Oleg Sapožnin

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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)

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