Yuri Evgenievich Lyapkin (born January 21, 1945) is a
Russian
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former professional
ice hockey
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defenceman
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.
Biography
Lyapkin is
Jewish
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.
[ He played in the ]Soviet Hockey League
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for Khimik Voskresensk
Hockey Club Atlant Moscow Oblast (russian: ХК Атлант Московская область, en, Atlas Hockey Club Moscow Region) was a Russian professional ice hockey team based in Mytishchi, Moscow Oblast. They were members of the Bobro ...
and HC Spartak Moscow
HC Spartak Moscow (russian: ХК Спартак Москва, en, Spartak Moskva) is a professional ice hockey team based in Moscow, Russia. They played in the Tarasov Division of the Kontinental Hockey League during the 2013–14 KHL season, 20 ...
. He won a gold medal
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playing for the undefeated Soviet Union team at the 1976 Olympics. 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.
He was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame
Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including:
*Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries
* Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and pe ...
in 1973. He was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
The International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame ( he, יד לאיש הספורט היהודי, translit=Yad Le'ish HaSport HaYehudi) was opened July 7, 1981 in Netanya, Israel. It honors Jewish athletes and their accomplishments from anywhere around ...
in 2020.
See also
* List of select Jewish ice hockey players
References
External links
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Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame bio
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1945 births
HC Khimik Voskresensk players
HC Spartak Moscow players
Ice hockey players at the 1976 Winter Olympics
Jewish ice hockey players
Living people
Medalists at the 1976 Winter Olympics
Oji Eagles players
Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union
Olympic ice hockey players of the Soviet Union
Olympic medalists in ice hockey
People from Balashikha
Soviet ice hockey defencemen
Soviet expatriate ice hockey players
Soviet Jews
Russian Jews
International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame inductees
Sportspeople from Moscow Oblast
Soviet expatriates in Japan
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