Yuri Lyapkin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Yuri Lyapkin

Russian ice hockey player

Date of Birth: 21-Jan-1945

Place of Birth: Balashikha, Moscow Oblast, Russia

Profession: ice hockey player

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Yuri Evgenievich Lyapkin (born January 21, 1945) is a Russian [[retired ice hockey defenceman.Lyapkin 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 is Jewish.