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Uwe Dassler

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Uwe Dassler is the 293rd most popular swimmer (down from 249th in 2024), the 6,305th most popular biography from Germany (down from 6,155th in 2019) and the 31st most popular German Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Uwe Dassler ranks 293 out of 709. Before him are Aliaksandra Herasimenia, Martín López-Zubero, Alain Bernard, Sharon Wichman, Lars Frölander, and Per Johansson. After him are Britta Steffen, Dmitry Volkov, Frédérik Deburghgraeve, Dagmar Hase, Denis Pankratov, and Cornelia Sirch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Uwe Dassler ranks 796. Before him are Luigi de Magistris, Ole Kristian Furuseth, Blanchard Ryan, David Grann, Ritchie Coster, and Brian Michael Bendis. After him are Ulla Weigerstorfer, Alexander Vencel, José del Solar, Dumitru Răducanu, Peter Rasmussen, and Ulrich Kirchhoff.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Uwe Dassler ranks 6,308 out of 7,253. Before him are Mona Barthel (1990), Manfred Deckert (1961), Robin Koch (1996), Ingo Steuer (1966), Jasmin Moghbeli (1983), and Maren Eggert (1974). After him are Britta Steffen (1983), Gerhard Himmel (1965), Kool Savas (1975), Laura Dahlmeier (1993), Holger Behrendt (1964), and Andrea Fischer (1960).

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Among SWIMMERS In Germany

Among swimmers born in Germany, Uwe Dassler ranks 31. Before him are Heike Friedrich (1970), Paul Biedermann (1986), Petra Schneider (1963), Silke Hörner (1965), Franziska van Almsick (1978), and Kathleen Nord (1965). After him are Britta Steffen (1983), Dagmar Hase (1969), Cornelia Sirch (1966), Daniela Hunger (1972), Manuela Stellmach (1970), and Birte Weigang (1968).

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