Oleg Saitov


Oleg Elekpayevich Saitov is a Russian former Olympic boxer.
He was born on May 26, 1974 in Novokuybyshevsk, Russian SFSR to a Volga Tatar father and ethnic Russian mother. He has older brother Vadim.
In 1992 he represented the CIS team at the junior tournament in Scotland in the category up to 63.5 kilograms.
He won the Olympic gold medal at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics in the welterweight division, and a bronze medal at the 2004 Olympics. Saitov was the winner of the Val Barker Trophy for Outstanding Boxer at the 2000 Olympic Games. In 2004, he won the title at the 2004 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Pula, Croatia. Saitov also won gold in his weight category at the 1997 World Amateur Championships and 1998 European Championships.

Olympic results

1996 Olympic Results
2000 Olympic Results
2004 Olympic Results