1,500 m Freestyle, Men

Competition 1983 European Aquatics Championships
Venue Roma ITA
Held 26 – 27 August 1983
Status Medal
Competitors 18
Countries 12
Pos Athlete(s) Country Preliminary Round Final
🥇 Vladimir Salnikov URS 15:19.43
(1 h3)
15:08.84
(1 F)
🥈 Borut Petrič YUG 15:29.23
(1 h2)
15:14.54
(2 F)
🥉 Stefan Pfeiffer GER 15:25.89
(1 h1)
15:16.85
(3 F)
4 Darjan Petrič YUG 15:29.78
(2 h2)
15:21.55
(4 F)
5 Sven Lodziewski GDR 15:34.51
(3 h2)
15:25.06
(5 F)
6 Rafael Escalas ESP 15:30.81
(2 h1)
15:26.93
(6 F)
7 Steffen Liess GDR 15:38.08
(3 h1)
15:33.43
(7 F)
8 Thomas Fahrner GER 15:33.87
(2 h3)
15:43.05
(8 F)
9 Roberto Bianconi ITA 15:39.76
(4 h1)
10 Juan Escalas ESP 15:40.28
(3 h3)
11 Franck Iacono FRA 15:43.66
(4 h3)
12 Karl-Erik Elias SWE 15:49.38
(5 h1)
13 Gilles Verlaguet FRA 15:51.61
(5 h3)
14 Andy Astbury GBR 15:54.59
(4 h2)
15 Renato Paparella ITA 16:03.99
(5 h2)
16 Jarosław Chrościelewski POL 16:07.68
(6 h3)
17 Marc Van De Weghe BEL 16:20.29
(6 h2)
18 Bjørn Warland NOR 16:30.02
(6 h1)

Preliminary Round

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Stefan Pfeiffer GER 15:25.89
2 Rafael Escalas ESP 15:30.81
3 Steffen Liess GDR 15:38.08
4 Roberto Bianconi ITA 15:39.76
5 Karl-Erik Elias SWE 15:49.38
6 Bjørn Warland NOR 16:30.02

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Borut Petrič YUG 15:29.23
2 Darjan Petrič YUG 15:29.78
3 Sven Lodziewski GDR 15:34.51
4 Andy Astbury GBR 15:54.59
5 Renato Paparella ITA 16:03.99
6 Marc Van De Weghe BEL 16:20.29

Heat 3

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Vladimir Salnikov URS 15:19.43
2 Thomas Fahrner GER 15:33.87
3 Juan Escalas ESP 15:40.28
4 Franck Iacono FRA 15:43.66
5 Gilles Verlaguet FRA 15:51.61
6 Jarosław Chrościelewski POL 16:07.68

Final

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Vladimir Salnikov URS 15:08.84
2 Borut Petrič YUG 15:14.54
3 Stefan Pfeiffer GER 15:16.85
4 Darjan Petrič YUG 15:21.55
5 Sven Lodziewski GDR 15:25.06
6 Rafael Escalas ESP 15:26.93
7 Steffen Liess GDR 15:33.43
8 Thomas Fahrner GER 15:43.05