Sándor Wladár

The native form of this personal name is Wladár Sándor. This article uses the Western name order.

Sándor Wladár (born 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. After retiring from active sport he opened a veterinarian clinic with his brother Zoltán.^[1]

[edit] Achievements

World Championships
- Silver medal in 1982 (200m backstroke)
European Championships
- Gold medal in 1981 (100 m backstroke)
- Gold medal in 1981 (200 m backstroke)
- Silver Medal in 1983 (200m backstroke)

v • d • e Olympic champions in men's 200 m backstroke

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

Awards
Preceded by Zoltán Magyar	Hungarian Sportsman of The Year 1981	Succeeded by Jenő Pap
Preceded by Vladimir Salnikov	European Swimmer of the Year 1981	Succeeded by Michael Gross