The routine competition of the 2016 European Aquatics Championships was held on 17 and 18 May 2016.[1][2]
| Men's 1500 metre freestyle at the 2016 European Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Dates | 17–18 May | |||||||||
| Competitors | 35 from 21 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 14:34.04 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Records edit
Prior to the competition, the existing world, European and championship records were as follows.
| Name | Nation | Time | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record | Sun Yang |  China |
14:31.02 | London | 4 August 2012 |
| European record | Gregorio Paltrinieri |  Italy |
14:39.67 | Kazan | 8 August 2015 |
| Championship record | Gregorio Paltrinieri | Italy |
14:39.93 | Berlin | 20 August 2014 |
Results edit
Heats edit
The heats were held on 17 May at 11:29.[3]
Final edit
The final was held on 18 May at 18:02.[4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4 | Gregorio Paltrinieri | Italy |
14:34.04 | ER, CR |
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5 | Gabriele Detti | Italy |
14:48.75 | |
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6 | Mykhailo Romanchuk |  Ukraine |
14:50.33 | |
| 4 | 1 | Gergely Gyurta |  Hungary |
14:57.06 | |
| 5 | 3 | Jan Micka |  Czech Republic |
14:58.73 | |
| 6 | 8 | Wojciech Wojdak |  Poland |
14:59.66 | |
| 7 | 2 | Henrik Christiansen |  Norway |
15:04.60 | |
| 8 | 7 | Serhiy Frolov | Ukraine |
15:05.05 |