Oskar Kaplur
Russian wrestler
Oskar Kaplur | |
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Born | (1889-09-20)20 September 1889 Reval, Estland Government, Russian Empire |
Died | 20 September 1962(1962-09-20) (aged 73) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Olympic team | Russia |
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
External links
- Oskar Kaplur at Olympedia
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