Olympic champion Saitov Oleg: biography

Russian sports have never been among the laggards. In particular, this concerns the world of boxing, since fighters from our country in this kind of martial arts have always been at the leading positions in the world championship, including at the Olympic tournaments. Saitov Oleg is one of the most outstanding boxers of the modern amateur level. This man wrote his name in gold letters in history, becoming in his time a two-time Olympic champion. About the life and achievements of this outstanding man and will be discussed in this article.

Just the facts

Saitov Oleg was born on May 26, 1974. The place of his birth is Novokuibyshevsk. In the family of the future champion there was no one who would practice sports professionally. At the same time, the boy's father in his youth was a fighter. And it was he who told his son about how these trainings helped him to stand up for himself more than once. It goes without saying that Oleg made a great impression on Oleg, and he made the appropriate conclusions for himself.

The beginning of the way

In the boxing section Oleg Olegovich Saitov got by his elder brother Vadim, who also practiced this sport. Oleg won his first significant victory at the age of 14, when he was able to take the "silver" of the junior championship of Russia. This achievement allowed the young man to receive special food stamps, and this was very important for his family, because they lived always poorly (father - driver, mother - nurse). The first coach of the promising boxer was Konstantin Loginov.

After the termination of eight classes Саитов has gone to school, to master a trade of the truck crane operator. At the same time, Loginov already gave him less time, which eventually resulted in Oleg's independent trips to the competitions. This state of affairs affected the results of the fighter, and he realized - one must change one's life.

Moving to Zhigulevsk

After consulting with his elder brother and Dmitry Korsun (the European champion among juniors) Saitov moves to Zhigulevsk. Thus, already at the age of 16 he began a completely independent life.

In this city, the guy was able to very quickly improve their achievements. This was largely due to the appearance of his new coach - Igor Petrovich Utkin. This man became not only a mentor athlete, but also almost the second father.

Working together with the well-deserved trainer of the RSFSR, Oleg Saitov developed his own style. He learned how to get out of any difficult situation in the ring, constantly pulled out the opponent, pumped up the pace and conducted successful attacks.

Europe championship

In 1992, Oleg Saitov (a boxer with outstanding data) at the Old World Championship represented the national team of the CIS. The tournament was held in Scotland. Already in the first battle, a Russian defeated a local soldier, sending him three knockdowns. This victory allowed Oleg to break through to the semifinals, where he was confronted by an Italian. The battle with him was also successful for our hero. Ahead of him was waiting for the finale. The last fight with the German turned out to be surprisingly easy: Oleg easily beat the opponent and won the "gold". This medal allowed him to become a master of sports of Russia of international class.

A succession of victories

In 1992 Oleg Saitov, whose nationality is still a mystery for many, became the world champion among juniors. It happened in Canada. On the way to the top, he literally dared his opponents. All of them visited and knocked down. In addition, at that tournament, Oleg was awarded the prize as the most technically skilled fighter.

The field of this championship, he won the CIS championship among adults in 1993 and won the third place in the world tournament in Finland.

Test of Glory

All the aforementioned successes had a very negative impact on Saitov psychologically. He began to flatter many people, laudatory reviews for successes went from all sides. It is logical that at the age of twenty this all led to the emergence of "stellar illness". As a result, Oleg began to lose his position. Each competition for him turned into torture, because he could not take the first place anywhere. However, the guy was able to gather strength and understand that it is necessary to change the approach to life. He became interested in oriental philosophy and psychology. This eventually allowed him to regain lost ground.

Return

In 1995, Oleg went to the World Championships in Berlin. There he took second place, but his finale was broadcast on the whole planet. Interesting boxing style Saitova was able to conquer many. A year later he became the first in the Russian Championship and third in the tournament in Denmark. Ahead of the Olympics.

Hello, Atlanta!

The Olympic tournament showed all the skills that Saitov Oleg owned. The boxing that he showed in the square of the ring was just amazing. The first three matches were uncomplicated: the results of a successful draw affected. The semifinal was already quite heavy. The Puerto Rican Santos has offered worthy resistance, but the Russian still managed to snatch the victory with a score of 13:11. In the final, Oleg was waiting for his old-time opponent Juan Hernandez. But everything turned out successfully: withstood the onslaught of the Cuban, the Russian fighter was able to increase his advantage and win with a good advantage 14: 9. As a result Oleg Saitov is an Olympic champion!

The way to the second Olympiad

After the triumph in the US, Saitov experienced a contented period of his sporting career. He was once again overtaken by victories and defeats. And at the Olympic Games in Sydney, Oleg was selected from his last attempt. Not the least role in this played and the then head coach of the national team Nikolai Khromov, who believed in his ward.

Oleg Saitov (a nationality - a Marian) in Australia performed just superb. The most difficult fight for him was a fight with Ruslan Khairov. But already in the semi-finals and finals the Russian again proved that he is the best. These victories allowed him to become a two-time winner of the Olympics. At the same time, he was awarded the prestigious Val Barker Cup, as the most technical boxer of the championship.

Life outside sports

Saitov after the completion of the career of the athlete was able to fully realize himself and in ordinary life.

In 2005, he became the head of the department of physical culture and sports in his native Samara region.

From 2013 to 2015 he was the Minister of Sports of the Sakhalin Region.

He is married. She brings up three children (daughter and two sons). And to this day he keeps himself in good physical shape, regularly playing football, basketball, skiing.