Vladimir Lapitsky Explained

Vladimir Lapitsky
Birth Date:	18 February 1959
Birth Place:	Grodno, Belarus
Sport:	Fencing
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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 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.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Olympics Statistics: Vladimir Lapitsky . 2011-04-26 . databaseolympics.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110816042618/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=LAPITVLA01 . 16 August 2011 .
2. Web site: Vladimir Lapitsky Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418050735/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/la/vladimir-lapitsky-1.html . dead . 2020-04-18 . 2011-04-26 . sports-reference.com.