1962 European Aquatics Championships
The 1962 European Aquatics Championships were held in Leipzig, East Germany from 18 to 25 August 1962. Titles were contested in swimming, diving and water polo (men). In the men's swimming program, the 100 m backstroke had been replaced by the 200 m backstroke. Furthermore, the 400 m individual medley and the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay were introduced. In women's swimming, the 400 m individual medley was introduced.
Medal table[]
* Host nation (East Germany)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Netherlands | 6 | 5 | 5 | 16 |
2 | East Germany* | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 |
3 | Soviet Union | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
4 | Great Britain | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
5 | France | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
6 | Hungary | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
7 | Sweden | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
8 | Austria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
9 | Spain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Yugoslavia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Totals (10 nations) | 23 | 24 | 22 | 69 |
Medal summary[]
Diving[]
- Men's events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 m springboard | Kurt Mrkwicka (AUT) | 147.21 | Hans-Dieter Pophal (GDR) | 145.70 | Boris Polulyakh (URS) | 145.20 |
10 m platform | Brian Phelps (GBR) | 150.81 | Rolf Sperling (GDR) | 148.24 | Gennadiy Galkin (URS) | 143.18 |
- Women's events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 m springboard | Ingrid Krämer (GDR) | 153.57 | Christiane Lanzke (GDR) | 137.78 | Natalya Kuznetsova (URS) | 133.78 |
10 m platform | Ingrid Krämer (GDR) | 107.96 | Ninel Krutova (URS) | 95.92 | Gabriele Schöpe (GDR) | 90.88 |
Swimming[]
Men's events[]
Women's events[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100 m freestyle | Heidi Pechstein (GDR) | 1:03.3 | Diana Wilkinson (GBR) | 1:03.3 | Ineke Tigelaar (NED) | 1:03.3 |
400 m freestyle | Adrie Lasterie (NED) | 4:52.4 | Ineke Tigelaar (NED) | 4:57.3 | Elisabeth Ljunggren (SWE) | 4:58.1 |
100 m backstroke | Ria van Velsen (NED) | 1:10.5 | Corrie Winkel (NED) | 1:10.7 | Veronika Holletz (GDR) | 1:11.3 |
200 m breaststroke | Anita Lonsbrough (GBR) | 2:50.2 | Klenie Bimolt (NED) | 2:51.2 | Ursula Küper (GDR) | 2:52.2 |
100 m butterfly | Ada Kok (NED) | 1:09.0 | Ute Noack (GDR) | 1:10.0 | Marianne Heemskerk (NED) | 1:10.3 |
400 m individual medley | Adrie Lasterie (NED) | 5:27.8 | Anita Lonsbrough (GBR) | 5:32.3 | Márta Egerváry (HUN) | 5:33.3 |
4×100 m freestyle relay | Netherlands Cocky Gastelaars Adrie Lasterie Erica Terpstra Ineke Tigelaar |
4:15.1 | Great Britain Linda Amos Diana Wilkinson |
4:16.3 | Hungary Maria Frank Zsuzsa Kovács Csilla Dobai-madarász Katalin Takacs |
4:17.5 |
4×100 m medley relay | East Germany Ingrid Schmidt Barbara Göbel Ute Noack Heidi Pechstein |
4:40.1 | Netherlands Ria van Velsen Klenie Bimolt Ada Kok Ineke Tigelaar |
4:42.9 | Great Britain Linda Ludgrove Anita Lonsbrough Mary-Anne Cotterill Diana Wilkinson |
4:46.2 |
Water polo[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Men's competition | Hungary | Soviet Union Yugoslavia |
none |
See also[]
References[]
- "European Swimming Championships (Men)". GBRSPORTS.COM. Archived from the original on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
- "European Swimming Championships (Women)". GBRSPORTS.COM. Archived from the original on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
Categories:
- 1962 in water sports
- 1962 in East German sport
- LEN European Aquatics Championships
- International sports competitions hosted by East Germany
- Sports competitions in Leipzig
- 1962 in German sport
- International aquatics competitions hosted by Germany
- August 1962 sports events in Europe