Rif Saitgareev

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

[1] Saitgareev was four times champion of the Russia after winning the Russian Individual Speedway Championship in 1983, 1984, 1988 and 1995.

[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.