Anders Ahlgren

Anders Ahlgren

Ahlgren at the 1912 Olympics
Personal information
Born	12 February 1888 Malmö, Sweden
Died	27 December 1976 (aged 88) Malmö, Sweden
Height	191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Sport
Sport	Greco-Roman wrestling
Club	GAK Enighet, Malmö
Coached by
Medal record Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling Representing  Sweden Olympic Games 1912 Stockholm Light heavyweight World Championships 1911 Helsinki -83 kg 1913 Breslau +82.5 kg 1922 Stockholm +82.5 kg

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.

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.

Ahlgren was coached by , a Finnish heavyweight wrestler.

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