Uwe Dassler, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Uwe Dassler

East German swimmer

Date of Birth: 11-Feb-1967

Place of Birth: Ebersbach, Saxony, Germany

Profession: swimmer, athletics competitor

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About 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).

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