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Anders Ahlgren

Anders Ahlgren

Swedish Greco-Roman wrestler

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]

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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

  1. [1]
    Nio timmars brottningsmatch Archived 7 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Swedish Olympic Committee (1 January 2015)
  2. [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. [3]
    "Anders Ahlgren". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 14 September 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  4. [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.
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    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.
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    Anders Ahlgren Archived 7 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Swedish Olympic Committee
Anders Ahlgren winning against Béla Varga at the 1912 Olympics
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