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