Yevhen Lapinsky
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Yevhen Valentinovich Lapinsky, also Yevgeny Lapinsky, was an Ukrainian former volleyball
player who competed for the Soviet Union
in the 1968 Summer Olympics
and in the 1972 Summer Olympics
.
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 he won the bronze medal with the Soviet team in the 1972 Olympic tournament. He played four matches.
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
player who competed for the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
in the 1968 Summer Olympics
1968 Summer Olympics
The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Mexico City, Mexico in October 1968. The 1968 Games were the first Olympic Games hosted by a developing country, and the first Games hosted by a Spanish-speaking country...
and in the 1972 Summer Olympics
1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972....
.
He was Jewish, and was born in the Krasnoye Zagorye, Voronezh
Voronezh
Voronezh is a city in southwestern Russia, the administrative center of Voronezh Oblast. It is located on both sides of the Voronezh River, away from where it flows into the Don. It is an operating center of the Southeastern Railway , as well as the center of the Don Highway...
, Russian SFSR
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic , commonly referred to as Soviet Russia, Bolshevik Russia, or simply Russia, was the largest, most populous and economically developed republic in the former Soviet Union....
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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 he won the bronze medal with the Soviet team in the 1972 Olympic tournament. He played four matches.