Sándor Wladár

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Sándor Wladár
Backstroke
ClubKözponti Sportiskola
Újpesti Dózsa
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Hungary
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1980 Moscow
200 m backstroke
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 1982 Guayaquil 200 m backstroke
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 1981 Split 100 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 1981 Split 200 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 1983 Rome 200 m backstroke
European Junior Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 1978 Florence 100 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 1978 Florence 200 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Florence 200 m medley

Sándor Wladár (born 19 July 1963 in

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

  1. ^ "Wladár Kisállat Rendelő". Wladár testvérek. Archived from the original on 2008-02-23. Retrieved 2008-03-08.
  2. Index
    . Retrieved 2017-09-24.

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Awards
Preceded by
Hungarian Sportsman of The Year

1981
Succeeded by
Preceded by
European Swimmer of the Year
1981
Succeeded by
Michael Groß