Waldemar Legień

Waldemar Legień

Personal information
Born	28 August 1963 (1963-08-28) (age 58) Bytom, Polish People’s Republic
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
Sport	Judo
Rank	8th dan
Club	Czarni Bytom
hide 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 -78 kg -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.

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Olympic Games
Preceded by Bogdan Daras	Flagbearer for  Poland 1992 Barcelona	Succeeded by Rafał Szukała

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