Anders Oscar Ahlgren (12 February 1888 – 27 December 1976) was a Swedish Greco-Roman wrestler.[3] He was a world champion in 1913 and finished second in 1911 and 1922.[4]
 Ahlgren at the 1912 Summer Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 12 February 1888 Malmö, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 27 December 1976 (aged 88) Malmö, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Greco-Roman wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | GAK Enighet, Malmö | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Iivari Tuomisto[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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At the 1912 Summer Olympics, Ahlgren won the silver medal in the light heavyweight class. In a remarkable final, he wrestled for nine hours against Ivar Böhling, before the bout was declared a draw. The judges refused to award a gold medal, and gave silver medals to both wrestlers.[5]
Ahlgren was coached by Iivari Tuomisto, a Finnish heavyweight wrestler.[1][2]
Besides wrestling Ahlgren was involved in the production of canned food and co-owned a mink farm.[6]
References edit
- ^ a b Nio timmars brottningsmatch Archived 7 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Swedish Olympic Committee (1 January 2015)
- ^ a b Leif Yttergren; Hans Bolling (2012). The 1912 Stockholm Olympics: Essays on the Competitions, the People, the City. McFarland. p. 181. ISBN 978-0-7864-7131-7.
- ^ "Anders Ahlgren". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 14 September 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Anders Ahlgren". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Wrestling at the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games: Men's Middleweight B, Greco-Roman". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ Anders Ahlgren Archived 7 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Swedish Olympic Committee
External links edit
- Anders Ahlgren at the International Wrestling Database (alternate link)
- Anders Ahlgren at Olympics.com
- Anders Ahlgren at the Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté (in Swedish) (English translation)
Media related to Anders Ahlgren (wrestler) at Wikimedia Commons
