Yuri Lyapkin

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Yuri Lyapkin
Born (1945-01-21) January 21, 1945 (age 80)
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 teamFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Playing career 19641982
Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Representing Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1976 Innsbruck Team
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1971 Switzerland
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1973 Soviet Union
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1974 Finland
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1975 West Germany
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1976 Poland

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

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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 1971, 1973, 1974, and 1975, and a silver medal in 1976. [4] He played against Canada in the 1974 Summit Series and against National Hockey League teams in the Super Series '76.

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Lyapkin, Yuri". Jewsinsports.org. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  2. 1 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.