Oleg Elekpayevich Saitov (Russian: Оле́г Элекпа́евич Саи́тов; (born 26 May 1974 in Novokuybyshevsk, Russian SFSR to a Volga Tatar father and ethnic Russian mother) is a Russian former Olympic boxer.
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| Full name | Олег Элекпаевич Саитов | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 May 1974 Novokuybyshevsk, Samara Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | Welterweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Trade Union Sports Club, Zhigulevsk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.[1] 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
edit1996 Olympic Results
- Round of 32:Defeated Cahit Sume of Turkey - PTS (11–1)
- Round of 16:Defeated Ho-Jo Bae of South Korea -PTS (9–5)
- Quarterfinal:Defeated Kamel Chater of Tunisia - PTS (9–3)
- Semifinal:Defeated Daniel Santos of Puerto Rico - PTS (13–11)
- Final:Defeated Juan Hernandez Sierra of Cuba - PTS (14–9)
2000 Olympic Results
- Round of 16:Defeated Francisco Calderon of Colombia - PTS (15–1)
- Quarterfinal:Defeated Ruslan Khairov of Azerbaijan - PTS (10-10; 55–47)
- Semifinal:Defeated Dorel Simion of Romania - PTS (19–10)
- Final:Defeated Serhiy Dotsenko of Ukraine- PTS (24–16)
2004 Olympic Results
- Round of 32:Defeated Ait Hammi Miloud of Morocco - PTS (30–15)
- Round of 16:Defeated Mohamed Hikal of Egypt - PTS (18–17)
- Quarterfinal:Defeated Sherzod Husanov of Uzbekistan - PTS (22–14)
- Semifinal:Lost to Bakhtiyar Artayev of Kazakhstan - PTS (18–20)
References
edit- ^ Beumers, Birgit (2005). Pop Culture Russia!: Media, Arts, and Lifestyle. ABC-CLIO. p. 281. ISBN 9781851094592. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
External links
edit- Oleg Saitov at BoxRec (registration required)
- Oleg Saitov at Olympics.com
- Oleg Saitov at Olympedia
- Boxing record for Oleg Saitov from BoxRec (registration required)
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