Uwe Dassler

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.

Uwe Dassler

Uwe Dassler in 1986
Personal information
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

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).