Yevhen Lapinsky

Ukrainian volleyball player (1942–1999) Yevgeny LapinskyPersonal informationFull nameYevhen Valentinovich LapinskyNicknameЄвген Валентинович ЛапинськийBorn(1942-03-23)23 March 1942Krasnoye Zagorye, Voronezh Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet UnionDied29 September 1999(1999-09-29) (aged 57)Odesa, Ukraine Medal record Men's volleyball Representing Soviet Union Olympic Games 1968 Mexico City Team 1972 Munich Team Yevhen Valentinovich Lapinsky (Ukrainian: Євген Валентинович Лапинський, 23 March 1942 – 29 September 1999), also known as Yevgeny Lapinsky, was a Ukrainian former volleyball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics. He played for Burevestnik Odesa. He was Jewish, and was born in the Krasnoye Zagorye, Voronezh, Russian SFSR. In 1968, he was part of the Soviet team which won the gold medal in the Olympic tournament. He played all nine matches. Four years later, in 1972, he won the bronze medal with the Soviet team in the 1972 Olympic tournament. He played four matches. See also List of select Jewish volleyball players References ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijma