August Englas

{{Short description|Estonian wrestler (1925–2017)}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

|name = August Englas

|birth_date = 15 January 1925

|birth_place = Pühajärve Parish, Estonia

|death_date = {{death date and age|21 March 2017|15 January 1925|df=yes}}

|show-medals = y

|medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry | {{URS}} }}

{{MedalSport | Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalGold| 1953 Naples|87 kg}}

{{MedalSport | Men's freestyle wrestling}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalGold| 1954 Tokyo|87 kg}}

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August Englas (15 January 1925 – 21 March 2017) was an Estonian wrestler who competed for the Soviet Union.{{cite web |url=http://sport.err.ee/585301/suri-kahekordne-maadluse-maailmameister-august-englas |title=Suri kahekordne maadluse maailmameister August Englas |last=ERR |date=21 March 2017 |work=err.ee |access-date=22 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170322015307/http://sport.err.ee/585301/suri-kahekordne-maadluse-maailmameister-august-englas |archive-date=22 March 2017 |url-status=live}}

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.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/en/august-englas-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418121120/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/en/august-englas-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=August Englas |access-date=22 March 2017}} He won the gold medal at the 1953 and 1954 World Championships.

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