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

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.


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