Sándor Wladár
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Competitor for  Hungary |
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| Gold | 1980 Moscow | 200 m backstroke | |
Sándor Wladár (born on July 19, 1963 in Budapest) is a Hungarian retired male swimmer. He won the gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow in 200 m backstroke. He was a swimmer of KSI (1972-1980), Újpesti Dózsa (1981-1985). From 1985 to 1987 he was a water polo player for Újpesti Dózsa. He was named the Male European Swimmer of the Year in 1981 by Swimming World magazine.
[edit] Achievments
- World Championships
- Silver medal in 1982 (200m backstroke)
- European Championships
| Olympic champions in men's 200 m backstroke |
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| 1900: Ernst Hoppenberg | 1964: Jed Greaf | 1968: Roland Matthes | 1972: Roland Matthes | 1976: John Naber | 1980: Sándor Wladár | 1984: Rick Carey | 1988: Igor Polyanskiy | 1992: Martin López-Zubero | 1996: Brad Bridgewater | 2000: Lenny Krayzelburg | 2004: Aaron Peirsol |
| Preceded by Zoltán Magyar |
Hungarian Sportsman of The Year 1981 |
Succeeded by Jenő Pap |
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