Sándor Wladár
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Full name | Wladár Sándor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Hungarian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1963-07-19) 19 July 1963 (age 61) Budapest, Hungarian People's Republic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Backstroke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Központi Sportiskola Újpesti Dózsa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sándor Wladár (born 19 July 1963 in Budapest) is a Hungarian retired male swimmer. He won the gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow in 200 m backstroke.
Wladár was a swimmer of Központi Sportiskola (1972–1980), Újpesti Dózsa (1981–1985). From 1985 to 1987 he was a water polo player for Újpesti Dózsa.
He was named the Male European Swimmer of the Year in 1981 by Swimming World magazine. The same year he was elected Hungarian Sportsman of the year.
After retiring from active sport he opened a veterinarian clinic with his brother Zoltán who was also a swimmer.[1]
Wladár was elected president of the Hungarian Swimming Association (MÚSZ) on 24 September 2017.[2]
Achievements
- World Championships
- Silver medal in 1982 (200 m backstroke)
- European Championships
- Gold medal in 1981 (100 m backstroke)
- Gold medal in 1981 (200 m backstroke)
- Silver Medal in 1983 (200 m backstroke)
References
External links
- Sándor Wladár at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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Preceded by | Hungarian Sportsman of The Year 1981 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | European Swimmer of the Year 1981 | Succeeded by |
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- 1900: Ernst Hoppenberg (GER)
- 1964: Jed Graef (USA)
- 1968: Roland Matthes (GDR)
- 1972: Roland Matthes (GDR)
- 1976: John Naber (USA)
- 1980: Sándor Wladár (HUN)
- 1984: Rick Carey (USA)
- 1988: Igor Polyanskiy (URS)
- 1992: Martin López-Zubero (ESP)
- 1996: Brad Bridgewater (USA)
- 2000: Lenny Krayzelburg (USA)
- 2004: Aaron Peirsol (USA)
- 2008: Ryan Lochte (USA)
- 2012: Tyler Clary (USA)
- 2016: Ryan Murphy (USA)
- 2020: Evgeny Rylov (ROC)
- 2024: Hubert Kós (HUN)
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