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.

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Uwe Dassler

Uwe Dassler in 1986
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Full name	Uwe Dassler Uwe Daßler (German)
Nationality	East Germany (formerly)  Germany
Born	(1967-02-11) 11 February 1967 (age 57) Ebersbach, Saxony, East Germany
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	87 kg (192 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	ASK Vorwärts Potsdam
Medal record Men's swimming Representing East Germany Friendship Games 1984 Moscow 1500 m freestyle Olympic Games 1988 Seoul 400 m freestyle 1988 Seoul 4×200 m freestyle 1988 Seoul 1500 m freestyle World Championships (LC) 1986 Madrid 400 m freestyle European Championships (LC) 1985 Sofia 400 m freestyle 1985 Sofia 1500 m freestyle 1987 Strasbourg 400 m freestyle 1987 Strasbourg 1500 m freestyle 1989 Bonn 4×200 m freestyle 1991 Athens 4×200 m freestyle

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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).

• German records in swimming
• Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics
• World record progression 400 metres freestyle

• Uwe Dassler at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Official Website

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