Alexis Malkolm Ahlgren (14 July 1887 – 14 March 1969) was a Swedish

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runner who on 31 May 1913 set a world best of 2:36:06 at the

Polytechnic Marathon The Polytechnic Marathon, often called the Poly, was a marathon held annually between 1909 and 1996, over various courses in or near London. It was the first marathon to be run regularly over the distance of 26 miles, 385 yards which is now the g ...

. He competed in the men's marathon at the

1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ( sv, Den V olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, be ...

but did not finish. He was born in

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1887 births 1969 deaths People from Trollhättan Municipality Swedish male long-distance runners Swedish male marathon runners World record setters in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Sweden Sportspeople from Västra Götaland County {{Sweden-athletics-bio-stub