The men's marathon at the 1962 European Athletics Championships was held in Belgrade, then Yugoslavia, on 16 September 1962.

Medalists Gold Brian Kilby Silver Aurèle Vandendriessche Bronze Viktor Baykov

Results Final 16 September Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Brian Kilby 2:23:18.8 Aurèle Vandendriessche 2:24:02.0 Viktor Baykov 2:24:19.8 4 Alistair Wood 2:25:57.8 5 Pavel Kantorek 2:26:54.4 6 Sergey Popov 2:27:46.8 7 Thyge Thøgersen 2:30:04.8 8 Ivan Mustapić 2:30:23.4 9 Stanisław Ożóg 2:30:32.2 10 Václav Chudomel 2:30:33.0 11 Tenho Salakka 2:33:00.0 12 Eino Oksanen 2:33:40.8 13 Albert Messitt 2:34:55.2 14 Franjo Škrinjar 2:36:14.8 15 Béla Szalay 2:36:38.0 16 Bruno Bartholome 2:37:37.6 17 Gerhard Hönicke 2:43:31.6 18 Evert Nyberg 2:44:55.8 19 Paul Genève 2:45:08.0 20 Werner Zylka 2:47:40.0 21 Guido Vögele 2:48:11.6 22 Niilo Sorrela 2:48:43.2 Nikolay Rumyantsev Ron Hill Miguel Navarro Franjo Mihalić Haydar Erturan Salvatore Cuccuru

Participation According to an unofficial count, 28 athletes from 18 countries participated in the event.

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