Jarno Saarinen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Finnish motorcycle racer
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Place of Birth: Turku, South-Western Finland Regional State Administrative Agency, Finland
About Jarno Saarinen
- Jarno Karl Keimo Saarinen (11 December 1945 – 20 May 1973) was a Finnish professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.
- In the early 1970s, he was considered one of the most promising and talented motorcycle racers of his era until he was killed during the 1973 Nations Grand Prix in Italy.
- Saarinen's death led to increased demands for better safety conditions for motorcycle racers competing in the world championships.
- He remains the only Finn to have won a motorcycle road racing world championship.
- Saarinen was inducted into the F.I.M.
- MotoGP Hall of Fame in 2009.
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