Russia national speedway team
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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.
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 | |
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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
- ^ "Kadra Rosji na sezon 2009" (in Polish). SportoweFakty.pl. 2008-02-12. Retrieved 2008-02-12.
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