Oleg Sapožnin
Estonian sports official and sports personnel
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Oleg Sapožnin (27 December 1931 Tallinn – 2 July 2014 Tallinn) was an Estonian sports official (referee/umpire) and sport personnel.[1]
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
- ^ a b c d e f g "ESBL: Oleg_Sapožnin". esbl.ee. Retrieved 10 June 2021.