Russia national speedway team
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| Team manager | Andrey Savin |
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| Team captain | Denis Gizatullin |
| Nation Colour | Blue |
| SWC Wins | 0 |
| 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.
[edit] 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) |
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 |
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