Anders Ahlgren
 Ahlgren at the 1912 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 Greco-Roman wrestler from Sweden. He was a world champion in 1913 and finished second in 1911 and 1922.[3]
At the 1912 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.[4]
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.[5]
References
- 1 2 Nio timmars brottningsmatch. Swedish Olympic Committee (1 January 2015)
- 1 2 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". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.
- ↑ "Wrestling at the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games: Men's Middleweight B, Greco-Roman". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.
- ↑ Anders Ahlgren. Swedish Olympic Committee
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Anders Ahlgren winning against Béla Varga at the 1912 Olympics
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