Mikael Appelgren Explained

Mikael Appelgren
Fullname:	Kent Mikael Appelgren
Birth Date:	15 October 1961
Birth Place:	Stockholm, Sweden

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

Table tennis career

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'.

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

Career

• 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-??)

See also

• List of table tennis players
• List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists

External links

• • Mikael Appelgren vs. Jan-Ove Waldner - 1990 U.S. Open Table Tennis Championships Video
• Appelgren coach
• Appelgren coach when Waldner ended career

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mikael Appelgren. Sports-Reference.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417204226/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ap/mikael-appelgren-1.html. dead. 17 April 2020. 11 December 2008.
2. Web site: APPELGREN Mikael (SWE) . ITTF statistics . ITTF . 30 December 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121004225826/http://www.ittf.com/ittf_stats/All_events3.asp?ID=332 . 4 October 2012 .