August Englas (15 January 1925 – 21 March 2017) was an Estonian 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. He won the gold medal at the 1953 and 1954 World Championships. Awards Order of the Red Banner of Labour Order of the White Star Fourth Class (1999) Order of the Estonian Olympic Committee (2008) References External links 1925 births 2017 deaths People from Otepää Estonian male sport wrestlers Soviet male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers of the Soviet Union Wrestlers at the 1952 Summer Olympics World Wrestling Championships medalists Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 4th Class Burials at Metsakalmistu