Waldemar Legień (born 28 August 1963) is a Polish retired judoka. He won two Olympic gold medals in different weight classes, in 1988 and 1992. He is also the first person to win back-to-back two Olympic gold medals in Judo.^[2]

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Waldemar Legień

Personal information
Born	(1963-08-28) 28 August 1963 (age 60) Bytom, Polish People’s Republic
Occupation	Judoka
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Sport
Country	Poland
Sport	Judo
Weight class	–78 kg, –86 kg
Rank	7th dan black belt[1]
Club	Czarni Bytom
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games	(1988, 1992)
World Champ.	(1987, 1989, 1991)
European Champ.	(1990)
Medal record Men's judo Representing  Poland Olympic Games 1988 Seoul ‍–‍78 kg 1992 Barcelona ‍–‍86 kg World Championships 1987 Essen ‍–‍78 kg 1989 Belgrade ‍–‍78 kg 1991 Barcelona ‍–‍86 kg European Championships 1990 Frankfurt ‍–‍86 kg 1985 Hamar ‍–‍78 kg 1986 Belgrade ‍–‍78 kg European Junior Championships 1981 San Marino ‍–‍71 kg 1982 Tirgoviste ‍–‍71 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF	1605
JudoInside.com	1134
Updated on 5 June 2023.

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For his achievements, he received the Commandor's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta in 2019 (previously Knight's Cross in 1988 and Officer's Cross in 1992).^{[citation needed]}

Legień is the manager of Racing Club de France in Paris.^{[citation needed]}