Mikael Appelgren

Mikael Appelgren
Mikael Appelgren
	Mikael Appelgren in 2009
Personal information
Full name	Kent Mikael Appelgren
Nationality	Sweden
Born	15 October 1961 (age 62); Stockholm, Sweden
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing Sweden
World Championships
World Cup
European Championships

Kent Mikael Appelgren (born 15 October 1961 in Stockholm) is a Swedish former table tennis player.^[1]

Table tennis career[edit]

He was 4-times World Champion, 9-times European Champion, 2-times Europe Top-12 winner, and World Cup winner.^[2] He also won an English Open title.

He is left-handed and is known for his ability to play well far away from the table. This particular style became known over the years as 'appleing'. ^{[citation needed]}

Applegren coaches Swedish first league team Ängby/Spårvägen and was present when Jan-Ove Waldner ended his career on 11 February 2016.

Career[edit]

Wermlandsföreningen (??-1974)
Stockholms Spårvägars GoIF (1974–1980)
Reutlingen, Germany (1980–1986)
Ängby SK (1986–1996)
Bad Honnef, Germany (1996–1997)
TTK Würzburger Hofbräu, Germany (1997–1998, 1998–1999)
Ängby SK (1999–2008)
Stockholms Spårvägars GoIF (2008-??)

References[edit]

^ "Mikael Appelgren". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2008.
^ "APPELGREN Mikael (SWE)". ITTF statistics. ITTF. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2010.

External links[edit]

[1] "Mikael Appelgren". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2008.

[2] "APPELGREN Mikael (SWE)". ITTF statistics. ITTF. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2010.

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Table tennis career[edit]

Career[edit]

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