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Polish judoka (born 1963)

Waldemar Legień
Personal information
Born (1963-08-28) 28 August 1963 (age 60)
Bytom, Polish People’s Republic
OccupationJudoka
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Sport
CountryPoland
SportJudo
Weight class–78 kg, –86 kg
Rank     7th dan black belt
ClubCzarni Bytom
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesGold (1988, 1992)
World Champ.Bronze (1987, 1989, 1991)
European Champ.Gold (1990)
Profile at external databases
IJF1605
JudoInside.com1134
Updated on 5 June 2023

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.

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).

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

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ 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

Media related——to Waldemar Legień at Wikimedia Commons

Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for  Poland
1992 Barcelona
Succeeded by


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