Russia national speedway team
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| Russia | |
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| Team manager | Andrey Savin |
| Team captain | Denis Gizatullin |
| Nation colour | Blue |
| SWC Wins | 0 |
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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.[citation needed]
Due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, on March 6, 2022, the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme banned all Russian motorcycle riders, teams, officials, and competitions.[1]
2009 Squad
- Denis Gizatullin
- Grigory Laguta
- Renat Gafurov
- Roman Povazhny
- Denis Saifutdinov
- Daniil Ivanov
- Roman Ivanov
- Sergey Darkin
Juniors:
Speedway World Cup
The Russia national speedway team has never won the Speedway World Cup.[citation needed]
The following table shows their best recent performance in 1996 when the tournament was run with pairs rather than teams.[citation needed]
| Year | Venue | Standings (Pts) | Russia Riders and Pts | |
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| 1996 |  Diedenbergen |
1.  Poland (27)2.  RUSSIA (22)3.  Denmark (21)4. Germany (20)5.  Sweden (14)6.  England (12)4.  Hungary (9)
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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
| Year | Place | Pts. | Riders |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | - | - | 3rd place in Qualifying Round 3 |
| 2006 | - | - | 3rd place in Qualifying Round 2 |
| 2007 | - | - | 4th place in Qualifying Round 1 |
| 2008 | - | - | 4th place in Qualifying Round 1 |
| Year | Place | Pts. | Riders |
Notable Soviet Union and Russian Riders
- Igor Plechanov
- Valery Gordeev
- Vladimir Gordeev
- Vladimir Paznikov
- Viktor Trofimov
- Rinat Mardanshin
- Oleg Kurguskin
- Emil Sayfutdinov
See also
References
- ^ "FIM Suspends Russian and Belarusian Motorcycle Competitors And Competitions - Fullnoise.com.au Motorcycle News". www.fullnoise.com.au. March 6, 2022.
- ^ "Kadra Rosji na sezon 2009" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 2008-02-12. Retrieved 2008-02-12.
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