Yuri Evgenievich Lyapkin (born January 21, 1945) is a Russian former professional ice hockey defenceman. Biography Lyapkin is Jewish. 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. 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 in 1973. He was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2020. See also List of select Jewish ice hockey players References External links 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 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