1,500 m Freestyle, Men
| Competition | 1938 European Aquatics Championships |
|---|---|
| Venue |
London
 GBR
|
| Held | 12 – 13 August 1938 |
| Status | Medal |
| Competitors | 11 |
| Countries | 8 |
Heats held on 12 August 1938, final held on 13 August 1938.
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Preliminary Round | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Björn Borg |  SWE |
20:08.6 (2 h1) |
19:55.6 (1 F) |
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| 🥈 | Bobby Leivers | GBR |
20:08.2 (1 h1) |
19:57.0 (2 F) |
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| 🥉 | Heinz Arendt |  GER |
20:58.8 (1 h2) |
20:12.6 (3 F) |
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| 4 | Ödön Gróf |  HUN |
— (3 h1) |
20:16.2 (4 F) |
* | |
| 5 | Kenneth Deane | GBR |
21:25.0 (3 h2) |
20:40.6 (5 F) |
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| 6 | Vilmos Gajári-Kuhinka | HUN |
21:10.4 (2 h2) |
21:26.2 (6 F) |
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| 7 | Hans Freese | GER |
20:31.2 (4 h1) |
— | ||
| 8 | Paolo Costoli |  ITA |
21:18.6 (5 h1) |
— | ||
| 9 | Sam Moolenaar |  NED |
21:53.0 (4 h2) |
— | ||
| 10 | Jónas Halldórsson |  ISL |
21:56.0 (5 h2) |
— | ||
| 11 | Marcel Neumann |  LUX |
22:07.8 (6 h1) |
— | ||
| DNS | Poul PetersenDNS |  DEN |
— (DNS h1) |
— |
Preliminary Round
Heat 1
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bobby Leivers | GBR |
20:08.2 | |
| 2 | Björn Borg | SWE |
20:08.6 | |
| 3 | Ödön Gróf | HUN |
— | |
| 4 | Hans Freese | GER |
20:31.2 | |
| 5 | Paolo Costoli | ITA |
21:18.6 | |
| 6 | Marcel Neumann | LUX |
22:07.8 | |
| DNS | Poul PetersenDNS | DEN |
— |
Heat 2
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heinz Arendt | GER |
20:58.8 | |
| 2 | Vilmos Gajári-Kuhinka | HUN |
21:10.4 | |
| 3 | Kenneth Deane | GBR |
21:25.0 | |
| 4 | Sam Moolenaar | NED |
21:53.0 | |
| 5 | Jónas Halldórsson | ISL |
21:56.0 |
Final
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Björn Borg | SWE |
19:55.6 | |
| 2 | Bobby Leivers | GBR |
19:57.0 | |
| 3 | Heinz Arendt | GER |
20:12.6 | |
| 4 | Ödön Gróf | HUN |
20:16.2 | |
| 5 | Kenneth Deane | GBR |
20:40.6 | |
| 6 | Vilmos Gajári-Kuhinka | HUN |
21:26.2 |