Waldemar Legień

Waldemar Legień

Personal information
Born	28 August 1963 (1963-08-28) (age 60) Bytom, Poland
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
Sport	Judo
Club	Czarni Bytom
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 Franfurt -86 kg 1985 Hamar -78 kg 1986 Belgrade -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 only person to win back-to-back two Olympic gold medals in Judo.

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.

External links

• Judo Legends
• Videos of Waldemar Legień in action (judoinside.com)