August Englas
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| Born | 15 January 1925 Pühajärve Parish, Estonia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 21 March 2017 (aged 92) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Awards
[edit]- Order of the Red Banner of Labour
- Order of the White Star Fourth Class (1999)
- Order of the Estonian Olympic Committee (2008)
References
[edit]- ^ ERR (21 March 2017). "Suri kahekordne maadluse maailmameister August Englas". err.ee. Archived from the original on 22 March 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ^ 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.
External links
[edit]- August Englas at the International Wrestling Database
- August Englas at Olympedia
- August Englas at Olympics.com
- August Englas at ESBL (in Estonian)
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