Oleg Kurguskin

Oleg Kurguskin

Born	(1966-04-11) 11 April 1966 Elista, Russian SFSR
Nationality	Russia
Career history
1999-2000 2001 1983, 1986-1991 1992-1993 1994 1995-2007	Ostrów Wlkp. (POL) Łódź (POL) Tajfun Elista (CCCP) Monolit Czerkiessk (RUS) Żiguli Togliatti (RUS) Mega Lada Togliatti (RUS)
Individual honours
Team honours
2003 - Winner	European Club Champions' Cup

Oleg Kurguskin (Russian: Кургускин, Олег Анатольевич; born 11 April 1966, in Elista) is a Russian motorcycle speedway rider who was a member of Russia team at 2001 and 2005 Speedway World Cup. With Russian club Togliatti he won European Club Champions' Cup in 2003.

Kurguskin was a stand out rider when he was part of the first ever Russian team (still under the Soviet Union flag) to tour Australia in 1990/91. While the team (which included Kurguskin, Rene Aas, Michaił Starostin, Rinat Mardanshin, Rif Saitgareev, Vladimir Trofimov, Viktor Gajdym, Andrei Korolov and Grigori Kharchenko) did not compete in a test against the Australians, they did win most of their matches around the country and won new fans with their professionalism and the way they adapted to the Australian culture.

Honours

World Championships

• Team World Championship (Speedway World Team Cup and Speedway World Cup)
  • 2001 - - 8th place (3 pts in Race-off)
  • 2005 - 7th place (2 pts in Event 1)
• Individual U-21 European (=World) Championship
  • 1987 - Zielona Góra - 14th place (4 pts)

European Championships

File:Emil Sajfutdinov and Oleg Kurguskin.jpg

Kurguskin (right) and Emil Saifutdinov (2007)

• European Club Champions' Cup
  • 1999 - Bydgoszcz - 3rd place (9 pts)
  • 2003 - Pardubice - European Champion (14 pts)
  • 2004 - Ljubljana - Runner-up (5 pts)

See also

• Russia national speedway team

External links

• (en) (pl) Oleg Kurguskin at www.lubusports.pl