Yevhen Valentinovich Lapinsky ( uk, Євген Валентинович Лапинський, 23 March 1942 – 29 September 1999), also known as Yevgeny Lapinsky, was a

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former

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player who competed for the

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in the

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and in the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 19 ...

. He played for Burevestnik Odessa. He was Jewish, and was born in the Krasnoye Zagorye,

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. 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.

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* * * 1942 births 1999 deaths Russian men's volleyball players Ukrainian men's volleyball players Soviet men's volleyball players Olympic volleyball players of the Soviet Union Volleyball players at the 1968 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in volleyball Jewish volleyball players Soviet Jews Jewish Ukrainian sportspeople Sportspeople from Odesa People from Voronezh Oblast Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Burevestnik (sports society) athletes K. D. Ushinsky South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University alumni {{Ukraine-volleyball-bio-stub

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