|
Oleg Sapožnin
Oleg Sapožnin (27 December 1931 Tallinn – 2 July 2014 Tallinn) was an Estonian sports official (referee/umpire) and sport personnel. In 1954 he graduated from Tallinn University, 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 (later Eesti Kontsert). 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" () References 1931 births 2014 deaths Estonian referees and umpires Estonian people in sports Tallinn University alumni Sportspeople from Tallinn {{Estonia-sport-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oleg Sapožnin Ja Moekunstnik Krista Kajandu Miss Miss Estonia 88 žüriis
Oleg (), Oleh (), or Aleh () is an Slavic peoples, East Slavic given name. The name is very common in Russia, Ukraine, and Belаrus. Origins ''Oleg'' derives from the Old Norse ''Helgi'' (Helge (name), Helge), meaning "holy", "sacred", or "blessed". The feminine equivalent is Olga (name), Olga. While Germanic in origin, "Oleg" is not very common outside Eastern European countries, while "Helge" and "Helga" are common names in Scandinavia. Russian pronunciation Олег (Oleg) is pronounced [ɐˈlʲek] in Russian. The English pronunciation of Oleg is based on the Romanization of Russian, transliteration of the Cyrillic alphabet, and overlooks four key features of the Russian pronunciation: # The stress is on the second syllable. In spoken Russian, the initial short unstressed 'O' is Vowel reduction, reduced to [ɐ], similar to the 'a' as in 'about'. # The 'л' (l) becomes Palatalization (sound change), palatalized to [lʲ] ─ that is, it gains a 'y'-like quality, and but is st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |