400 m Freestyle, Men

Competition 1981 European Aquatics Championships
Venue Split YUG
Held 10 September 1981
Status Medal
Competitors 26
Countries 16
Pos Athlete(s) Country Preliminary Round Final
🥇 Borut Petrič YUG 3:53.37
(2 h4)		 3:51.63
(1 FA)
🥈 Vladimir Salnikov URS 3:53.35
(1 h4)		 3:51.77
(2 FA)
🥉 Darjan Petrič YUG 3:56.25
(4 h4)		 3:53.71
(3 FA)
4 Arne Borgstrøm NOR 3:55.37
(3 h4)		 3:54.35
(4 FA)
5 Sándor Nagy HUN 3:56.33
(1 h3)		 3:55.86
(5 FA)
6 Andy Astbury GBR 3:57.44
(2 h3)		 3:55.93
(6 FA)
7 Daniel Machek TCH 3:56.72
(2 h1)		 3:57.33
(7 FA)
8 Rainer Strohbach GDR 3:56.42
(1 h1)		 3:57.74
(8 FA)
9 Aleksandr Chayev URS 3:58.70
(3 h3)		 3:57.88
(1 FB)
10 Detlev Grabs GDR 4:00.67
(3 h2)		 3:58.31
(2 FB)
11 Zoltán Wladár HUN 3:58.53
(3 h1)		 3:58.99
(3 FB)
12 Gerald Schlupp GER 3:59.29
(2 h2)		 3:59.68
(4 FB)
13 Frank Wennmann GER 3:59.52
(5 h4)		 4:00.09
(5 FB)
14 Hendrik van Steenberge BEL 4:01.29
(6 h4)		 4:01.68
(6 FB)
15 Andrea Calabria ITA 4:02.54
(4 h2)		 4:04.20
(7 FB)
16 Giorgio Quadri ITA 4:01.80
(4 h3)		 4:07.64
(8 FB)
17 Thomas Lejdström SWE 3:58.95
(1 h2)		 —
18 Jarosław Chrościelewski POL 4:02.91
(5 h2)		 —
19 Petar Kochanov BUL 4:03.14
(7 h4)		 —
20 Piotr Gaik POL 4:03.19
(8 h4)		 —
21 Karl-Erik Elias SWE 4:04.01
(5 h3)		 —
22 Pierre Andraca FRA 4:06.47
(6 h3)		 —
23 Juan Carlos Vallejo ESP 4:06.61
(4 h1)		 —
24 Frank Drost NED 4:06.64
(5 h1)		 —
25 Cees Jan Winkel NED 4:06.76
(6 h2)		 —
26 Javier Nogués ESP 4:12.82
(7 h2)		 —
DNS Kemal Sadri ÖzünDNS TUR —
(DNS h1)		 —
DNS Murat ÖzüakDNS TUR —
(DNS h1)		 —
DNS Martin RødsethDNS NOR —
(DNS h3)		 —

Preliminary Round

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Rainer Strohbach GDR 3:56.42
2 Daniel Machek TCH 3:56.72
3 Zoltán Wladár HUN 3:58.53
4 Juan Carlos Vallejo ESP 4:06.61
5 Frank Drost NED 4:06.64
DNS Kemal Sadri ÖzünDNS TUR —
DNS Murat ÖzüakDNS TUR —

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Thomas Lejdström SWE 3:58.95
2 Gerald Schlupp GER 3:59.29
3 Detlev Grabs GDR 4:00.67
4 Andrea Calabria ITA 4:02.54
5 Jarosław Chrościelewski POL 4:02.91
6 Cees Jan Winkel NED 4:06.76
7 Javier Nogués ESP 4:12.82

Heat 3

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Sándor Nagy HUN 3:56.33
2 Andy Astbury GBR 3:57.44
3 Aleksandr Chayev URS 3:58.70
4 Giorgio Quadri ITA 4:01.80
5 Karl-Erik Elias SWE 4:04.01
6 Pierre Andraca FRA 4:06.47
DNS Martin RødsethDNS NOR —

Heat 4

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Vladimir Salnikov URS 3:53.35
2 Borut Petrič YUG 3:53.37
3 Arne Borgstrøm NOR 3:55.37
4 Darjan Petrič YUG 3:56.25
5 Frank Wennmann GER 3:59.52
6 Hendrik van Steenberge BEL 4:01.29
7 Petar Kochanov BUL 4:03.14
8 Piotr Gaik POL 4:03.19

Final

Final A

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Borut Petrič YUG 3:51.63
2 Vladimir Salnikov URS 3:51.77
3 Darjan Petrič YUG 3:53.71
4 Arne Borgstrøm NOR 3:54.35
5 Sándor Nagy HUN 3:55.86
6 Andy Astbury GBR 3:55.93
7 Daniel Machek TCH 3:57.33
8 Rainer Strohbach GDR 3:57.74

Final B

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Aleksandr Chayev URS 3:57.88
2 Detlev Grabs GDR 3:58.31
3 Zoltán Wladár HUN 3:58.99
4 Gerald Schlupp GER 3:59.68
5 Frank Wennmann GER 4:00.09
6 Hendrik van Steenberge BEL 4:01.68
7 Andrea Calabria ITA 4:04.20
8 Giorgio Quadri ITA 4:07.64