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 men's eight.[1] He attended University of California, Berkeley.[2]
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1948 London | Eight |
Ahlgren was killed in an aircraft crash in Arizona while serving in the U.S. Air Force.[3]
References
edit- ^ Profile: George Ahlgren Archived March 3, 2012, at the Wayback Machine sports.reference.com (Retrieved on December 10, 2008)
- ^ "George Ahlgren". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
- ^ "19 cadets die in plane". The Indianapolis Star. January 2, 1952. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
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