Yuri Evgenievich Lyapkin (born January 21, 1945) is a

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former professional

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Biography

Lyapkin is

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. He played in the

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for Khimik Voskresensk and

HC Spartak Moscow HC Spartak Moscow (, ) is a professional ice hockey club based in Moscow, Russia. It is a member of the Bobrov Division in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). The club played in the Tarasov Division of the KHL during the 2013–14 season. Howe ...

. He won a

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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 1971, 1973, 1974, and 1975, and a silver medal in 1976. He played against Canada in the

1974 Summit Series The 1974 Summit Series was the second competition between Soviet and Canadian professional ice hockey players. It used the same format as the 1972 Summit Series, with four games across Canada and four in Moscow. The Soviet team won the series ...

and against

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teams in the

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. 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 The International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame (IJSHOF) () is the international hall of fame for Jewish athletes and special contributors to the world of sport. The purpose of the IJSHOF is to honor Jewish individuals, worldwide, who have accompli ...

in 2020.

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Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame bio
* * 1945 births HC Khimik Voskresensk players HC Spartak Moscow players Ice hockey players at the 1976 Winter Olympics Living people Medalists at the 1976 Winter Olympics Oji Eagles players Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic ice hockey players for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in ice hockey Sportspeople from Balashikha Soviet ice hockey defencemen Soviet expatriate ice hockey players Soviet Jews International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame inductees Ice hockey people from Moscow Oblast Soviet expatriates in Japan Jewish Russian sportspeople Competitors at the 1970 Winter Universiade Winter World University Games medalists in ice hockey FISU World University Games silver medalists for the Soviet Union {{Russia-icehockey-player-stub

Biography

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