Oleg Sapožnin (27 December 1931 Tallinn – 2 July 2014 Tallinn) was an Estonian sports official (referee/umpire) and sport personnel.[1]

Oleg Sapožnin and fashion artist Krista Kajandu in 1988

In 1954 he graduated from Tallinn Polytechnical Institute in electrical engineering.[1]

From 1952 to 1992 he was a member of the board of Estonian Cycling Federation; 1965-1983 its chairman.[1]

From 1981 to 1994 he was the head of Estonian Philharmonic (later Eesti Kontsert).[1]

From 1992 to 2001 he was a member of Estonian Olympic Committee.[1]

He was a sports referee/umpire in several major sport competitions, including the Olympic Games.[1]

Awards:[1]

  • 1997 UCI honorary order (Estonian: UCI aumärk)
  • 2001 IOC yearly award "Sport and voluntarism" (Estonian: Sport ja vabatahtlikkus)

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "ESBL: Oleg_Sapožnin". esbl.ee. Retrieved 10 June 2021.