Oleg Zhestkov

Oleg Aleksandrovich Zhestkov is a Russian sprint canoeist who competes in the four-man K-4 1000 m event. He won the world title in 2013, placing third in 2011, and had a silver medal at the 2016 European Championships. His teams finished seventh at the Canoeing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's K-4 [1000 metres|2012] and ninth at the 2016 Olympics.
In March 2019 Zhestkov tested positive for the banned substance EPO, receiving a four-year ban.
Zhestkov was born in Omsk, but later moved to Krasnodar. He took up kayaking following his two brothers, his mother and his cousin.