400 m Freestyle, Men

Competition 1962 European Aquatics Championships
Venue Leipzig GDR
Held 21 – 23 August 1962
Status Medal
Competitors 22
Countries 13
Pos Athlete(s) Country Preliminary Round Final
🥇 Johan Bontekoe NED 4:27.2
(1 h3)		 4:25.6
(1 F)
🥈 Hans Rosendahl SWE 4:28.8
(2 h3)		 4:25.8
(2 F)
🥉 Frank Wiegand GDR 4:30.3
(1 h4)		 4:26.8
(3 F)
4 Petr Lohnický TCH 4:30.8
(1 h2)		 4:31.7
(4 F)
5 Richard Campion GBR 4:33.7
(2 h4)		 4:35.3
(5 F)
6 Giovanni Orlando ITA 4:29.9
(1 h1)		 4:38.4
(6 F)
7 Sven-Göran Johansson SWE 4:33.5
(2 h1)		 4:41.2
(7 F)
8 Jean-Pascal Curtillet FRA 4:34.2
(2 h2)		 4:46.9
(8 F)
9 Kari Haavisto FIN 4:34.7
(3 h4)		 —
10 József Katona HUN 4:35.2
(3 h2)		 —
11 Veljko Rogošić YUG 4:35.2
(4 h2)		 —
12 Martin Klink GDR 4:35.9
(3 h3)		 —
13 John Martin-Dye GBR 4:40.9
(3 h1)		 —
14 Sergio De Gregorio ITA 4:42.6
(4 h3)		 —
15 Tino Jansen NED 4:42.7
(4 h1)		 —
16 Risto Lehtonen FIN 4:43.2
(5 h1)		 —
17 Jon Vengel NOR 4:46.6
(5 h2)		 —
18 Jerzy Tracz POL 4:48.9
(4 h4)		 —
19 Jan Žížala TCH 4:53.7
(5 h4)		 —
20 Yordan Aleksandrov BUL 4:54.8
(6 h2)		 —
21 Sándor Konrád HUN 5:00.4
(6 h4)		 —
22 Marek Gomuła POL 5:20.3
(6 h1)		 —

Preliminary Round

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Giovanni Orlando ITA 4:29.9
2 Sven-Göran Johansson SWE 4:33.5
3 John Martin-Dye GBR 4:40.9
4 Tino Jansen NED 4:42.7
5 Risto Lehtonen FIN 4:43.2
6 Marek Gomuła POL 5:20.3

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Petr Lohnický TCH 4:30.8
2 Jean-Pascal Curtillet FRA 4:34.2
3 József Katona HUN 4:35.2
4 Veljko Rogošić YUG 4:35.2
5 Jon Vengel NOR 4:46.6
6 Yordan Aleksandrov BUL 4:54.8

Heat 3

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Johan Bontekoe NED 4:27.2
2 Hans Rosendahl SWE 4:28.8
3 Martin Klink GDR 4:35.9
4 Sergio De Gregorio ITA 4:42.6

Heat 4

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Frank Wiegand GDR 4:30.3
2 Richard Campion GBR 4:33.7
3 Kari Haavisto FIN 4:34.7
4 Jerzy Tracz POL 4:48.9
5 Jan Žížala TCH 4:53.7
6 Sándor Konrád HUN 5:00.4

Final

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Johan Bontekoe NED 4:25.6
2 Hans Rosendahl SWE 4:25.8
3 Frank Wiegand GDR 4:26.8
4 Petr Lohnický TCH 4:31.7
5 Richard Campion GBR 4:35.3
6 Giovanni Orlando ITA 4:38.4
7 Sven-Göran Johansson SWE 4:41.2
8 Jean-Pascal Curtillet FRA 4:46.9