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
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Soviet Union
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
  • 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.


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