August Englas
Medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1953 Naples87 kg
Men’s freestyle wrestling
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1954 Tokyo87 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, Shirang Vithoba Jadav 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

References

  1. ERR (21 March 2017). "Suri kahekordne maadluse maailmameister August Englas". err.ee. Archived from the original on 22 March 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "August Englas". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2017.


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