Mikael Appelgren
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For the Swedish handball player, see Mikael Appelgren (handballer).
Swedish table tennis player
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| Full name | Kent Mikael Appelgren | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1961-10-15) October 15, 1961 (age 59) Stockholm, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kent Mikael Appelgren (born October 15, 1961 in Stockholm) is a Swedish former table tennis player.[1]
Table tennis career[]
He was 4-times World Champion, 9-times European Champion, 2-times Europe Top-12 winner, and World Cup winner.[2] He also won an English Open title.
He is left-handed and is known for his ability to play well far away from the table. This particular style became known over the years as 'appleing'.[citation needed]
Applegren coaches Swedish first league team Ängby/Spårvägen and was present when Jan-Ove Waldner ended his career on February 11, 2016.
Career[]
- (??-1974)
- Stockholms Spårvägars GoIF (1974–1980)
- Reutlingen, Germany (1980–1986)
- Ängby SK (1986–1996)
- Bad Honnef, Germany (1996–1997)
- , Germany (1997–1998, 1998–1999)
- Ängby SK (1999–2008)
- Stockholms Spårvägars GoIF (2008-??)
See also[]
- List of table tennis players
- List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists
References[]
- ^ "Mikael Appelgren". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2008.
- ^ "APPELGREN Mikael (SWE)". ITTF statistics. ITTF. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
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- Official website
- Mikael Appelgren vs. Jan-Ove Waldner - 1990 U.S. Open Table Tennis Championships Video
- Appelgren coach
- Appelgren coach when Waldner ended career
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