Uwe Dassler
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Uwe Dassler in 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Uwe Dassler Uwe Daßler (German) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |
 East Germany (formerly) Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
11 February 1967 Ebersbach, Lausitz, Sachsen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Armeesportsklub 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 silver 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
References
- Uwe Daßler – Olympic athlete profile at Sports-Reference.com
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