Martin Haarahiltunen Explained

Martin Haarahiltunen
Nationality:	Swedish
Birth Date:	2 October 1990
Birth Place:	Överhörnäs, Sweden
Indivyear1:	2022, 2023
Indivhonour1:	Ice Speedway World Champion
Teamyear1:	2018, 2019, 2020
Teamhonour1:	3x World team silver

Martin Haarahiltunen (born 2 October 1990) is a Swedish world champion speedway rider.^{[1] [2]}

Speedway career

Haarahiltunen became a world champion when winning the Individual Ice Speedway World Championship in the 2022 Individual Ice Racing World Championship. He won the title by virtue of overtaking the championship leader and strong favourite Johann Weber in the final round. Haarahiltunen completed a six race maximum while Weber crashed and was injured.^{[3] [4]}

His best placing previously was finishing in fourth place during the 2018 Individual Ice Racing World Championship^[5] and is also a three times silver medal winner at the World Team Championships (2018, 2019, 2020).

In 2023, Haarahiltunen retained the World Championship series by winning the 2023 Individual Ice Racing World Championship. The Russian riders were once again banned and the Championship was held over two rounds at Inzell.^{[6] [7]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Joy for super Swede and heartbreak for Weber . Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme . 19 September 2022.
2. Web site: He repeats success of legend in ice speedway after 20 years . Speedway News. 19 September 2022.
3. Web site: ALL OFFICIAL RESULTS - 2022 FIM ICE SPEEDWAY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP. EIS Speedway. 19 September 2022.
4. Web site: Hans Weber was injured in hospital – Ice Speedway GP. SASATIMES. 19 September 2022.
5. Web site: Final Classification. EIS Speedway. 18 July 2021.
6. Web site: Martin Haarahiltunen takes the second straight WC gold in ice racing . SVT Sport . 3 April 2023.
7. Web site: MARTIN HAARAHILTUNEN RETAINS FIM ICE SPEEDWAY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE IN INZELL . FIM . 3 April 2023.