Vladimir Lapitsky
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| Born | 18 February 1959 Grodno, Belarus | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Fencing | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Vladimir Lapitsky (born 18 February 1959) is a Soviet fencer. He won a silver medal in the team foil event at the 1980 Summer Olympics.[1][2]
Career
Mikhail Zolotaryov is one of Vladimir Lapitsky's coaches. He was the world champion in the team foil event in 1979.
At the
Alexander Romankov, Sabirjan Ruziyev, and Ashot Karagyan
.
During a bout with the
Boguslaw Zych
, Lapitsky was injured. His opponent's foil broke and penetrated the soft tissue of Vladimir's back. The blade slid along his rib and exited his chest three millimeters from his heart, without hitting any vital organs.
In a 2017 interview, Alexander Romankov stated that Vladimir Lapitsky was killed in
Rostov
.
References
- ^ "Olympics Statistics: Vladimir Lapitsky". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 16 August 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
- ^ "Vladimir Lapitsky Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
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