caption fullname club birth_place weight imagesize nationality height birth_date image article_title strokes name
uwe dassler in 1986 uwe dassler uwe daßler -lrb- german -rrb- armeesportsklub vorwärts potsdam ebersbach , lausitz , sachsen 87 kg lb on 250 -lrb- '' formerly '' -rrb- 1.93 m ftin 0 on 11 february 1967 bundesarchiv bild 183-1986-0617-029 , uwe daßler.jpg uwe dassler
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uwe dassler

uwe daßler -lrb- born 11 february 1967 -rrb- , commonly spelled uwe dassler in english , is a former middle - and long-distance swimmer from germany , who represented east germany -lrb- gdr -rrb- in international competition .
he was european champion in the 400m freestyle in 1985 and 1987 .
at the 1988 summer olympics in seoul , south korea , dassler won three medals .
he won and set a new world record of 3:46.95 in the men 's 400 freestyle .
he finished third in the men 's 1,500 freestyle -lrb- 15:06.15 -rrb- , behind soviet vladimir salnikov -lrb- 15:00.40 -rrb- and west german stefan pfeiffer -lrb- 15:02.69 -rrb- .
he also part of east germany 's men 's 4 × 200 freestyle relay -lrb- 7:13.60 -rrb- , which finished second .
