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'''Oskar Kaplur''' ('''Oscar F. Kaplyur'''; {{lang-ru|Оска́р Фри́дрихович Каплю́р}}; {{osd|20 September|1889|8 September}} &ndash; 20 September 1962) was a Estonian [[amateur wrestling|wrestler]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/59867 |title=Oskar Kaplur |work=Olympedia |access-date=13 June 2021}}</ref> He competed for the [[Russian Empire]] in the [[Wrestling at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman lightweight|lightweight event]] at the [[1912 Summer Olympics]].<ref name="sports-reference">{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ka/oskar-kaplur-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417215412/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ka/oskar-kaplur-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Oskar Kaplur Olympic Results |accessdate=18 May 2013 |work=sports-reference.com}}</ref>
'''Oskar Kaplur''' ({{lang-ru|Оска́р Фри́дрихович Каплю́р}}; {{osd|20 September|1889|8 September}} &ndash; 20 September 1962) was a Estonian [[amateur wrestling|wrestler]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/59867 |title=Oskar Kaplur |work=Olympedia |access-date=13 June 2021}}</ref> He competed for the [[Russian Empire]] in the [[Wrestling at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman lightweight|lightweight event]] at the [[1912 Summer Olympics]].<ref name="sports-reference">{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ka/oskar-kaplur-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417215412/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ka/oskar-kaplur-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Oskar Kaplur Olympic Results |accessdate=18 May 2013 |work=sports-reference.com}}</ref>


He lived in the United States from 1913 to 1918 but returned to Russia in 1918 and worked in the [[Aircraft industry of Russia|aircraft industry]]. He was known as the inventor of ''Kaplyurit'', plastic-impregnated plywood reinforced with internal steel gauze.<ref>Bill Gunston. [https://www.google.ru/search?newwindow=1&safe=off&biw=1493&bih=939&tbm=bks&ei=5OujWoH8Coqn6ASSvZroDg&q=Kaplyurit&oq=Kaplyurit&gs_l=psy-ab.12...169357.169357.0.170696.1.1.0.0.0.0.107.107.0j1.1.0....0...1c.2.64.psy-ab..0.0.0....0.WnCA3EAX8XY The Osprey encyclopedia of Russian aircraft] — Osprey Publishing, 2000. — p. 161</ref>
He lived in the United States from 1913 to 1918 but returned to Russia in 1918 and worked in the [[Aircraft industry of Russia|aircraft industry]]. He was known as the inventor of ''Kaplyurit'', plastic-impregnated plywood reinforced with internal steel gauze.<ref>Bill Gunston. [https://www.google.ru/search?newwindow=1&safe=off&biw=1493&bih=939&tbm=bks&ei=5OujWoH8Coqn6ASSvZroDg&q=Kaplyurit&oq=Kaplyurit&gs_l=psy-ab.12...169357.169357.0.170696.1.1.0.0.0.0.107.107.0j1.1.0....0...1c.2.64.psy-ab..0.0.0....0.WnCA3EAX8XY The Osprey encyclopedia of Russian aircraft] — Osprey Publishing, 2000. — p. 161</ref>

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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 a 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. ^ "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