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 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" ()
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