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

Category:1967 births
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Category:People from Ebersbach-Neugersdorf
Category:German male swimmers
Category:Olympic swimmers of East Germany
Category:Swimmers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
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Category:Olympic silver medalists for East Germany
Category:Olympic bronze medalists for East Germany
Category:World record setters in swimming
Category:Olympic bronze medalists in swimming
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Category:World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
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