Oskar Kaplur

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

Oskar Kaplur (Russian: Оска́р Фри́дрихович Каплю́р; 20 September [O.S. 8 September] 1889 – 20 September 1962) was an Estonian 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. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Oskar Kaplur". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 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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