| Competition | 1962 European Aquatics Championships | 
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| Venue | 
Leipzig
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| Held | 19 – 20 August 1962 | 
| Status | Medal | 
| Competitors | 19 | 
| Countries | 12 | 
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Preliminary Round | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Gennady Androsov | 5:13.3 (4 h3)  | 
5:01.3 (1 F)  | 
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| 🥈 | Jan Jiskoot | 5:08.4 (1 h3)  | 
5:05.5 (2 F)  | 
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| 🥉 | Jürgen Bachmann | 5:12.1 (2 h3)  | 
5:05.9 (3 F)  | 
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| 4 | Dieter Pfeifer | 5:09.4 (1 h2)  | 
5:08.4 (4 F)  | 
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| 5 | Hannu Vaahtoranta | 5:12.3 (3 h3)  | 
5:11.6 (5 F)  | 
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| 6 | Heimo Toivonen | 5:19.1 (1 h1)  | 
5:11.9 (6 F)  | 
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| 7 | Boris Gavrilov | 5:15.9 (3 h2)  | 
5:12.1 (7 F)  | 
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| 8 | József Katona | 5:14.1 (2 h2)  | 
5:18.3 (8 F)  | 
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| 9 | Miguel Torres | 5:19.8 (5 h3)  | 
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| 10 | Massimo Rosi | 5:20.8 (6 h3)  | 
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| 11 | Jan Wakowski | 5:23.2 (4 h2)  | 
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| 12 | Imre Gombos | 5:23.5 (7 h3)  | 
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| 13 | António Bessone Basto | 5:23.9 (2 h1)  | 
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| 14 | Graham Symonds | 5:26.1 (5 h2)  | 
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| 15 | Henri van Osch | 5:27.0 (3 h1)  | 
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| 16 | Guðmundur Gíslason | 5:29.2 (4 h1)  | 
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| 17 | Francesco Spinola | 5.31.2 (5 h1)  | 
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| 18 | Czesław Olbert | 5.39.6 (6 h1)  | 
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| 19 | Per Arne Pedersen | 5:47.5 (6 h2)  | 
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| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heimo Toivonen | 5:19.1 | ||
| 2 | António Bessone Basto | 5:23.9 | ||
| 3 | Henri van Osch | 5:27.0 | ||
| 4 | Guðmundur Gíslason | 5:29.2 | ||
| 5 | Francesco Spinola | 5.31.2 | ||
| 6 | Czesław Olbert | 5.39.6 | 
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dieter Pfeifer | 5:09.4 | ||
| 2 | József Katona | 5:14.1 | ||
| 3 | Boris Gavrilov | 5:15.9 | ||
| 4 | Jan Wakowski | 5:23.2 | ||
| 5 | Graham Symonds | 5:26.1 | ||
| 6 | Per Arne Pedersen | 5:47.5 | 
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan Jiskoot | 5:08.4 | ||
| 2 | Jürgen Bachmann | 5:12.1 | ||
| 3 | Hannu Vaahtoranta | 5:12.3 | ||
| 4 | Gennady Androsov | 5:13.3 | ||
| 5 | Miguel Torres | 5:19.8 | ||
| 6 | Massimo Rosi | 5:20.8 | ||
| 7 | Imre Gombos | 5:23.5 | 
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gennady Androsov | 5:01.3 | ||
| 2 | Jan Jiskoot | 5:05.5 | ||
| 3 | Jürgen Bachmann | 5:05.9 | ||
| 4 | Dieter Pfeifer | 5:08.4 | ||
| 5 | Hannu Vaahtoranta | 5:11.6 | ||
| 6 | Heimo Toivonen | 5:11.9 | ||
| 7 | Boris Gavrilov | 5:12.1 | ||
| 8 | József Katona | 5:18.3 |