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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.




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

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• Vladimir Lapitsky
• Fencing at the 1980 Summer Olympics
• List of Olympic medalists in fencing (men)
• Soviet Union at the 1980 Summer Olympics
• Fencing at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's team foil
• List of 1980 Summer Olympics medal winners
• Fencing at the Friendship Games
• Ministry of State Security (Transnistria)
• Vladimir Rosing
• 2024 Russian Circuit Racing Series