1,500 m Freestyle, Men
| Competition | 1966 European Aquatics Championships |
|---|---|
| Venue |
Utrecht
 NED
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| Held | 26 – 27 August 1966 |
| Status | Medal |
| Competitors | 25 |
| Countries | 16 |
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Preliminary Round | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Semyon Belits-Geyman |  URS |
17:24.7 (1 h5) |
16:58.5 (1 F) |
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| 🥈 | Alan Kimber |  GBR |
17:19.0 (1 h2) |
17:13.2 (2 F) |
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| 🥉 | Aleksandr Pletnev | URS |
17:32.4 (1 h4) |
17:17.9 (3 F) |
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| 4 | Miguel Torres |  ESP |
17:20.8 (2 h2) |
17:18.7 (4 F) |
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| 5 | Hans Faßnacht |  GER |
17:32.9 (2 h4) |
17:28.6 (5 F) |
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| 6 | Jean-François Ravelinghien |  FRA |
17:35.3 (2 h5) |
17:31.8 (6 F) |
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| 7 | Krystian Langer |  POL |
17:32.4 (1 h3) |
17:33.6 (7 F) |
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| 8 | Ulf Gustavsen |  NOR |
17:31.5 (1 h1) |
18:11.4 (8 F) |
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| 9 | Folkert Meeuw | GER |
17:37.7 (2 h3) |
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| 10 | Alfred Müller |  GDR |
17:53.1 (2 h1) |
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| 11 | Władysław Wojtakajtis | POL |
17:54.5 (3 h2) |
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| 12 | Alain Mosconi | FRA |
17:59.6 (3 h1) |
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| 13 | Heinz Junga | GDR |
18:10.9 (4 h2) |
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| 14 | Riccardo Siniscalco |  ITA |
18:12.4 (3 h4) |
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| 15 | Lars Engström |  SWE |
18:17.3 (3 h3) |
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| 16 | Thomas Lindholm |  FIN |
18:19.6 (5 h2) |
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| 17 | Andrew Wilson | GBR |
18:21.7 (4 h3) |
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| 18 | Dick Langerhorst | NED |
18:23.1 (3 h5) |
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| 19 | Pierpaolo Spangaro | ITA |
18:37.1 (4 h1) |
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| 20 | Martin Drábek |  TCH |
19:04.6 (4 h5) |
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| 21 | Yuliyan Rusev |  BUL |
19:10.8 (5 h4) |
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| 22 | Davíð Valgarðsson |  ISL |
19:12.6 (5 h3) |
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| 23 | Antonio Corell | ESP |
19:16.0 (4 h4) |
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| 24 | Bora Özkök |  TUR |
20:05.7 (6 h4) |
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| DNF | Hans Ljungberg | SWE |
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Preliminary Round
Heat 1
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ulf Gustavsen | NOR |
17:31.5 | |
| 2 | Alfred Müller | GDR |
17:53.1 | |
| 3 | Alain Mosconi | FRA |
17:59.6 | |
| 4 | Pierpaolo Spangaro | ITA |
18:37.1 |
Heat 2
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Kimber | GBR |
17:19.0 | |
| 2 | Miguel Torres | ESP |
17:20.8 | |
| 3 | Władysław Wojtakajtis | POL |
17:54.5 | |
| 4 | Heinz Junga | GDR |
18:10.9 | |
| 5 | Thomas Lindholm | FIN |
18:19.6 |
Heat 3
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Krystian Langer | POL |
17:32.4 | |
| 2 | Folkert Meeuw | GER |
17:37.7 | |
| 3 | Lars Engström | SWE |
18:17.3 | |
| 4 | Andrew Wilson | GBR |
18:21.7 | |
| 5 | Davíð Valgarðsson | ISL |
19:12.6 |
Heat 4
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aleksandr Pletnev | URS |
17:32.4 | |
| 2 | Hans Faßnacht | GER |
17:32.9 | |
| 3 | Riccardo Siniscalco | ITA |
18:12.4 | |
| 4 | Antonio Corell | ESP |
19:16.0 | |
| 5 | Yuliyan Rusev | BUL |
19:10.8 | |
| 6 | Bora Özkök | TUR |
20:05.7 |
Heat 5
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Semyon Belits-Geyman | URS |
17:24.7 | |
| 2 | Jean-François Ravelinghien | FRA |
17:35.3 | |
| 3 | Dick Langerhorst | NED |
18:23.1 | |
| 4 | Martin Drábek | TCH |
19:04.6 |
Final
| Pos | Athlete(s) | Country | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Semyon Belits-Geyman | URS |
16:58.5 | |
| 2 | Alan Kimber | GBR |
17:13.2 | |
| 3 | Aleksandr Pletnev | URS |
17:17.9 | |
| 4 | Miguel Torres | ESP |
17:18.7 | |
| 5 | Hans Faßnacht | GER |
17:28.6 | |
| 6 | Jean-François Ravelinghien | FRA |
17:31.8 | |
| 7 | Krystian Langer | POL |
17:33.6 | |
| 8 | Ulf Gustavsen | NOR |
18:11.4 |