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Mikael Appelgren

Kent Mikael Appelgren (born 15 October 1961) is a Swedish former table tennis player.[2]

Mikael Appelgren
Mikael Appelgren in 2009
Personal information
Full nameKent Mikael Appelgren
Nationality Sweden
Born (1961-10-15) 15 October 1961 (age 64)
Stockholm, Sweden
Sport
SportTable tennis
Highest ranking1 (1982, 1990)[1]
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  Sweden
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1985 GothenburgDoubles
Gold medal – first place1989 DortmundMen's Team
Gold medal – first place1991 Chiba CityMen's Team
Gold medal – first place1993 GothenburgMen's Team
Silver medal – second place1983 TokyoMen's Team
Silver medal – second place1985 GothenburgMen's Team
Silver medal – second place1987 New DelhiMen's Team
Silver medal – second place1995 TianjinMen's Team
World Cup
Gold medal – first place1983 BarbadosSingles
Gold medal – first place1990 Ciba cityMen's Team
Silver medal – second place1982 Hong KongSingles
Silver medal – second place1994 NimesMen's Team
Bronze medal – third place1989 NairobiSingles
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1980 BerneMen's Team
Gold medal – first place1982 BudapestSingles
Gold medal – first place1986 PragueMen's Team
Gold medal – first place1988 ParisSingles
Gold medal – first place1988 ParisDoubles
Gold medal – first place1988 ParisMen's Team
Gold medal – first place1990 GothenburgSingles
Gold medal – first place1990 GothenburgMen's Team
Gold medal – first place1992 StuttgartMen's Team
Silver medal – second place1986 PragueDoubles
Silver medal – second place1992 StuttgartDoubles

Table tennis career

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He was 4-times World Champion, 9-times European Champion, 2-times Europe Top-12 winner, and World Cup winner.[3] 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

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See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Table Tennis World Ranking History - Table Tennis Media". Table Tennis Media. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  2. ↑ "Mikael Appelgren". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2008.
  3. ↑ "APPELGREN Mikael (SWE)". ITTF statistics. ITTF. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
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