Eduard Shaihullin

Eduard Musfirovich Shaihullin (20 October 1974 – 6 June 2020)^[1] was a Russian motorcycle speedway rider who was a member of Russia national speedway team at 2001 and 2002 Speedway World Cup.^[2]

Eduard Shaihullin

Born	20 October 1974 (1974-10-20) Soviet Union
Died	6 June 2020(2020-06-06) (aged 45)
Nationality	Russian
Career history
Russia
1991–2005	Oktyabrsky
2006–2007	Vladivostok
2008	Salavat
Poland
2001–2002	Lublin
Individual honours
1998, 2000	Russian championship bronze
Team honours
2000	European Club Champions' Cup runner-up

Career

Shaihullin spent two years racing in the Team Speedway Polish Championship from 2001 to 2002.^[3]

Shaihullin won the bronze medal at the Russian national championship in 1998 and 2000.^[4]

Shaihullin represented Russia at two Speedway World Cups in 2001, when they reached the race-off^[5] and the following year in 2002, when they were eliminated in event 3.^[6]

After his riding career, he worked for the Oktyabrsky club and became the club's president, a role he served until the end of 2013. He died on 6 June 2020, aged 45.^[7]

Honours

World Championships

• Team World Championship (Speedway World Team Cup and Speedway World Cup)
  • 2001 – – 8th place (3 pts in Race-off)
  • 2002 – – 9th place (1 pt in Event 3)

European Championships

• European Club Champions' Cup
  • 2000 – Piła – Runner-up (2 pts)