Petri Kokko (speedway rider)

{{Infobox Speedway rider

| name = Petri Kokko

| image =

| nationality = Finnish

| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|14 December 1969}}

| birth_place = Tampere, Finland

| career1 = Sweden

| years2 = 1989

| career2 = Filbyterna

| career3 = Great Britain

| years4 = 1994

| career4 = Newcastle Diamonds

| years5 = 1995-1996, 1998-1999

| career5 = Reading Racers

| years6 = 2000

| career6 = Eastbourne Eagles

| teamyear1 = 2000

| teamhonour1 = Elite League

| teamyear2 = 1998

| teamhonour2 = Premier League KO Cup

}}

Petri Kari Kullervo Kokko[http://www.lubusports.pl/mat05/zawodnik.php?imie=Petri&nazwisko=Kokko www.lubusports.pl]{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. Retrieved on 11 March 2009. is a Finnish former motorcycle speedway rider who was a member of Finland team at 2001 Speedway World Cup and earned 3 caps for the Finland national speedway team.{{cite web |url=https://britishspeedway.co.uk/docs/Ultimate_Index_1929-2022.pdf |title=Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022 |website=British Speedway |access-date=5 September 2024}}

Career

Kokko joined Exeter in 1996{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004841/19960607/082/0082 |title=Kokko on tonight's menu |website=Torbay Express and South Devon Echo |date=7 June 1996 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=24 August 2024}} and rode for Reading Racers for four years, 1995 to 1996 and 1998 to 1999.{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002472/19950307/295/0028 |title=Kokko's confident |website=Reading Evening Post |date=7 March 1995 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=25 August 2024}}

In 2000 he rode for Eastbourne Eagles, where he won the British Elite League but was replaced by fellow Finnish rider Joonas Kylmäkorpi for the 2001 season.{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005211/20010323/524/0053 |title=Tapes go up for the new-look Eagles |website=Eastbourne Herald |date=23 March 2001 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=25 August 2024}}