Oleg Saitov

Oleg Saitov
	Saitov in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Олег Элекпаевич Саитов
Nationality	Russia
Born	26 May 1974 (age 51); Novokuybyshevsk, Samara Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
Sport	Boxing
Weight class	Welterweight
Club	Trade Union Sports Club, Zhigulevsk
Medal record
Men's boxing
Representing Russia
Olympic Games
World Amateur Championships
European Amateur Championships

Oleg Elekpayevich Saitov (Russian: Оле́г Элекпа́евич Саи́тов; (born 26 May 1974) is a Russian former Olympic boxer.

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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.^[1]

In 1992 he represented the CIS team at the junior tournament in Scotland in the category up to 63.5 kilograms.^[1]

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.^[2] 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