Uwe Daßler

Uwe Daßler
Personal information
Surname:	Uwe Daßler
Nation:	German Democratic Republic ( formerly ) Germany
Swimming style (s) :	Freestyle
Birthday:	February 11, 1967
Place of birth:	Ebersbach / Sa.
Size:	1.93 m
Weight:	87 kg
Medal table

Uwe Daßler (born February 11, 1967 in Ebersbach / Sa. ) Is a former German swimmer who competed for the GDR .

Career

In 1985 and 1987 he was European champion over 400 m freestyle, in 1985 also European champion over 1500 m. He had his greatest sporting success in 1988 when he became Olympic champion in the 400 m freestyle in a world record time at the Olympic Games in Seoul . He won the bronze medal in the 1500 m freestyle. He was awarded the Patriotic Order of Merit in gold for his sporting success at the Olympic Games .

Uwe Daßler swam for the ASK Vorwärts Potsdam ; On his special course, the 400 meter freestyle, he was GDR champion five times in a row from 1985 to 1989.

After his career as an athlete, he became a financial advisor.

Records

German Records (1)
400 m freestyle	03: 46.95 min	September 23, 1988	Seoul
(As of August 1, 2008)

literature

• Short biography for:  Dassler, Uwe . In: Who was who in the GDR? 5th edition. Volume 1. Ch. Links, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-86153-561-4 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Neues Deutschland , 12./13. November 1988, p. 4

Web links

• Website by Uwe Daßler
• Uwe Daßler in the database of Swimrankings.net (English)
• Uwe Daßler in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
• GDR Freestyle Championships