August Johannes Kippasto (28 August 1887 – 24 September 1973 ) was an

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who competed for

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at the

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. He competed in the Greco-Roman lightweight competition along with two other Estonians, Georg Baumann and Oskar Kaplur, at the

, where he was eliminated after losing against Ödön Radvány and Karel Halík. In 1929 he emigrated to Australia, where he worked as a

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and while living in

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, and as a pupil of the great

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, also tried his hand in

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under the name Russian Strongman Razgon (Ragozin, Ivan Razgon, Kippasto Razgon), but without success. He wrestled among others with Estonian-born Martin Bucht, former Pacific Coast Light Heavyweight Champion, Heavyweight Champion of Australia and Master of a Thousand Holds

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. and the American heavyweight wrestler Bill Beth . 1973 he published poems collection "Mõtteid Kodust" in

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*В. Чесноков: Спортивная борьба в СССР. Справочник. Москва: Физкультура и спорт 1954 {{DEFAULTSORT:Kippasto, August 1887 births 1973 deaths People from Elva Parish People from the Governorate of Livonia Estonian male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers of Russia Wrestlers at the 1912 Summer Olympics Russian male sport wrestlers Estonian professional wrestlers Estonian emigrants to Australia Australian male professional wrestlers Sportspeople from Sydney Poets from Sydney 20th-century Australian poets Australian male poets 20th-century Australian male writers