Yury Shlyapin

Soviet water polo player
Yury Shlyapin
Personal information
Born(1932-01-11)January 11, 1932
Moscow, Soviet Union
Died(2009-07-08)July 8, 2009
Moscow, Russia
Sport
SportWater polo
Medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1956 Melbourne Team competition

Yury Aleksandrovich Shlyapin (Russian: Юрий Александрович Шляпин; January 11, 1932 – July 8, 2009) was a Russian water polo player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics.

In 1952 he was part of the Soviet team which finished seventh in the Olympic water polo tournament. He played five matches.

Four years later he won the bronze medal with the Soviet team in the 1956 tournament. He played all seven matches.

See also

  • List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men)

References

  • Yury Shlyapin's obituary (in Russian)
  • Biography of Yury Shlyapin (in Russian)

External links

  • Yury Shlyapin at World AquaticsEdit on Wikidata
  • Yury Shlyapin at Olympics.comEdit on Wikidata
  • Yury Shlyapin at OlympediaEdit on Wikidata


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