Oskar Kaplur

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Oskar Kaplur
Born(1889-09-20)20 September 1889
Reval, Estland Government, Russian Empire
Died20 September 1962(1962-09-20) (aged 73)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Olympic teamRussia

Oskar Kaplur (Oscar F. Kaplyur; Russian: Оска́р Фри́дрихович Каплю́р; 20 September [O.S. 8 September] 1889 – 20 September 1962) was a Russian wrestler.[1] He competed for the Russian Empire in the lightweight event at the 1912 Summer Olympics.[2]

He lived in the United States from 1913 to 1918 but returned to Russia in 1918 and worked in the aircraft industry. He was known as the inventor of Kaplyurit, plastic-impregnated plywood reinforced with internal steel gauze.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Oskar Kaplur". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Oskar Kaplur Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  3. ^ Bill Gunston. The Osprey encyclopedia of Russian aircraft — Osprey Publishing, 2000. — p. 161

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