| Oskar Kaplur | |
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| Born | (1889-09-20)20 September 1889 Reval, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire |
| Died | 20 September 1962(1962-09-20) (aged 73) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Olympic team | Russia |
Oskar Kaplur (Russian: Оска́р Фри́дрихович Каплю́р; 20 September [O.S. 8 September] 1889 – 20 September 1962) was an Estonian wrestler. He competed for the Russian Empire in the lightweight event at the 1912 Summer Olympics.
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.
References
- "Oskar Kaplur". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- "Oskar Kaplur Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
- Bill Gunston. The Osprey encyclopedia of Russian aircraft — Osprey Publishing, 2000. — p. 161
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- 1889 births
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- Sportspeople from Tallinn
- People from the Governorate of Estonia
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