400 m Freestyle, Men

Competition 1954 European Aquatics Championships
Venue Torino ITA
Held 2 – 3 September 1954
Status Medal
Competitors 24
Countries 16
Pos Athlete(s) Country Preliminary Round Final
🥇 György Csordás HUN 4:45.2
(1 h2)
4:38.8
(1 F)
🥈 Angelo Romani ITA 4:45.3
(1 h3)
4:40.4
(2 F)
🥉 Per-Olof Östrand SWE 4:46.1
(2 h2)
4:40.9
(3 F)
4 Gotfryd Gremlowski POL 4:47.9
(1 h4)
4:42.5
(4 F)
5 Jean Boiteux FRA 4:49.7
(3 h4)
4:43.2
(5 F)
6 Imre Nyéki HUN 4:49.7
(2 h4)
4:49.2
(6 F)
7 Guy Montserret FRA 4:51.1
(2 h3)
4:49.3
(7 F)
8 Zdeněk Baďura TCH 4:52.0
(3 h2)
4:51.6
(8 F)
9 Enrique Granados ESP 4:52.4
(4 h4)
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10 Hans Köhler GER 4:53.6
(1 h1)
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11 Kristian König SWE 4:54.5
(4 h2)
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12 Jorge Granados ESP 4:54.7
(2 h1)
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13 Lars Larsson DEN 4:57.3
(3 h3)
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14 Škerda TCH 4:58.2
(5 h4)
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15 Wim de Vreng NED 4:58.9
(3 h1)
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16 Jack Wardrop GBR 4:59.0
(4 h1)
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17 Karri Käyhkö FIN 5:00.5
(5 h2)
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18 Peter Head GBR 5:02.3
(4 h3)
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19 Alfred Spengler GDR 5:02.5
(6 h2)
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20 Hans-Joachim Reich GDR 5:03.9
(6 h4)
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21 Fernando Madeira POR 5:04.4
(7 h4)
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22 Lars Krogh NOR 5:06.0
(5 h1)
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23 Jaap de Jong NED 5:06.2
(5 h3)
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24 Dieter Kutschera AUT 5:07.0
(6 h1)
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DNS Gianni PaliagaDNS ITA —
(DNS h1)
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DNS Antoni TołkaczewskiDNS POL —
(DNS h1)
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DNS G. SchoberDNS AUT —
(DNS h2)
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DNS Milan JegerDNS YUG —
(DNS h3)
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DNS Per OlsenDNS NOR —
(DNS h3)
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Preliminary Round

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Hans Köhler GER 4:53.6
2 Jorge Granados ESP 4:54.7
3 Wim de Vreng NED 4:58.9
4 Jack Wardrop GBR 4:59.0
5 Lars Krogh NOR 5:06.0
6 Dieter Kutschera AUT 5:07.0
DNS Gianni PaliagaDNS ITA —
DNS Antoni TołkaczewskiDNS POL —

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 György Csordás HUN 4:45.2
2 Per-Olof Östrand SWE 4:46.1
3 Zdeněk Baďura TCH 4:52.0
4 Kristian König SWE 4:54.5
5 Karri Käyhkö FIN 5:00.5
6 Alfred Spengler GDR 5:02.5
DNS G. SchoberDNS AUT —

Heat 3

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Angelo Romani ITA 4:45.3
2 Guy Montserret FRA 4:51.1
3 Lars Larsson DEN 4:57.3
4 Peter Head GBR 5:02.3
5 Jaap de Jong NED 5:06.2
DNS Milan JegerDNS YUG —
DNS Per OlsenDNS NOR —

Heat 4

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Gotfryd Gremlowski POL 4:47.9
2 Imre Nyéki HUN 4:49.7
3 Jean Boiteux FRA 4:49.7
4 Enrique Granados ESP 4:52.4
5 Škerda TCH 4:58.2
6 Hans-Joachim Reich GDR 5:03.9
7 Fernando Madeira POR 5:04.4

Final

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 György Csordás HUN 4:38.8
2 Angelo Romani ITA 4:40.4
3 Per-Olof Östrand SWE 4:40.9
4 Gotfryd Gremlowski POL 4:42.5
5 Jean Boiteux FRA 4:43.2
6 Imre Nyéki HUN 4:49.2
7 Guy Montserret FRA 4:49.3
8 Zdeněk Baďura TCH 4:51.6