George Ahlgren

American rower

George Ahlgren
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1948 London Eight

George Lewis Ahlgren (August 16, 1928 – December 30, 1951) was an American rower who competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics. He won the gold medal with the American team in the eights competition.[1] He attended University of California, Berkeley. [2]

Ahlgren was killed in an aircraft crash in Arizona while serving in the U.S. Air Force.[3]

References

  1. ^ Profile: George Ahlgren Archived March 3, 2012, at the Wayback Machine sports.reference.com (Retrieved on December 10, 2008)
  2. ^ "George Ahlgren". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  3. ^ "19 cadets die in plane". The Indianapolis Star. January 2, 1952. Retrieved May 19, 2018.

External links

  • George Ahlgren at Find a Grave
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Olympic champions – Men's eight
  • 1900:  Carr, DeBaecke, Exley, Geiger, Hedley, Juvenal, Lockwood, Marsh, Abell (USA)


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