Yuri Lyapkin

Yuri Evgenievich Lyapkin (born January 21, 1945) is a Russian retired ice hockey defenceman.[1]

Yuri Lyapkin
Born (1945-01-21) January 21, 1945
Balashikha, Soviet Union
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for Khimik Voskresensk
HC Spartak Moscow
Oji Seishi
National team  Soviet Union
Playing career 1964–1982
Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
1976 Innsbruck Team

Biography

Lyapkin is Jewish.[1][2] He played in the Soviet Hockey League for Khimik Voskresensk and HC Spartak Moscow. He won a gold medal playing for the undefeated Soviet Union team at the 1976 Olympics.[1][2][3] He also won world championships with the Soviet team in 1970/71, 72/73, 73/74, and 74/75, and a silver medal in 75/76.[4]

He was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame in 1973. He was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2020.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Lyapkin, Yuri". Jewsinsports.org. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  2. Paul Taylor (2004). Jews and the Olympic Games: the clash between sport and politics: with a complete review of Jewish Olympic medallists. Sussex Academic Press. ISBN 9781903900888. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yury Lyapkin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.
  4. Yuri Lyapkin - Eliteprospects.com
  5. "Yuri Lyapkin". Jewishsports.net. 1945-01-21. Retrieved 2020-01-30.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.