About Uwe Daßler
Born 1967. Uwe Daßler is a German swimmer and athletics competitor.
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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Who is Uwe Daßler?
East German swimmer
When was Uwe Daßler born?
Uwe Daßler was born on 11 February 1967 in Ebersbach.
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Uwe Daßler is a swimmer and athletics competitor.
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Uwe Daßler is German.
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