Sándor Wladár

Sándor Wladár, born on 19 July 1963 in Budapest, is a retired Hungarian backstroke swimmer who won the gold medal in the 200 m backstroke at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. He swam for the Központi Sportiskola from 1972 to 1980 and for Újpesti Dózsa from 1981 to 1985, and then played water polo for Újpesti Dózsa until 1987. In 1981 Swimming World magazine named him Male European Swimmer of the Year and he was elected Hungarian Sportsman of the Year. After his sporting career he opened a veterinary clinic with his brother Zoltán, also a swimmer, and in September 2017 he was elected president of the Hungarian Swimming Association.