Ilya Tsipursky

Ilya Lazarevich Tsipursky (Russian: Илья Лазаревич Ципурский; 26 August 1934^[1] – 3 August 2022) was a Soviet judoka and sambist. He competed at the 1964 European Judo Championships, winning the silver medal in the amateurs's 80 kg event.^[1] He was in the middleweight class.^[2]

Ilya Tsipursky

Tsipursky in 2003
Personal information
Native name	Илья Лазаревич Ципурский
Birth name	Ilya Lazarevich Tsipursky
Nationality	Russian
Born	(1934-08-26)26 August 1934
Died	3 August 2022(2022-08-03) (aged 87)
Sport
Country	Soviet Union
Sport	Judo
Medal record Judo Representing  Soviet Union European Championships 1964 Berlin 80 kg

Tsipursky was considered a champion of the Soviet Union in the martial art sambo in 1956 and 1962.^[3] He worked at the Moscow State University of Civil Engineering, where he served as the candidate of engineering and was also the Department of Construction Mechanization professor.^[3] He was honored with the Honored Master of Sports of the USSR for his sambo work.^[3]

Ilya Tsipursky (in the center — at the table) is the chief judge of the final part of the combat sambo competition at the MEI (2003)

Tsipursky died in August 2022, at the age of 87.^[3]

References

1. "Ilya Tsipursky". JudoInside. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
2. Black Belt (Vol. 2, No. 6). Active Interest Media. November 1964. p. 47. ISSN 0277-3066 – via Google Books.
3. "Ушёл из жизни Илья Лазаревич Ципурский" [Ilya Lazarevich Tsipursky passed away] (in Russian). 3 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.

External links

• Ilya Tsipursky at JudoInside.com