Renat Zaytunovich Gafurov (Russian: Ренат Зайтунович Гафуров) (born 8 October 1982[1][2]) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Russia.
[5] After representing Russia in the 2003 Speedway World Cup,[6] Gafurov won the silver medal with Simon Vlasov and Siergiej Filiushin at the 2004 European Pairs Speedway Championship in Debrecen, Hungary.
[7] He began his British leagues career when he signed for Oxford Silver Machine during the 2005 Elite League speedway season but only rode in three fixtures,[5] although he did represent Russia again the 2005 World Cup.
[10] In 2009, he secured a second Russian national title[9] and also won the 2009 Individual European Championship.
[11] In 2011, he won 2011 European Speedway Club Champions' Cup with Vostok Vladivostok and returned to the British Leagues with Poole Pirates.