| Oleg Sadikhov | |
| Native Name: | אולג סדיחוב |
| Native Name Lang: | Hebrew |
| Birth Date: | 4 April 1966 |
| Birth Place: | Donetsk, Russia |
| Residence: | Israel |
| Sport: | Weightlifting |
| Weight Class: | Men's Middleweight (75 kg) |
Oleg Sadikhov (אולג סדיחוב; also "Sadikov" and "Sodichov"; born April 4, 1966), is an Israeli former Olympic weightlifter.[1]
Sadikhov was born in Donetsk, Russia, and is Jewish.[2] [3] He made aliyah to Israel in 1991.[2] [3] [4]
In 1986, Sadikhov won the silver medal at the World Youth Championships in weightlifting, in the 75 kg category.[3]
In the 1991 World Championships in Donaueschingen, Germany, Sadikhov came in 10th, after lifting 317.5 kg.[5]
Sadikhov won the bronze medal at the 1992 European Championships in Szekszárd, Hungary, in the Middleweight class (lifting 342.5 kg).[1] [5]
Competing for Israel at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona at the age of 26 in Weightlifting--Men's Middleweight (75 kg), Sadikhov came in 10th, after lifting 332.5 kg.[1] When he competed in the Olympics, he weighed 163 lbs (74 kg).[1]