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George Ahlgren

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

George 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] Ahlgren was killed in an aircraft crash.[2]

References

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