Rif Saitgareev
Born23 August 1960 (1960-08-23)
Ufa, Soviet Union
Died18 June 1996(1996-06-18) (aged 35)
Ostrów Wielkopolski, Poland
NationalityRussian
Career history
1979–1991Bashkiria Ufa
1994, 1996Iskra Ostrów
1995ZKŻ Zielona Góra
Individual honours
1983, 1984, 1988, 1995Russian Champion
1982, 1984, 1989Soviet 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 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.[4][5]

See also

Rider deaths in motorcycle racing

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. "In Memoriam". Speedway in Memoriam. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  5. "Rif Saitgareev". Motorsport Memorial. Retrieved 7 August 2021.


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