Anders Ahlgren
 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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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]
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[]
- ^ a b Nio timmars brottningsmatch. 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. 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. Swedish Olympic Committee
External links[]
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- Anders Ahlgren at United World Wrestling
- "Anders Ahlgren at databaseOlympics.com". Archived from the original on 31 October 2006. Retrieved 25 April 2007.
Anders Ahlgren winning against Béla Varga at the 1912 Olympics
Categories:
- 1888 births
- 1976 deaths
- Sportspeople from Malmö
- Wrestlers at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- Wrestlers at the 1920 Summer Olympics
- Swedish male sport wrestlers
- Olympic wrestlers of Sweden
- Olympic silver medalists for Sweden
- Olympic medalists in wrestling
- Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- World Wrestling Championships medalists
- World Wrestling Champions