Igor Lapshin

Igor Lapshin
Personal information
Born (1963-08-08) August 8, 1963
Minsk, Belarusian SSR, Soviet Union
Sport
SportTrack and field
Medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1988 SeoulTriple jump
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place1991 SevilleTriple jump
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place1990 SplitTriple jump
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place1990 GlasgowTriple jump
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place1989 DuisburgTriple jump

Igor Olegovich Lapshin (Belarusian: Ігар Алегавіч Лапшын; born August 8, 1963) 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

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