1,500 m Freestyle, Men

Competition 1977 European Aquatics Championships
Venue Jönköping SWE
Held 19 – 20 August 1977
Status Medal
Competitors 18
Countries 13
Pos Athlete(s) Country Preliminary Round Final
🥇 Vladimir Salnikov URS 15:31.51
(1 h3)
15:16.45
(1 F)
🥈 Valentin Parinov URS 15:34.17
(1 h2)
15:30.05
(2 F)
🥉 Borut Petrič YUG 15:57.74
(2 h2)
15:30.74
(3 F)
4 Zoltán Wladár HUN 15:46.86
(1 h1)
15:39.94
(4 F)
5 Gary Andersson SWE 15:51.57
(2 h3)
15:41.14
(5 F)
6 David Parker GBR 15:58.81
(3 h3)
15:42.55
(6 F)
7 István Koczka HUN 15:52.24
(2 h1)
15:56.24
(7 F)
8 Stephan Andersson SWE 16:00.69
(4 h3)
16:17.85
(8 F)
9 Rafael Escalas ESP 16:01.89
(3 h1)
10 Paul Sparkes GBR 16:04.52
(3 h2)
11 Giorgio Quadri ITA 16:04.57
(5 h3)
12 Daniel Machek TCH 16:06.64
(4 h1)
13 Stefan Wenz GER 16:14.11
(4 h2)
14 Krasimir Tumanov BUL 16:19.16
(5 h1)
15 Dariusz Broda POL 16:23.58
(6 h3)
16 Gerhard Waldmann SUI 16:33.05
(7 h3)
17 José Leite POR 16.41.54
(6 h1)
18 António Botelho de Melo POR 17:28.63
(5 h2)

Preliminary Round

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Zoltán Wladár HUN 15:46.86
2 István Koczka HUN 15:52.24
3 Rafael Escalas ESP 16:01.89
4 Daniel Machek TCH 16:06.64
5 Krasimir Tumanov BUL 16:19.16
6 José Leite POR 16.41.54

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Valentin Parinov URS 15:34.17
2 Borut Petrič YUG 15:57.74
3 Paul Sparkes GBR 16:04.52
4 Stefan Wenz GER 16:14.11
5 António Botelho de Melo POR 17:28.63

Heat 3

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Vladimir Salnikov URS 15:31.51
2 Gary Andersson SWE 15:51.57
3 David Parker GBR 15:58.81
4 Stephan Andersson SWE 16:00.69
5 Giorgio Quadri ITA 16:04.57
6 Dariusz Broda POL 16:23.58
7 Gerhard Waldmann SUI 16:33.05

Final

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Vladimir Salnikov URS 15:16.45
2 Valentin Parinov URS 15:30.05
3 Borut Petrič YUG 15:30.74
4 Zoltán Wladár HUN 15:39.94
5 Gary Andersson SWE 15:41.14
6 David Parker GBR 15:42.55
7 István Koczka HUN 15:56.24
8 Stephan Andersson SWE 16:17.85