3 km Knockout, Men

Competition 2026 European Aquatics Championships
Venue Paris FRA
Held 7 August 2026
Status Medal
Competitors 37
Countries 19
Pos Athlete(s) Country 1500m 1000m 500m
🥇 Dávid Betlehem HUN 15:26.27
(2 h2)		 10:57.68
(3 h2)		 6:12.97
(1 F)
🥈 Marc-Antoine Olivier FRA 15:34.59
(5 h1)		 10:49.51
(3 h1)		 6:16.26
(2 F)
🥉 Logan Fontaine FRA 15:31.78
(6 h2)		 10:59.62
(5 h2)		 6:16.44
(3 F)
4 Gregorio Paltrinieri ITA 15:34.67
(7 h1)		 10:46.60
(2 h1)		 6:17.00
(4 F)
5 Kristóf Rasovszky HUN 15:27.59
(2 h1)		 10:50.51
(5 h1)		 6:17.08
(5 F)
6 Alkis Kynigakis GRE 15:34.79
(8 h1)		 10:50.39
(4 h1)		 6:18.16
(6 F)
7 Florian Wellbrock GER 15:26.00
(1 h2)		 10:57.37
(2 h2)		 6:18.88
(7 F)
8 Johannes Liebmann GER 15:22.06
(1 h1)		 10:46.55
(1 h1)		 6:19.80
(8 F)
9 Oliver Klemet GER 15:26.73
(3 h2)		 10:56.54
(1 h2)		 6:20.25
(9 F)
10 Andrea Filadelli ITA 15:29.83
(5 h2)		 10:58.92
(4 h2)		 6:29.65
(10 F)
11 Domenico Acerenza ITA 15:29.37
(3 h1)		 10:51.07
(6 h1)		 —
12 Émile Vincent FRA 15:34.65
(6 h1)		 10:58.15
(7 h1)		 —
13 Vladimir Muratov
Team: NAB		 NEU 15:33.83
(4 h1)		 10:59.17
(8 h1)		 —
14 Yonatan Ahdut ISR 15:35.40
(10 h1)		 10:59.19
(9 h1)		 —
15 Bartosz Kapała POL 15:34.32
(9 h2)		 10:59.66
(6 h2)		 —
16 Mateo García ESP 15:28.91
(4 h2)		 10:59.82
(7 h2)		 —
17 Luca Karl AUT 15:33.46
(7 h2)		 11:00.16
(8 h2)		 —
18 Diogo Cardoso POR 15:36.82
(10 h2)		 11:03.87
(9 h2)		 —
19 Vladimir Ivanov
Team: NAB		 NEU 15:33.67
(8 h2)		 11:03.96
(10 h2)		 —
20 Paul Niederberger SUI 15:34.79
(9 h1)		 13:47.44
(10 h1)		 —
21 Martin Straka CZE 15:35.60
(11 h1)		 — —
22 Aleksandr Stepanov
Team: NAB		 NEU 15:35.87
(12 h1)		 — —
23 Christian Schreiber SUI 15:37.20
(11 h2)		 — —
24 Mario Méndez ESP 15:37.39
(12 h2)		 — —
25 Muhammed OÄŸuz TUR 15:38.82
(13 h1)		 — —
26 Jakub Gabriel SVK 15:39.08
(14 h1)		 — —
27 Jesper Lietzen FIN 15:42.31
(15 h1)		 — —
28 Nolan Carrel SUI 15:46.84
(16 h1)		 — —
29 Denis Borovka CZE 15:47.10
(13 h2)		 — —
30 Esteban Faure MON 15:47.15
(14 h2)		 — —
31 Petar Cekov MKD 16:04.89
(15 h2)		 — —
32 Tomáš Peciar SVK 16:16.06
(17 h1)		 — —
33 Emir Batur Albayrak TUR 16:19.38
(16 h2)		 — —
34 Doğukan Ulaç TUR 16:31.84
(17 h2)		 — —
35 Théo Druenne MON 16:35.27
(18 h1)		 — —
36 Erik Mäesepp EST 17:05.87
(18 h2)		 — —
DNF Jaan Pasko EST —
(DNF h1)		 — —
DNS Hunor Kovács-SeresDNS HUN —
(DNS h2)		 — —

1500m

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Johannes Liebmann GER 15:22.06
2 Kristóf Rasovszky HUN 15:27.59
3 Domenico Acerenza ITA 15:29.37
4 Vladimir Muratov
Team: NAB		 NEU 15:33.83
5 Marc-Antoine Olivier FRA 15:34.59
6 Émile Vincent FRA 15:34.65
7 Gregorio Paltrinieri ITA 15:34.67
8 Alkis Kynigakis GRE 15:34.79
9 Paul Niederberger SUI 15:34.79
10 Yonatan Ahdut ISR 15:35.40
11 Martin Straka CZE 15:35.60
12 Aleksandr Stepanov
Team: NAB		 NEU 15:35.87
13 Muhammed OÄŸuz TUR 15:38.82
14 Jakub Gabriel SVK 15:39.08
15 Jesper Lietzen FIN 15:42.31
16 Nolan Carrel SUI 15:46.84
17 Tomáš Peciar SVK 16:16.06
18 Théo Druenne MON 16:35.27
DNF Jaan Pasko EST —

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Florian Wellbrock GER 15:26.00
2 Dávid Betlehem HUN 15:26.27
3 Oliver Klemet GER 15:26.73
4 Mateo García ESP 15:28.91
5 Andrea Filadelli ITA 15:29.83
6 Logan Fontaine FRA 15:31.78
7 Luca Karl AUT 15:33.46
8 Vladimir Ivanov
Team: NAB		 NEU 15:33.67
9 Bartosz Kapała POL 15:34.32
10 Diogo Cardoso POR 15:36.82
11 Christian Schreiber SUI 15:37.20
12 Mario Méndez ESP 15:37.39
13 Denis Borovka CZE 15:47.10
14 Esteban Faure MON 15:47.15
15 Petar Cekov MKD 16:04.89
16 Emir Batur Albayrak TUR 16:19.38
17 Doğukan Ulaç TUR 16:31.84
18 Erik Mäesepp EST 17:05.87
DNS Hunor Kovács-SeresDNS HUN —

1000m

Heat 1

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Johannes Liebmann GER 10:46.55
2 Gregorio Paltrinieri ITA 10:46.60
3 Marc-Antoine Olivier FRA 10:49.51
4 Alkis Kynigakis GRE 10:50.39
5 Kristóf Rasovszky HUN 10:50.51
6 Domenico Acerenza ITA 10:51.07
7 Émile Vincent FRA 10:58.15
8 Vladimir Muratov
Team: NAB		 NEU 10:59.17
9 Yonatan Ahdut ISR 10:59.19
10 Paul Niederberger SUI 13:47.44

Heat 2

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Oliver Klemet GER 10:56.54
2 Florian Wellbrock GER 10:57.37
3 Dávid Betlehem HUN 10:57.68
4 Andrea Filadelli ITA 10:58.92
5 Logan Fontaine FRA 10:59.62
6 Bartosz Kapała POL 10:59.66
7 Mateo García ESP 10:59.82
8 Luca Karl AUT 11:00.16
9 Diogo Cardoso POR 11:03.87
10 Vladimir Ivanov
Team: NAB		 NEU 11:03.96

500m

Pos Athlete(s) Country Mark
1 Dávid Betlehem HUN 6:12.97
2 Marc-Antoine Olivier FRA 6:16.26
3 Logan Fontaine FRA 6:16.44
4 Gregorio Paltrinieri ITA 6:17.00
5 Kristóf Rasovszky HUN 6:17.08
6 Alkis Kynigakis GRE 6:18.16
7 Florian Wellbrock GER 6:18.88
8 Johannes Liebmann GER 6:19.80
9 Oliver Klemet GER 6:20.25
10 Andrea Filadelli ITA 6:29.65