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)
10 Hans Köhler GER 4:53.6
(1 h1)
11 Kristian König SWE 4:54.5
(4 h2)
12 Jorge Granados ESP 4:54.7
(2 h1)
13 Lars Larsson DEN 4:57.3
(3 h3)
14 Škerda TCH 4:58.2
(5 h4)
15 Wim de Vreng NED 4:58.9
(3 h1)
16 Jack Wardrop GBR 4:59.0
(4 h1)
17 Karri Käyhkö FIN 5:00.5
(5 h2)
18 Peter Head GBR 5:02.3
(4 h3)
19 Alfred Spengler GDR 5:02.5
(6 h2)
20 Hans-Joachim Reich GDR 5:03.9
(6 h4)
21 Fernando Madeira POR 5:04.4
(7 h4)
22 Lars Krogh NOR 5:06.0
(5 h1)
23 Jaap de Jong NED 5:06.2
(5 h3)
24 Dieter Kutschera AUT 5:07.0
(6 h1)
DNS Gianni PaliagaDNS ITA
(DNS h1)
DNS Antoni TołkaczewskiDNS POL
(DNS h1)
DNS G. SchoberDNS AUT
(DNS h2)
DNS Milan JegerDNS YUG
(DNS h3)
DNS Per OlsenDNS NOR
(DNS h3)

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