Waldemar Legień

Waldemar Legień
Personal information
Born 28 August 1963 (1963-08-28) (age 52)
Bytom, Poland
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
Sport Judo
Club Czarni Bytom

Waldemar Legień (born 28 August 1963) is a retired Polish judoka. He won two Olympic gold medals in different weight classes, in 1988 and 1992. He is also the only person to win back-to-back two Olympic gold medals in Judo.[1]

For his achievements, he received the Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (4th Class) in 1988.

Legień is the manager of Racing Club de France in Paris.

References

  1. Waldemar Legień. sports-reference.com

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