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Russia national speedway team

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Team manager
  
Andrey Savin

Nation colour
  
Blue

Location
  
Russia

Team captain
  
Denis Gizatullin

SWC Wins
  
0

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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.

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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
  • 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.

    Notable Soviet Union and Russian Riders

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

    Russia national speedway team Wikipedia