Waldemar Legień (born 28 August 1963) is a Polish retired

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. He won two Olympic gold medals in different weight classes, in 1988 and

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. He is also the first person to win back-to-back two Olympic gold medals in Judo. For his achievements, he received the Commandor's Cross of the

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in 2019 (previously Knight's Cross in 1988 and Officer's Cross in 1992). Legień is the manager of

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in Paris.

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* * * * 1963 births Living people Polish male judoka Judoka at the 1988 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka for Poland Olympic gold medalists for Poland Sportspeople from Bytom Martial artists from Silesian Voivodeship Olympic medalists in judo Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Goodwill Games medalists in judo Competitors at the 1990 Goodwill Games 20th-century Polish sportsmen {{Poland-judo-bio-stub