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Ari Koponen (speedway rider)
Ari Koponen (20 July 1959 – 28 April 2018) was a Finnish motorcycle speedway rider.[1][2][3] He earned 17 caps for the Finland national speedway team.[4] CareerIn 1978, Koponen joined the Birmingham Brummies for the 1978 British League season,[5] this was his first season in the British leagues.[1] The following year he won a bronze medal at the 1979 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship. He remained with Birmingham for five years, scoring over 800 points[3] until he requested a transfer[6] and joined Wimbledon Dons in 1983.[7][1] It was in 1983, that Koponen became the national champion of Finland after winning the Finnish Individual Speedway Championship.[8] In 1984, Koponen switched from Wimbledon to join the Swindon Robins where he enjoyed two successful seasons in 1984 and 1985.[2] Also in 1985, he won a second Finnish national championship.[8] In 1987, he won his third and final Finnish national championship.[9] He was also a long track rider and reached the Individual Speedway Long Track World Championship final in 1988.[10] See alsoReferences
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