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 In the men's swimming program, the 100 m backstroke had been replaced by the 200 m backstroke.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.
Host city | Leipzig |
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Country | East Germany |
Events | 23 |
Opening | 18 August 1962 |
Closing | 25 August 1962 |
Medal table
edit* Host nation (East Germany)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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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 entries) | 23 | 24 | 22 | 69 |
Medal summary
editDiving
edit- Men's events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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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 | |||
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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
editMen's events
editWomen's events
editWater polo
editEvent | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's competition | Hungary | Soviet Union Yugoslavia |
none |
See also
editReferences
edit- "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.