Rif Raisovich Saitgareev (23 August 1960 – 18 June 1996) was an international
speedway rider from the Soviet Union and Russia.
Speedway career
Saitgareev was four times champion of the Russia after winning the
Russian Individual Speedway Championship
The Russian Individual Speedway Championship is a Motorcycle speedway championship held each year to determine the Russian national champion. Mikhail Starostin holds the record for the most titles with seven. The Soviet Union Individual Speedway ...
in 1983, 1984, 1988 and 1995. He was also the
Soviet Union Champion in 1982, 1984 and 1989.
He was fatally injured in a track accident at
Ostrów Wielkopolski
Ostrów Wielkopolski () (often abbreviated ''Ostrów Wlkp.'', formerly called simply ''Ostrów'', german: Ostrowo, Latin: ''Ostrovia'') is a city in west-central Poland with 70,982 inhabitants (2021), situated in the Greater Poland Voivodeship; ...
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.
See also
Rider deaths in motorcycle racing
References
1960 births
1996 deaths
Russian speedway riders
Sportspeople from Ufa
Motorcycle racers who died while racing
Sport deaths in Poland
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