400 m Freestyle, Men

Competition 1938 European Aquatics Championships
Venue London GBR
Held 9 – 11 August 1938
Status Medal
Competitors 13
Countries 9

Heats held on 9 August 1938, semi-finals held on 10 August 1938, final held on 11 August 1938.

Pos Athlete(s) Country Preliminary Round Semi-Finals Classification Round Final
🥇 Björn Borg SWE 4:52.0
(1 h2)		 5:02.0
(1 h1)		 — 4:51.6
(1 F)
🥈 Werner Plath GER 4:55.2
(2 h2)		 5:01.2
(2 h2)		 — 4:56.2
(2 F)
🥉 Norman Wainwright GBR 5:06.8
(1 h1)		 5:05.2
(2 h1)		 — 4:56.3
(3 F)
4 Ödön Gróf HUN 5:02.0
(3 h2)		 5:02.8
(3 h2)		 — 4:57.1
(4 F)
5 Christian Talli FRA 5:04.1
(1 h3)		 4:59.4
(1 h2)		 — 5:02.0
(5 F)
6 Heinz Arendt GER 5:07.8
(2 h1)		 5:07.9
(3 h1)		 — 5:06.8
(6 F)
7 Vilmos Gajári-Kuhinka HUN 5:08.2
(3 h1)		 5:09.0
(4 h1)		 5:14.2
(1 F)		 —
8 Olaf Tandberg NOR 5:21.0
(3 h3)		 5:21.0
(5 h2)		 5:19.2
(2 F)		 —
9 Dolf van der Kuil NED 5:21.3
(4 h1)		 — 5:21.0
(3 F)		 —
10 Kenneth Deane GBR 5:10.8
(2 h3)		 5:03.4
(4 h2)		 — —
11 Poul Petersen DEN 5:10.8
(4 h2)		 [5:15.0]
(DQ h1)		 — —
12 Sam Moolenaar NED 5:21.8
(5 h2)		 — — —
13 Jónas Halldórsson ISL 5:28.4
(5 h1)		 — — —
DNS Zmaj DefilipisDNS YUG —
(DNS h3)		 — — —
DNS Nino SchipizzaDNS ITA —
(DNS h3)		 — — —

Preliminary Round

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Norman Wainwright GBR 5:06.8
2 Heinz Arendt GER 5:07.8
3 Vilmos Gajári-Kuhinka HUN 5:08.2
4 Dolf van der Kuil NED 5:21.3
5 Jónas Halldórsson ISL 5:28.4

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Björn Borg SWE 4:52.0
2 Werner Plath GER 4:55.2
3 Ödön Gróf HUN 5:02.0
4 Poul Petersen DEN 5:10.8
5 Sam Moolenaar NED 5:21.8

Heat 3

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Christian Talli FRA 5:04.1
2 Kenneth Deane GBR 5:10.8
3 Olaf Tandberg NOR 5:21.0
DNS Zmaj DefilipisDNS YUG —
DNS Nino SchipizzaDNS ITA —

Semi-Finals

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Björn Borg SWE 5:02.0
2 Norman Wainwright GBR 5:05.2
3 Heinz Arendt GER 5:07.9
4 Vilmos Gajári-Kuhinka HUN 5:09.0
DQ Poul Petersen DEN [5:15.0]

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Christian Talli FRA 4:59.4
2 Werner Plath GER 5:01.2
3 Ödön Gróf HUN 5:02.8
4 Kenneth Deane GBR 5:03.4
5 Olaf Tandberg NOR 5:21.0

Classification Round

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Vilmos Gajári-Kuhinka HUN 5:14.2
2 Olaf Tandberg NOR 5:19.2
3 Dolf van der Kuil NED 5:21.0

Final

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Björn Borg SWE 4:51.6
2 Werner Plath GER 4:56.2
3 Norman Wainwright GBR 4:56.3
4 Ödön Gróf HUN 4:57.1
5 Christian Talli FRA 5:02.0
6 Heinz Arendt GER 5:06.8