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 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 ...

, Ahlgren won the silver medal in the light heavyweight class. In a remarkable final, he wrestled for nine hours against

Ivar Böhling Ivar Theodor Böhling (10 September 1889 – 12 January 1929) was a Finnish wrestler who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He won the silver medal in the light heavyweight class. In a remarkable final, he wrestled for nine hours against ...

, 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 Fur farming is the practice of breeding or raising certain types of animals for their fur. Most of the world's farmed fur is produced by European farmers. In 2018, there were 5,000 fur farms in the European Union, EU, all located across 22 co ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ahlgren, Anders 1888 births 1976 deaths Sportspeople from Malmö Wrestlers at the 1912 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1920 Summer Olympics Swedish male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers of Sweden Olympic silver medalists for Sweden Olympic medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics World Wrestling Championships medalists World Wrestling Champions