POLVI Teppo

Date of Birth: 20 Apr 1975

Age: 46

Gender: Male

Sport Class: H1

Place of birth: NIVALA

Birth Country:

Finland

Place of residence : NIVALA

Residence Country:

Finland

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Cycling Road	Men's H1-2 Road Race	LAP
	Men's H1 Time Trial	5

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Fuji International Speedway	Men's H1 Time Trial	Finished
	Fuji International Speedway	Men's H1-2 Road Race	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Road World Championships
2	Men's H1 - Road Race	2014	Greenville, SC, USA
3	Men's H1 - Road Race	2019	Emmen, NED
3	Men's H1 - Road Race	2015	Nottwil, SUI
3	H1 Time Trial	2014	Greenville, SC, USA
4	H1 Time Trial	2017	Pietermaritzburg, RSA
4	H1 Time Trial	2015	Nottwil, SUI
5	Men's H1 - Road Race	2021	Cascais, POR
6	H1 Time Trial	2021	Cascais, POR
6	H1 Time Trial	2019	Emmen, NED
6	Men's H1 - Road Race	2017	Pietermaritzburg, RSA
7	H1 Time Trial	2018	Maniago, ITA
8	Men's H1 - Road Race	2018	Maniago, ITA
11	H1-5 Team Relay	2014	Greenville, SC, USA
12	H1-5 Team Relay	2018	Maniago, ITA

Going to the sauna. (iltalehti.fi, 03 Sep 2018)

Languages spoken:

PyoraRinki [Nivala, FIN]

Ari Halmetoja [personal], FIN; Mikko Peltonen [national], FIN

He got involved in Para sports by playing wheelchair rugby when he attended the Kapyla Rehabilitation Centre in Helsinki, Finland, and eventually switched to Para cycling. (iltalehti.fi, 03 Sep 2018)

He was named 2016 Athlete with an Impairment of the Year at the Central Ostrobothnia Sports Gala in Finland. (pyhajarvensanomat.fi, 28 Jan 2017)

He was named 2014 Cyclist of the Year by the Cycling Union of Finland. (sport.fi, 19 Nov 2014)

General Interest

Classification
H1 (uci.org, 15 Mar 2020)

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries (keskipohjanmaa.fi, 29 Oct 2015)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (keskipohjanmaa.fi, 29 Oct 2015)

Impairment Details
At age 21 he broke his neck, resulting in quadriplegia, after diving into a pond and hitting the bottom while on a swimming trip with friends. (keskipohjanmaa.fi, 29 Oct 2015; kaleva.fi, 19 Nov 2014)

Milestones

He became the first Para road cyclist representing Finland to win a medal at the world championships when he claimed a bronze in the H1 time trial in 2014 in Greenville, SC, United States of America. (vammaisurheilu.fi, 01 Sep 2014; SportsDeskOnline, 30 Aug 2014)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/teppo.polvi

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event
LAP:: LAP.

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