Uwe Dassler

Uwe Dassler

Uwe Dassler in 1986
Personal information
Full name Uwe Dassler
Uwe Daßler (German)
Nationality  East Germany (formerly)
 Germany
Born 11 February 1967
Ebersbach, Lausitz, Sachsen
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 87 kg (192 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle
Club Armeesportsklub Vorwärts Potsdam

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 silver 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-metreer 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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