Igor Lapshin
Igor Olegovich Lapshin (Belarusian: Ігар Алегавіч Лапшын; born August 8, 1963, in Minsk, Belarusian SSR) is a retired male triple jumper who represented the USSR. Best known for his 1988 Olympic silver medal, he also won the 1991 World Indoor Championships as well as one European Indoor title. In July 1988 Lapshin achieved a personal best jump of 17.69 metres, which puts him 21st in the all-time performers list.
Achievements
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Soviet Union
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| 1988 | Summer Olympics | Seoul, South Korea | 2nd | Triple jump | 17.52 m |
| 1990 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, Scotland | 1st | Triple jump | 17.14 m |
| European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 3rd | Triple jump | 17.34 m | |
| 1991 | World Indoor Championships | Seville, Spain | 1st | Triple jump | 17.31 m |
References
[edit]- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Igor Lapshin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2009-07-24.
World Indoor Champions in men's triple jump | |
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World University Games champions in men's triple jump | |
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- Soviet male triple jumpers
- Olympic athletes for the Soviet Union
- Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Belarusian male triple jumpers
- 1963 births
- Living people
- Athletes from Minsk
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Belarus
- Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for the Soviet Union
- World Athletics Indoor Championships winners
- Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1989 Summer Universiade
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