Waldemar Legień

Waldemar Legień
Personal information
Born 28 August 1963 (1963-08-28) (age 55)
Bytom, Poland
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
Sport Judo
Rank 8th dan
Club Czarni Bytom
Medal record
Representing  Poland
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 2 0 0
World Championships 0 0 3
European Championships 1 1 1
Total 3 1 4
Olympic Games
1988 Seoul Half-Middleweight
1992 Barcelona Middleweight
World Judo Championships
1987 Essen-78 kg
1989 Belgrade-78 kg
1991 Barcelona-86 kg
European Judo Championships
1990 Frankfurt-86 kg
1985 Hamar-78 kg
1986 Belgrade-78 kg

Waldemar Legień (born 28 August 1963) is a retired Polish 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]

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. ↑ Waldemar Legień. sports-reference.com
Olympic Games
Preceded by
Bogdan Daras		 Flagbearer for  Poland
1992 Barcelona		 Succeeded by
Rafał Szukała


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