1,500 m Freestyle, Men
| Competition | 1962 European Aquatics Championships |
|---|---|
| Venue |
Leipzig
 GDR
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| Held | 24 – 25 August 1962 |
| Status | Medal |
| Competitors | 22 |
| Countries | 15 |
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Preliminary Round | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | József Katona |  HUN |
18:22.7 (1 h4) |
17:49.5 (1 F) |
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| 🥈 | Miguel Torres |  ESP |
17:58.7 (1 h2) |
17:55.6 (2 F) |
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| 🥉 | Richard Campion |  GBR |
18:29.2 (1 h1) |
17:59.8 (3 F) |
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| 4 | Johan Bontekoe |  NED |
18:18.6 (2 h3) |
18:06.1 (4 F) |
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| 5 | James Kennedy | GBR |
18:29.9 (2 h4) |
18:12.7 (5 F) |
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| 6 | Veljko Rogošić |  YUG |
18:05.6 (1 h3) |
18:24.9 (6 F) |
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| 7 | Lars-Erik Bengtsson |  SWE |
18:30.5 (2 h2) |
18:32.5 (7 F) |
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| 8 | Hans Rosendahl | SWE |
18:26.6 (3 h3) |
— (DNS F) |
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| 9 | Giovanni Orlando |  ITA |
18:32.5 (2 h1) |
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| 10 | Krystian Langer |  POL |
18:38.5 (3 h1) |
— | ||
| 11 | Jon Vengel |  NOR |
18:39.4 (4 h1) |
— | ||
| 12 | Tino Jansen | NED |
18:41.3 (3 h4) |
— | ||
| 13 | Pyotr Pikalov |  URS |
18:46.3 (4 h4) |
— | ||
| 14 | Dieter Pfeifer | GDR |
18:48.6 (4 h3) |
— | ||
| 15 | Stanisław Kędzia | POL |
18:57.2 (5 h3) |
— | ||
| 16 | Jürgen Bachmann | GDR |
18:58.8 (3 h2) |
— | ||
| 17 | Otto Christensen |  DEN |
19:10.2 (5 h1) |
— | ||
| 18 | Hannu Vaahtoranta |  FIN |
19:10.3 (6 h3) |
— | ||
| 19 | Juan Fortuny | ESP |
19:13.5 (5 h4) |
— | ||
| 20 | Sergio De Gregorio | ITA |
19:26.5 (6 h4) |
— | ||
| 21 | Yordan Aleksandrov |  BUL |
20:05.4 (4 h2) |
— | ||
| 22 | António Bessone Basto |  POR |
20:33.7 (7 h4) |
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Preliminary Round
Heat 1
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Campion | GBR |
18:29.2 | |
| 2 | Giovanni Orlando | ITA |
18:32.5 | |
| 3 | Krystian Langer | POL |
18:38.5 | |
| 4 | Jon Vengel | NOR |
18:39.4 | |
| 5 | Otto Christensen | DEN |
19:10.2 |
Heat 2
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miguel Torres | ESP |
17:58.7 | |
| 2 | Lars-Erik Bengtsson | SWE |
18:30.5 | |
| 3 | Jürgen Bachmann | GDR |
18:58.8 | |
| 4 | Yordan Aleksandrov | BUL |
20:05.4 |
Heat 3
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veljko Rogošić | YUG |
18:05.6 | |
| 2 | Johan Bontekoe | NED |
18:18.6 | |
| 3 | Hans Rosendahl | SWE |
18:26.6 | |
| 4 | Dieter Pfeifer | GDR |
18:48.6 | |
| 5 | Stanisław Kędzia | POL |
18:57.2 | |
| 6 | Hannu Vaahtoranta | FIN |
19:10.3 |
Heat 4
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | József Katona | HUN |
18:22.7 | |
| 2 | James Kennedy | GBR |
18:29.9 | |
| 3 | Tino Jansen | NED |
18:41.3 | |
| 4 | Pyotr Pikalov | URS |
18:46.3 | |
| 5 | Juan Fortuny | ESP |
19:13.5 | |
| 6 | Sergio De Gregorio | ITA |
19:26.5 | |
| 7 | António Bessone Basto | POR |
20:33.7 |
Final
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | József Katona | HUN |
17:49.5 | |
| 2 | Miguel Torres | ESP |
17:55.6 | |
| 3 | Richard Campion | GBR |
17:59.8 | |
| 4 | Johan Bontekoe | NED |
18:06.1 | |
| 5 | James Kennedy | GBR |
18:12.7 | |
| 6 | Veljko Rogošić | YUG |
18:24.9 | |
| 7 | Lars-Erik Bengtsson | SWE |
18:32.5 | |
| DNS | Hans RosendahlDNS | SWE |
— |