Vladimir Lapitsky

Vladimir Lapitsky
Personal information
Born	18 February 1959 (age 65); Grodno, Belarus
Sport
Sport	Fencing
Medal record
Men's fencing
Representing Soviet Union
Olympic Games

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 Moscow Olympics, he won a silver medal in the team foil event along with Vladimir Smirnov, Alexander Romankov, Sabirjan Ruziyev, and Ashot Karagyan.

During a bout with the Polish fencer 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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[databaseolympics-1] "Olympics Statistics: Vladimir Lapitsky". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 16 August 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2011.

[sports-reference-2] "Vladimir Lapitsky Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2011.

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