Antti Vuolas
{{Short description|Finnish speedway rider}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox Speedway rider
| name = Antti Vuolas
| image =
| nationality = Finnish
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|23 August 1999}}
| birth_place = Finland
| death_date =
| death_place =
| career1 = Denmark
| years2 = 2022–2023
| career2 = Region Varde
| years3 =
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| years4 =
| career4 =
| career5 = Great Britain
| years6 = 2024–2025
| career6 = Workington
| years7 = 2024
| career7 = Belle Vue
| years8 = 2025
| career8 = Birmingham
| indivyear1 = 2018, 2022
| indivhonour1 = Finnish Championship bronze
| teamyear1 = 2023
| teamhonour1 = European Pairs bronze
| teamyear2 = 2024
| teamhonour2 = British Premiership champion
}}
Antti Vuolas (born 23 August 1999) is a motorcycle speedway rider from Finland.{{cite web |url=https://speedwaynews.pl/zawodnicy/antti-vuolas/ |title=Antti Vuolas |website=Speedway News |date=24 May 2022 |access-date=9 June 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://speedwayekstraliga.pl/en/rider/2399/ |title=Antti Vuolas |website=Speedway Ekstraliga |access-date=9 June 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://speedway.com.pl/riders/antti-vuolas/ |title=Antti Vuolas Finlandia |website=Polish Speedway Database |access-date=9 June 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://www.zuzelend.com/zaw,1128,antti-vuolas |title=Antti Vuolas |website=Zuzelend |access-date=9 June 2023}}
Career
Vuolas twice won the bronze medal at the Finnish Individual Speedway Championship in 2018 and 2022.{{cite web |url=http://www.historyspeedway.nstrefa.pl/indmfinlandii.php |title=Individual Finnish Championship |website=Historia Sportu Zuzlowego |access-date=9 June 2023}}
In 2022, he rode for Region Varde during the 2022 Danish speedway season and also appeared for Lublin in the U24 Ekstraliga.{{cite web |url=https://sportowefakty.wp.pl/zuzel/antti-vuolas |title=Antti Vuolas |website=Sporto We Fakty |access-date=9 June 2023}} In 2023, he stayed with Region Varde for the 2023 Danish speedway season and was part of the Finland team that competed at the 2023 Speedway World Cup in Poland.{{cite web |url=https://www.fimspeedway.com/swc |title=WELCOME TO SWC |website=FIM |access-date=26 July 2023}} In October 2023, he paired up with Timo Lahti to become the European Pairs bronze medal winner.{{cite web|url=https://www.fim-europe.com/european-pairs-speedway-championship-team-poland-grabs-the-title-at-home/ |title=European Pairs Speedway Championship: Team Poland grabs the title at home |website=FIM Europe|date=2 October 2023 |access-date=5 October 2023}}
He made his British League debut with the Workington Comets in the 2024 Championship{{cite web |url=https://cumbriacrack.com/2024/03/16/antti-vuolas-takes-first-peek-at-workington-comets-track/ |title=Antti Vuolas takes first peek at Workington Comets’ track |website=Cumbria Crack |access-date=25 August 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://workingtoncomets.com/vuolas-makes-it-four |title=Vuolas makes it four |website=Workington Comets Speedway |access-date=22 December 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://britishspeedway.co.uk/cab-direct-championship/comets-sign-up-vuolas/ |title=Comets sign up Vuolas |website=British Speedway |access-date=22 December 2023}} and helped Belle Vue Aces win the 2024 Premiership title.{{cite web |url=https://cumbriacrack.com/2024/10/04/sensational-grand-prix-performance-from-west-cumbrias-dan-bewley/ |title=Sensational Grand Final performance from West Cumbria’s Dan Bewley |website=Cumbria Crack |access-date=5 October 2024 }} Vuolas also represented Finland during the 2024 Speedway of Nations.{{cite web|url=https://cumbriacrack.com/2024/06/29/antti-vuolas-called-up-for-finland-in-speedway-of-nations/ |title=Antti Vuolas called up for Finland in Speedway of Nations |website=Cumbria Crack |access-date=22 August 2024}}
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Category:Finnish speedway riders