page_title: Uwe Dassler
hierarchical_section_title: Uwe Dassler
caption_attribution_description: For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme. Uwe Daßler ADN-ZB Settnik 17.6.86 Berlin: 37. DDR-Meisterschaften im Sportschwimmen- Start zu ersten Vorlauf über 200 m Freistil der Männer. Der Potsdamer Uwe Daßler (m.) erreichte mit 1:51,01 min die beste Zeit. Bis zum 22.6.86 bewerben sich 280 Aktive in den 32 Schwimm-Entscheidungen um den Titel.
context_page_description: Uwe Daßler, commonly spelled Uwe Dassler in English, is a former middle- and long-distance swimmer from Germany, who represented East Germany 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, behind Soviet Vladimir Salnikov and West German Stefan Pfeiffer. 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.
context_section_description: 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).
caption: Uwe Dassler in 1986
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