1,500 m Freestyle, Men

Competition 1970 European Aquatics Championships
Venue Barcelona ESP
Held 10 – 11 September 1970
Status Medal
Competitors 14
Countries 10
Pos Athlete(s) Country Preliminary Round Final
🥇 Hans Faßnacht GER 17:00.2
(1 h2)
16:19.9
(1 F)
🥈 Werner Lampe GER 17:15.8
(1 h3)
16:25.6
(2 F)
🥉 Santiago Esteva ESP 16:48.7
(1 h1)
16:35.7
(3 F)
4 Wolfram Sperling GDR 17:02.2
(2 h1)
16:46.1
(4 F)
5 Antonio Corell ESP 17:05.1
(2 h2)
16:51.2
(5 F)
6 Sverre Kile NOR 17:08.0
(3 h2)
16:56.6
(6 F)
7 András Hargitay HUN 17:23.7
(2 h3)
17:21.1
(7 F)
8 Karl-Rüdiger Mann GDR 17:24.1
(3 h3)
17:22.9
(8 F)
9 Aleksandr Samsonov URS 17:32.9
(4 h3)
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10 Andrey Dunayev URS 17:37.1
(4 h2)
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11 Sandro Grassi ITA 17:37.6
(3 h1)
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12 Ton van Klooster NED 17:38.3
(5 h3)
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13 Alain Charmey SUI 17:40.7
(6 h3)
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14 Nikos Beristianos GRE 20:02.1
(4 h1)
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DNS Władysław WojtakajtisDNS POL —
(DNS h1)
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DNS Krystian LangerDNS POL —
(DNS h1)
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DNS Bengt GingsjöDNS SWE —
(DNS h2)
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DNS Dimitrios TheodoropoulosDNS GRE —
(DNS h2)
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DNS Ahmet BozdoğanDNS TUR —
(DNS h3)
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Preliminary Round

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Santiago Esteva ESP 16:48.7
2 Wolfram Sperling GDR 17:02.2
3 Sandro Grassi ITA 17:37.6
4 Nikos Beristianos GRE 20:02.1
DNS Władysław WojtakajtisDNS POL —
DNS Krystian LangerDNS POL —

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Hans Faßnacht GER 17:00.2
2 Antonio Corell ESP 17:05.1
3 Sverre Kile NOR 17:08.0
4 Andrey Dunayev URS 17:37.1
DNS Bengt GingsjöDNS SWE —
DNS Dimitrios TheodoropoulosDNS GRE —

Heat 3

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Werner Lampe GER 17:15.8
2 András Hargitay HUN 17:23.7
3 Karl-Rüdiger Mann GDR 17:24.1
4 Aleksandr Samsonov URS 17:32.9
5 Ton van Klooster NED 17:38.3
6 Alain Charmey SUI 17:40.7
DNS Ahmet BozdoğanDNS TUR —

Final

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Hans Faßnacht GER 16:19.9
2 Werner Lampe GER 16:25.6
3 Santiago Esteva ESP 16:35.7
4 Wolfram Sperling GDR 16:46.1
5 Antonio Corell ESP 16:51.2
6 Sverre Kile NOR 16:56.6
7 András Hargitay HUN 17:21.1
8 Karl-Rüdiger Mann GDR 17:22.9