland with Olli Tyrvainen. He also represented Finland in the World Team Cup, though the Fins never progressed past the Semi-final stage during his career.

World Final Appearances

Individual World Championship

World Pairs Championship

References

  1. Oakes, P & Rising, P (1986). 1986 Speedway Yearbook. ISBN 0-948882-00-X