Denis Gizatullin

Denis Rashitovich Gizatullin (born 11 March 1983 in Oktiabrsky, Russia) is a former international motorcycle speedway rider and former captain of the Russian national team. He earned 15 caps for the Russia national team.

Career He is a two times Russian champion, having won the Russian national championship in 2007 and 2008.

Gizatullin was part of the Lokomotiv Daugavpils team that first competed in the Polish leagues in 2005. In 2005 he represented Russia in the 2005 World Cup.

Gizatullin first rode in the British leagues in 2007 for Eastbourne Eagles. Although he only rode one match in 2007 he returned to the club for the 2012 and 2013 seasons.

Career history World Championships Individual U-21 World Championship 2004 Wrocław - 14th place (4 points) Speedway World Cup 2003 - 8th place (5th place in Race-Off - 2 points) 2005 - 7th place (4th place in Event 1 - 2 points) 2006 - 3rd place in Qualifying Round 1 (13+2 points) 2007 - 6th place (4th place in Race-Off - 0 points) 2008 - Semi-Final 1 will be on 2008-07-12

European Championships Individual European Championship 2007 Wiener Neustadt - 6th place (9 points) 2008 Lendava - The Final will be on 2008-08-23 (Winner of Semi-Final 1) Individual U-19 European Championship 2001 Pardubice - track reserve (1 point) 2002 Daugavpils - 7th place (8 points) European Pairs Championship 2004 - Winner of Semi-Final 2 (9 points) 2005 - 4th place in Semi-Final 1 (5 points) 2007 Terenzano - 3rd place (9 points) European Club Champions' Cup 2009 - Toruń - 3rd place (10 pts) Vladivostok

Russian Championships Russian Individual Speedway Championship 2004 - 2nd place 2005 - 3rd place 2006 - 2nd place 2007 - Champion 2008 - Champion Individual U-21 Russian Championship 2002 - Champion 2003 - 2nd place 2004 - Champion Team Russian U-21 Championship 2003 - 2nd place 2004 - 2nd place