Rif Saitgareev

Rif Saitgareev

Born	23 August 1960 (1960-08-23) Ufa, Soviet Union
Died	18 June 1996(1996-06-18) (aged 35) Ostrów Wielkopolski, Poland
Nationality	Russian
Career history
Soviet Union
1979–1988, 1990–1995	Ufa
1989	Lviv
Poland
1994, 1996	Ostrów
1995	Zielona Góra
Individual honours
1983, 1984, 1988, 1995	Russian Champion
1982, 1984, 1989	Soviet Union Champion

Rif Raisovich Saitgareev (23 August 1960 – 18 June 1996) was an international speedway rider from the Soviet Union and Russia.[1]

Speedway career

Saitgareev was four times champion of the Russia after winning the Russian Individual Speedway Championship in 1983, 1984, 1988 and 1995. He was also the Soviet Union Champion in 1982, 1984 and 1989.[2][3] He participated in several Continental Speedway finals.[4]

Saitgareev spent three years racing in the Team Speedway Polish Championship from 1994 to 1996.[5]

He was fatally injured in a track accident at Ostrów Wielkopolski in Poland on 6 June 1996. He was riding in the Polish Team Championship match between Unia Leszno and Iskra Ostrów when he attempted to avoid falling riders in front of him. He lost control of his bike and hit a wall near the entrance gate. He was transferred to hospital with serious head injuries but died 12 days later.[6][7]

See also

Rider deaths in motorcycle speedway

References

1. "INTERNATIONALS - SWEDEN". International Speedway. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
2. "Russian Individual Speedway Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
3. "Indywidualne Mistrzostwa Austrii". Speedway Fansite. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
4. "Follow the stars in executive style". Manchester Evening News. 6 August 1983. Retrieved 5 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "Rif Saitgarieev". Polish Speedway Database. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
6. "In Memoriam". Speedway in Memoriam. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
7. "Rif Saitgareev". Motorsport Memorial. Retrieved 7 August 2021.