Mikael Appelgren

For the Swedish handball player, see Mikael Appelgren (handballer).

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

Mikael Appelgren
Mikael Appelgren in 2009
Personal information
Full name	Kent Mikael Appelgren
Nationality	Sweden
Born	(1961-10-15) 15 October 1961 (age 63) Stockholm, Sweden
Medal record Men's table tennis Representing  Sweden World Championships 1985 Gothenburg Doubles 1989 Dortmund Men's Team 1991 Chiba City Men's Team 1993 Gothenburg Men's Team 1983 Tokyo Men's Team 1985 Gothenburg Men's Team 1987 New Delhi Men's Team 1995 Tianjin Men's Team World Cup 1983 Barbados Singles 1990 Ciba city Men's Team 1982 Hong Kong Singles 1994 Nimes Men's Team 1989 Nairobi Singles European Championships 1980 Berne Men's Team 1982 Budapest Singles 1986 Prague Men's Team 1988 Paris Singles 1988 Paris Doubles 1988 Paris Men's Team 1990 Gothenburg Singles 1990 Gothenburg Men's Team 1992 Stuttgart Men's Team 1986 Prague Doubles 1992 Stuttgart Doubles

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'. ^{[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

• 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