Sándor Wladár

The native form of this personal name is Wladár Sándor. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

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.

Sándor Wladár

Personal information
Full name	Wladár Sándor
Nationality	Hungarian
Born	(1963-07-19) 19 July 1963 (age 62) Budapest, Hungarian People's Republic
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Backstroke
Club	Központi Sportiskola Újpesti Dózsa
Medal record Men's swimming Representing  Hungary Olympic Games 1980 Moscow 200 m backstroke World Championships (LC) 1982 Guayaquil 200 m backstroke European Championships (LC) 1981 Split 100 m backstroke 1981 Split 200 m backstroke 1983 Rome 200 m backstroke European Junior Championships (LC) 1978 Florence 100 m backstroke 1978 Florence 200 m backstroke 1978 Florence 200 m medley

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)