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Swedish Greco-Roman wrestler

Anders Ahlgren
Ahlgren at the 1912 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Born12 February 1888
Malmö, Sweden
Died27 December 1976 (aged 88)
Malmö, Sweden
Height191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Sport
SportGreco-Roman wrestling
ClubGAK Enighet, Malmö
Coached byIivari Tuomisto
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1912 Stockholm Light heavyweight
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1913 Breslau +82.5 kg
Silver medal – second place 1911 Helsinki +83 kg
Silver medal – second place 1922 Stockholm +82.5 kg

Anders Oscar Ahlgren (12 February 1888 – 27 December 1976) was a Swedish Greco-Roman wrestler. He was a world champion in 1913 and finished second in 1911 and 1922.

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.

Ahlgren was coached by Iivari Tuomisto, a Finnish heavyweight wrestler.

Besides wrestling Ahlgren was involved in the production of canned food and co-owned a mink farm.

References

  1. ^ Nio timmars brottningsmatch Archived 7 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Swedish Olympic Committee (1 January 2015)
  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.
  3. "Anders Ahlgren". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 14 September 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. Anders Ahlgren Archived 7 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Swedish Olympic Committee

External links

Anders Ahlgren winning against Béla Varga at the 1912 Olympics
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