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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 first person to win back-to-back two Olympic gold medals in Judo.[1]

Waldemar Legień

Personal information
Born	28 August 1963 (1963-08-28) (age 58) Bytom, Polish People’s Republic
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
Sport	Judo
Rank	8th dan
Club	Czarni Bytom
Medal record Representing  Poland Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 2 0 0 World Championships 0 0 3 European Championships 1 1 1 Total 3 1 4 Olympic Games 1988 Seoul Half-Middleweight 1992 Barcelona Middleweight World Judo Championships 1987 Essen -78 kg 1989 Belgrade -78 kg 1991 Barcelona -86 kg European Judo Championships 1990 Frankfurt -86 kg 1985 Hamar -78 kg 1986 Belgrade -78 kg

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

External links

• Waldemar Legień at the International Judo Federation
• Waldemar Legień at JudoInside.com
• Waldemar Legień at AllJudo.net (in French)
• Waldemar Legień at Olympedia
• Waldemar Legień at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
• Waldemar Legień at the Polish Olympic Committee (in Polish)
• Judo Legends

Olympic Games
Preceded by Bogdan Daras	Flagbearer for  Poland 1992 Barcelona	Succeeded by Rafał Szukała

На других языках

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- [en] Waldemar Legień

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[fr] Waldemar Legień

Waldemar Legień est un judoka polonais, né le 28 août 1963 à Bytom, actuellement 8e dan (Shichi-dan, ceinture blanche-rouge).

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[it] Waldemar Legień

Waldemar Legień (Bytom, 28 agosto 1963) è un ex judoka polacco.

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[ru] Легень, Вальдемар

Вальдемар Легень (польск. Waldemar Legień, 28 августа 1963, Бытом, Польша) — польский дзюдоист, чемпион летних Олимпийских игр в Сеуле (1988) и Барселоне (1992).

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