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