Uwe Dassler
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Full name | Uwe Dassler Uwe Daßler (German) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | ASK Vorwärts Potsdam | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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).
See also
- German records in swimming
- Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- World record progression 400 metres freestyle
External links
- Uwe Dassler at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Official Website
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Preceded by | Men's 400 metres freestyle world record holder (long course) 23 September 1988 – 3 April 1992 | Succeeded by |
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- 1908:
Henry Taylor (GBR)
- 1912:
George Hodgson (CAN)
- 1920:
Norman Ross (USA)
- 1924:
Johnny Weissmuller (USA)
- 1928:
Alberto Zorrilla (ARG)
- 1932:
Buster Crabbe (USA)
- 1936:
Jack Medica (USA)
- 1948:
Bill Smith (USA)
- 1952:
Jean Boiteux (FRA)
- 1956:
Murray Rose (AUS)
- 1960:
Murray Rose (AUS)
- 1964:
Don Schollander (USA)
- 1968:
Mike Burton (USA)
- 1972:
Brad Cooper (AUS)
- 1976:
Brian Goodell (USA)
- 1980:
Vladimir Salnikov (URS)
- 1984:
George DiCarlo (USA)
- 1988:
Uwe Dassler (GDR)
- 1992:
Yevgeny Sadovyi (EUN)
- 1996:
Danyon Loader (NZL)
- 2000:
Ian Thorpe (AUS)
- 2004:
Ian Thorpe (AUS)
- 2008:
Park Tae-hwan (KOR)
- 2012:
Sun Yang (CHN)
- 2016:
Mack Horton (AUS)
- 2020:
Ahmed Hafnaoui (TUN)
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