Artur Wojdat

Artur Wojdat (born 20 May 1968 in Olsztyn) is a former international and collegiate swimmer from Poland, who won the bronze medal in the men's 400 meter freestyle at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. He also competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He came to the 1988 Seoul Olympics as the world record holder in the 400 meter freestyle event. In the final he beat his world record time, but managed to only finish third behind Uwe Dassler and Duncan Armstrong. While he missed the medal podium in the 200 metre freestyle to an American record swim by Matt Biondi, his third-place finish made him the first Polish athlete to receive a medal in a men's swimming event. After a successful collegiate swimming career at the University of Iowa, Wojdat qualified for the 1992 Summer Olympic Games, where he would compete in the 200 and 400 meter freestyle. In both events, he narrowly missed medaling, finishing in fourth place. Wojdat retired from swimming shortly after in 1992.