Rinat Mardanshin

Rinat Mukatdisovich Mardanshin was a Russian motorcycle speedway rider of Tatar ethnicity. He represented the Russia national speedway team and was four times champion of Russia.

Career

Mardanshin won the bronze medal at the Soviet Union championship in 1988.
After the dissolution of the Soviet Union Mardanshin went on to win the Russian Championship for three consecutive years from 1996 to 1998. He spent ten years racing in the Team Speedway Polish Championship from 1992 to 2002.
In 1996, Mardanshin won a silver medal at the Speedway World Team Cup held on 15 September at the Rhein-Main Arena in Diedenbergen.
He rode in the 2001 Speedway World Cup.
He died, on 19 January 2005, at the age of 41, during a routine operation to remove metalwork from his shoulder. It is believed he had a blood clot in his aorta.