August Englas
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| Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling | ||
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1953 Naples | 87 kg |
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1954 Tokyo | 87 kg |
File:Heiki Nabi.jpg
August Englas and Heiki Nabi
August Englas (Russian: Аугуст Петрович Энглас; born January 15, 1925) is an Estonian former wrestler who competed for the Soviet Union.
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.[1] He won the gold medal at the 1953 and 1954 World Championship.
Awards
- Order of the Red Banner of Labour[2]
- Order of the White Star Fourth Class (1999)
- Order of the Estonian Olympic Committee (2008)
References
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