Oleg Sapožnin

Oleg Sapožnin was an Estonian sports official and sport personnel.
In 1954 he graduated from Tallinn Polytechnical Institute in electrical engineering.
From 1952 to 1992 he was a member of the board of Estonian Cycling Federation; 1965-1983 its chairman.
From 1981 to 1994 he was the head of Estonian Philharmonic.
From 1992 to 2001 he was a member of Estonian Olympic Committee.
He was a sports referee/umpire in several major sport competitions, including the Olympic Games.
Awards:

1997 UCI honorary order
2001 IOC yearly award "Sport and voluntarism"