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.[2]
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 August 1963 Bytom, Polish People’s Republic |
| Occupation | Judoka |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Poland |
| Sport | Judo |
| Weight class | –78 kg, –86 kg |
| Rank | 7th dan black belt[1] |
| Club | Czarni Bytom |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic Games |  (1988, 1992) |
| World Champ. | 
(1987, 1989, 1991) |
| European Champ. | 
(1990) |
Medal record | |
| Profile at external databases | |
| IJF | 1605 |
| JudoInside.com | 1134 |
| Updated on 5 June 2023. | |
For his achievements, he received the Commandor's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta in 2019 (previously Knight's Cross in 1988 and Officer's Cross in 1992).[citation needed]
Legień is the manager of Racing Club de France in Paris.[citation needed]
References edit
- ^ "Alljudo.net, les champions de judo : LEGIEN, Waldemar" (in French). 30 June 2009. Archived from the original on 30 June 2009. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ 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.
External links edit
Media related to Waldemar Legień at Wikimedia Commons
- Waldemar Legień at the International Judo Federation
- Waldemar Legień at JudoInside.com
- Waldemar Legień at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Waldemar Legień at Olympics.com
- Waldemar Legień at Olympedia
- Waldemar Legień at the Polish Olympic Committee (archived) (in Polish)
- Waldemar Legień at The-Sports.org
- Waldemar Legień at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
- Real Judo at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-09-27)
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