August Englas
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Soviet Union
| ||
| Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling | ||
| World Championships | ||
 |
1953 Naples | 87 kg |
| Men’s freestyle wrestling | ||
| World Championships | ||
|
1954 Tokyo | 87 kg |
August Englas and Heiki Nabi
August Englas (15 January 1925 – 21 March 2017) was an Estonian wrestler who competed for the Soviet Union.[1]
Englas was born in Otepää. In the 1952 Summer Olympics, after defeating Adil Atan, and Max Leichter, and losing against Henry Wittenberg and Viking Palm, he took fourth place.[2] He won the gold medal at the 1953 and 1954 World Championships.
Awards[]
- Order of the Red Banner of Labour
- Order of the White Star Fourth Class (1999)
- Order of the Estonian Olympic Committee (2008)
References[]
- ^ ERR (21 March 2017). "Suri kahekordne maadluse maailmameister August Englas". err.ee. Archived from the original on 22 March 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ^ "August Englas Bio, Stats, and Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
External links[]
- August Englas at United World Wrestling
- August Englas at Olympedia
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- 1925 births
- 2017 deaths
- People from Otepää
- Estonian male sport wrestlers
- Soviet male sport wrestlers
- Olympic wrestlers of the Soviet Union
- Wrestlers at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- World Wrestling Championships medalists
- Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 4th Class
- Burials at Metsakalmistu
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