1,500 m Freestyle, Men

Competition 1954 European Aquatics Championships
Venue Torino ITA
Held 4 – 5 September 1954
Status Medal
Competitors 19
Countries 11
Pos Athlete(s) Country Preliminary Round Final
🥇 György Csordás HUN 19:09.5
(1 h3)
18:57.8
(1 F)
🥈 György Schuszter HUN 19:29.0
(1 h1)
19:05.6
(2 F)
🥉 Vladimer Lavrinenk'o URS 19:31.6
(2 h1)
19:10.6
(3 F)
4 Heinz-Günther Lehmann GER 19:22.4
(1 h2)
19:16.5
(4 F)
5 Endel Press URS 19:42.6
(2 h3)
19:17.6
(5 F)
6 Jo Bernardo FRA 19:47.8
(3 h3)
19:31.0
(6 F)
7 Per-Olof Östrand SWE 19:33.3
(1 h4)
19:39.5
(7 F)
8 Kristian König SWE 19:51.5
(4 h3)
19:50.4
(8 F)
9 Jorge Granados ESP 19:53.4
(2 h4)
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10 Zdeněk Baďura TCH 20:11.4
(3 h1)
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11 Herman Willemse NED 20:14.4
(2 h2)
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12 Enrique Granados ESP 20:14.9
(3 h2)
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13 Jacques Collignon FRA 20:16.5
(4 h2)
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14 Dieter Kutschera AUT 20:16.6
(3 h4)
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15 Manfred Fugger GER 20:17.2
(5 h3)
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16 Kopřiva TCH 20:40.0
(4 h4)
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17 Jaap de Jong NED 20:40.7
(4 h1)
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18 Jack Wardrop GBR 20:42.4
(5 h2)
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19 Fernando Madeira POR 20:43.0
(6 h2)
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DNS Bob SreenanDNS GBR —
(DNS h1)
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DNS Alfred SpenglerDNS GER —
(DNS h1)
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DNS Gianni PaliagaDNS ITA —
(DNS h1)
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DNS Ljiljan ŽuvelaDNS YUG —
(DNS h2)
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DNS Marjan FinciDNS YUG —
(DNS h3)
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DNS Hans-Joachim ReichDNS GER —
(DNS h3)
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DNS Lars KroghDNS NOR —
(DNS h4)
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DNS Angelo RomaniDNS ITA —
(DNS h4)
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DNS Gotfryd GremlowskiDNS POL —
(DNS h4)
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Preliminary Round

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 György Schuszter HUN 19:29.0
2 Vladimer Lavrinenk'o URS 19:31.6
3 Zdeněk Baďura TCH 20:11.4
4 Jaap de Jong NED 20:40.7
DNS Bob SreenanDNS GBR —
DNS Alfred SpenglerDNS GER —
DNS Gianni PaliagaDNS ITA —

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Heinz-Günther Lehmann GER 19:22.4
2 Herman Willemse NED 20:14.4
3 Enrique Granados ESP 20:14.9
4 Jacques Collignon FRA 20:16.5
5 Jack Wardrop GBR 20:42.4
6 Fernando Madeira POR 20:43.0
DNS Ljiljan ŽuvelaDNS YUG —

Heat 3

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 György Csordás HUN 19:09.5
2 Endel Press URS 19:42.6
3 Jo Bernardo FRA 19:47.8
4 Kristian König SWE 19:51.5
5 Manfred Fugger GER 20:17.2
DNS Marjan FinciDNS YUG —
DNS Hans-Joachim ReichDNS GER —

Heat 4

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Per-Olof Östrand SWE 19:33.3
2 Jorge Granados ESP 19:53.4
3 Dieter Kutschera AUT 20:16.6
4 Kopřiva TCH 20:40.0
DNS Lars KroghDNS NOR —
DNS Angelo RomaniDNS ITA —
DNS Gotfryd GremlowskiDNS POL —

Final

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 György Csordás HUN 18:57.8
2 György Schuszter HUN 19:05.6
3 Vladimer Lavrinenk'o URS 19:10.6
4 Heinz-Günther Lehmann GER 19:16.5
5 Endel Press URS 19:17.6
6 Jo Bernardo FRA 19:31.0
7 Per-Olof Östrand SWE 19:39.5
8 Kristian König SWE 19:50.4