1954 European Aquatics Championships
The 1954 LEN European Aquatics Championships were held 31 August – 5 September in Turin, Italy. In swimming, butterfly events were contested for the first time; 100 m for women and 200 m for men.
Medal table
Host nation
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png){kind=small} Hungary | 9 | 6 | 3 | 18 |
| 2 | .svg.png){kind=small} Soviet Union | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 3 |  East Germany | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  Netherlands | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 |  France | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | West Germany | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 |  Sweden | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 |  Italy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 |  Yugoslavia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 |  Denmark | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 |  Poland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 |  Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 |  Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 18 | 18 | 18 | 54 | |
Medal summary
Diving
- Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 m springboard |
Roman Brener Soviet Union | 153.26 | Gennadiy Udalov Soviet Union | 141.16 | Christian Piré France | 136.97 |
| 10 m platform |
Roman Brener Soviet Union | 144.01 | Mikhail Chachba Soviet Union | 142.06 | Peter Heatly Great Britain | 133.59 |
- Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 m springboard |
Valentina Chumicheva Soviet Union | 129.45 | Birte Christoffersen-Hanson Sweden | 127.79 | Lyubov Zhigalova Soviet Union | 125.30 |
| 10 m platform |
Tatyana Karakashyants Soviet Union | 79.86 | Birte Christoffersen-Hanson Sweden | 72.17 | Eva Pfarrhofer Austria | 65.68 |
Swimming
- Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m freestyle |
Imre Nyéki Hungary | 57.8 | Lev Balandin Soviet Union | 58.2 | Géza Kádas Hungary | 58.3 |
| 400 m freestyle |
György Csordás Hungary | 4:38.8 | Angelo Romani Italy | 4:40.4 | Per-Olof Östrand Sweden | 4:40.9 |
| 1500 m freestyle |
György Csordás Hungary | 18:57.8 | György Schuszter Hungary | 19:05.6 | Vladimir Lavrinenko Soviet Union | 19:10.6 |
| 100 m backstroke |
Gilbert Bozon France | 1:05.1 | László Magyar Hungary | 1:05.3 | John Brockway Great Britain | 1:05.9 |
| 200 m breaststroke |
Klaus Bodinger East Germany | 2:40.9 | Marek Petrusewicz Poland | 2:42.5 | Sándor Utassy Hungary | 2:43.8 |
| 200 m butterfly |
György Tumpek Hungary | 2:32.2 | Zsolt Feyér Hungary | 2:35.1 | Vadim Martinchik Soviet Union | 2:36.3 |
| 4×200 m freestyle relay |
Hungary Laszlo Till Zoltán Dömötör Géza Kádas Imre Nyéki | 8:47.8 | France Jean Boiteux Gilbert Bozon Guy Montserret Aldo Eminente | 8:54.1 | Soviet Union Nikolay Suhorukov Vyacheslav Kurennoy Yuriy Abovyan Lev Balandin | 8:55.9 |
- Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m freestyle |
Katalin Szőke Hungary | 1:05.8 | Judit Temes Hungary | 1:06.7 | Geertje Wielema Netherlands | 1:07.3 |
| 400 m freestyle |
Agata Sebö Hungary | 5:14.4 | Valéria Gyenge Hungary | 5:16.3 | Esa Ligorio Yugoslavia | 5:18.7 |
| 100 m backstroke |
Geertje Wielema Netherlands | 1:13.2 | Joke de Korte Netherlands | 1:13.6 | Pat Symons Great Britain | 1:17.3 |
| 200 m breaststroke |
Ursula Happe West Germany | 2:54.9 | Jytte Hansen Denmark | 2:55.0 | Klara Killerman Hungary | 2:55.8 |
| 100 m butterfly |
Jutta Langenau East Germany | 1:16.6 | Maria Littomeritzky Hungary | 1:18.6 | Ursula Happe West Germany | 1:18.9 |
| 4×100 m freestyle relay |
Hungary Valéria Gyenge Agata Sebö Judit Temes Katalin Szőke | 4:30.6 | Netherlands Loes Zandvliet Joke de Korte Hetty Balkenende Geertje Wielema | 4:33.2 | West Germany Käthe Jansen Gisela von Netz Birgit Klomp Elisabeth Rechlin | 4:37.2 |
Water polo
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's tournament |
Hungary |
Yugoslavia |
Italy |
See also
References
- "European Swimming Championships (Men)". GBRSPORTS.COM.
- "European Swimming Championships (Women)". GBRSPORTS.COM.
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