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.
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![]() Uwe Dassler in 1986 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Uwe Dassler Uwe Daßler (German) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | (1967-02-11) 11 February 1967 (age 55) Ebersbach, Saxony | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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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).
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Preceded by | Men's 400 metres freestyle world record holder (long course) 23 September 1988 – 3 April 1992 |
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440 yards |
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European Champions in Men's 400 m Freestyle | |
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European Champions in Men's 1500 m Freestyle | |
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