August Englas

August Englas
Personal information
Born15 January 1925
Pühajärve Parish, Estonia
Died21 March 2017(2017-03-21) (aged 92)
Medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1953 Naples 87 kg
Men's freestyle wrestling
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 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 Pühajärve Parish (now part of Otepää Parish). In the 1952 Summer Olympics, after defeating Adil Atan, Shrirang Jadhav 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.

  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.