| Birth Name: | Yuri Evgenievich Lyapkin |
| Birth Date: | January 21, 1945 |
| Birth Place: | Balashikha, Soviet Union |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 0 |
| Weight Lb: | 192 |
| Position: | Defence |
| Shoots: | Right |
| Played For: | Khimik Voskresensk HC Spartak Moscow Oji Seishi |
| Ntl Team: | Soviet Union |
| Career Start: | 1964 |
| Career End: | 1982 |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Yuri Evgenievich Lyapkin (born January 21, 1945) is a Russian former professional ice hockey defenceman.[1]
Lyapkin is Jewish.[1] He 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.[1] [2] [3] 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.[4]
He was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame in 1973. He was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2020.[5]