Personal information | |
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Born | Bytom, Polish People’s Republic | 28 August 1963
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 |
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]
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]
Media related to Waldemar Legień at Wikimedia Commons
Personal information | |
---|---|
Born | Bytom, Polish People’s Republic | 28 August 1963
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 |
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]
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]
Media related to Waldemar Legień at Wikimedia Commons