Uwe Dassler

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

Official Website

1967 births

Living people

People from Ebersbach-Neugersdorf

German male swimmers

Olympic swimmers for East Germany

Swimmers at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Olympic gold medalists for East Germany

Olympic silver medalists for East Germany

Olympic bronze medalists for East Germany

World record setters in swimming

Olympic bronze medalists in swimming

German male freestyle swimmers

World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming

National People's Army sportspeople

European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming

Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Olympic silver medalists in swimming

Olympic gold medalists in swimming

Swimmers from Saxony