Uwe Dassler
Uwe Dassler in 1986
Personal information
Full nameUwe Dassler
Uwe Daßler (German)
Nationality East Germany (formerly)
 Germany
Born (1967-02-11) 11 February 1967
Ebersbach, Saxony
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight87 kg (192 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubASK Vorwärts Potsdam
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing East Germany
Friendship Games
Silver medal – second place1984 Moscow1500 m freestyle
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul 400 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul 1500 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 1986 Madrid 400 m freestyle
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 1985 Sofia 400 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1985 Sofia 1500 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1987 Strasbourg 400 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1987 Strasbourg 1500 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Bonn 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Athens 4×200 m freestyle

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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