Russia national speedway team

Russia
Team manager	Andrey Savin
Team captain	Denis Gizatullin
Nation colour	Blue
SWC Wins	0
Squad	Denis Gizatullin (c) Daniil Ivanov Emil Saifutdinov Roman Ivanov Renat Gafurov

Russia are an international speedway team who compete in the major international competition, the Speedway World Cup. They are managed by Andrey Savin and the current captain is Rybnik's Denis Gizatullin.

2009 Squad

• Denis Gizatullin
• Grigory Laguta
• Renat Gafurov
• Roman Povazhny
• Denis Saifutdinov
• Daniil Ivanov
• Roman Ivanov
• Sergey Darkin
• Aleksiej Charczenko
• Rusłan Gatiatow
• Wiktor Gołubowskij

Juniors:

• Emil Sayfutdinov
• Wiaczesław Kazaczuk
• Artem Laguta
• Siergiej Karanczencew
• Michaił Skaczko
• Jewgienij Sidorin
• Andrey Kudryashov
• Oleg Biesczastnow
• Denis Aleksiejew
• Sergiej Sygryszew^[1]

Speedway World Cup

The Russia national speedway team has never won the Speedway World Cup although have been runner up on 5 occasions as the Soviet Union and once as Russia. They have never been a major force but are consistent qualifiers for the group stage.

The following table shows their best recent performance in 1996 when the tournament was run with pairs rather than teams.

Year	Venue	Standings (Pts)	Russia Riders and Pts
1996	Diedenbergen	1. Poland (27) 2. RUSSIA (22) 3. Denmark (21) 4. Germany (20) 5. Sweden (14) 6. England (12) 4. Hungary (9)	Rinat Mardanshin	13+1
			Sergei Darkin	4+1
			Oleg Kurguskin	-
Key: +1,2... - bonus points gained by finishing behind teammate +1j,+2j... - extra points gained in joker ride

Team U-21 World Championship

Notable Soviet Union and Russian Riders

• Igor Plechanov
• Valery Gordeev
• Vladimir Gordeev
• Vladimir Paznikov
• Viktor Trofimov
• Rinat Mardanshin
• Oleg Kurguskin
• Emil Sayfutdinov

See also

• Sport in Russia
• motorcycle speedway

References

National sports teams of Russia
A1 GP American football Russian hockey M W Baseball Basketball M under-19 W M 3x3 W 3x3 Beach handball M W Beach soccer Cricket Field hockey M W Football M under-21 W under-17 CP Futsal Goalball W u-19 W Gymnastics Handball M W Ice hockey M under-20 W under-18 Korfball Rugby league Rugby union M M7's W W7's Speedway U21 U19 Tennis M W Volleyball M W Water polo M W
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Speedway national teams
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Oceania	Australia New Zealand
North America	United States
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