Waldemar Legień

Waldemar Legień (born 28 August 1963) is a Polish retired judoka. He won two Olympic gold medals in different weight classes, in 1988 and 1992. He is also the first person to win back-to-back two Olympic gold medals in Judo.[1]

Waldemar Legień
Personal information
Born (1963-08-28) 28 August 1963
Bytom, Polish People’s Republic
OccupationJudoka
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Sport
CountryPoland
SportJudo
Weight class–78 kg, –86 kg
Rank     8th dan black belt
ClubCzarni Bytom
Achievements and titles
World Champ.Bronze (1987, 1989, 1991)
European Champ.Gold (1990)
Olympic GamesGold (1988, 1992)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Poland
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul ‍–‍78 kg
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona ‍–‍86 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Essen ‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Belgrade ‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Barcelona ‍–‍86 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1990 Frankfurt ‍–‍86 kg
Silver medal – second place 1985 Hamar ‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Belgrade ‍–‍78 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1981 San Marino ‍–‍71 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1982 Tirgoviste ‍–‍71 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF1605
JudoInside.com1134
Updated on 5 June 2023.

For his achievements, he received the Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (4th Class) in 1988.

Legień is the manager of Racing Club de France in Paris.

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Waldemar Legień". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.

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