| Birth date | 12 February 1888 |
|---|---|
| Birth place | Malmö, Sweden |
| Death date | 27 December 1976 (aged 88) |
| Death place | Malmö, Sweden |
| Height | 191 cm[1] |
| Sport | Greco-Roman wrestling |
| Club | GAK Enighet, Malmö |
| Show-medals | yes |
Anders Oscar Ahlgren (12 February 1888 – 27 December 1976) was a Swedish Greco-Roman wrestler.[2] He was a world champion in 1913 and finished second in 1911 and 1922.[3]
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.[4]
Ahlgren was coached by Iivari Tuomisto, a Finnish heavyweight wrestler.[1][5]
Besides wrestling Ahlgren was involved in the production of canned food and co-owned a mink farm.[6]
References
- ^ Nio timmars brottningsmatch Archived 7 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Swedish Olympic Committee (1 January 2015)
- ^ "Anders Ahlgren". Olympedia. Archived 14 September 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ "Anders Ahlgren". Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
- ^ "Wrestling at the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games: Men's Middleweight B, Greco-Roman". Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
- ^ 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 Archived 7 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Swedish Olympic Committee