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Uwe Dassler
Uwe Dassler in 1986
Personal information
Full name
Uwe Dassler Uwe Daßler (German)
Nationality
East Germany (formerly) Germany
Born
(1967-02-11) 11 February 1967 (age 57) Ebersbach, Saxony, East Germany
Height
1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight
87 kg (192 lb)
Sport
Sport
Swimming
Strokes
Freestyle
Club
ASK Vorwärts Potsdam
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing East Germany
Friendship Games
1984 Moscow
1500 m freestyle
Olympic Games
1988 Seoul
400 m freestyle
1988 Seoul
4×200 m freestyle
1988 Seoul
1500 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
1986 Madrid
400 m freestyle
European Championships (LC)
1985 Sofia
400 m freestyle
1985 Sofia
1500 m freestyle
1987 Strasbourg
400 m freestyle
1987 Strasbourg
1500 m freestyle
1989 Bonn
4×200 m freestyle
1991 Athens
4×200 m freestyle
Uwe Daßler (born 11 February 1967), commonly spelled Uwe Dassler in English, is a former middle- and long-distance swimmer from Germany, who represented East Germany (GDR) in international competition.
He was European champion in the 400-metre freestyle in 1985 and 1987.
At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, Dassler won three medals. He won a gold medal and set a new world record of 3:46.95 in the men's 400-metre freestyle. He then won a bronze for his third-place finish in the men's 1,500-metre freestyle (15:06.15), behind Soviet Vladimir Salnikov (15:00.40) and West German Stefan Pfeiffer (15:02.69). He also won a silver medal as a member of the second-place East German team in silver men's 4×200-metre freestyle relay (7:13.60).
UweDaßler (born 11 February 1967), commonly spelled UweDassler in English, is a former middle- and long-distance swimmer from Germany, who represented...
and brother of Adolf Dassler Stefan Dassler (born 1962), German author of non-fiction books UweDassler (born 1967, UweDaßler in German), German free-style...
There he won the silver medal in the 4×200 metres freestyle, alongside UweDassler, Thomas Flemming, and Steffen Zesner. He swam for SC Dynamo Berlin. Wikimedia...
says that he aimed for bronze, behind two Germans (Stefan Pfeiffer and UweDassler), but underestimated Salnikov who "was supposed to be over-the-hill"...
Olympics. There he won the silver medal in the 4×200 m freestyle, alongside UweDassler, Sven Lodziewski, and Steffen Zesner. Flemming also won the bronze medal...
Sweden 1:47.89 Matt Biondi United States 1:47.99 400 m freestyle details UweDassler East Germany 3:46.95 (WR) Duncan Armstrong Australia 3:47.15 Artur...
course) 5 August 1991 – 26 March 2001 Succeeded by Ian Thorpe Preceded by UweDassler Men's 400 metres freestyle world record holder (long course) 3 April...
beat his world record time, but managed to only finish third behind UweDassler and Duncan Armstrong. While he missed the medal podium in the 200 metre...
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German UweDassler's new world-record time of 3:46.95. He had cut more than five seconds off his previous personal best; all three medallists—Dassler, Armstrong...
Martin Herrmann Erik Hochstein Stefan Pfeiffer 7:17.38 East Germany UweDassler André Matzk Thomas Flemming Steffen Zesner 7:17.79 4 × 100 m medley relay...
Sweden 1:47.89 Matt Biondi United States 1:47.99 400 m freestyle details UweDassler East Germany 3:46.95 (WR) Duncan Armstrong Australia 3:47.15 Artur...
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