| Event: | Men's 400 metres hurdles |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
The men's 400 metres hurdles at the 1962 European Athletics Championships was held in Belgrade, then Yugoslavia, at JNA Stadium on 12, 13, and 14 September 1962.
| Gold | Salvatore Morale | |
| Silver | Jörg Neumann | |
| Bronze | Helmut Janz |
14 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | | 49.2 | WR | |||
| align=left | align=left | 50.3 | |||||
| align=left | align=left | 50.5 | |||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left |  | 50.8 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 51.3 | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 54.2 |
13 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 50.0 | CR Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 50.6 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 50.9 | Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left |  | 51.3 | NR | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 51.3 | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 51.4 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 51.0 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 51.0 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 51.1 | Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 51.6 | ||||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 52.0 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 52.8 |
12 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 51.0 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 51.7 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 52.0 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left |  | 52.7 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 52.8 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 54.4 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 51.4 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 52.4 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 52.8 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 53.1 | ||||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 53.5 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 54.9 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 51.4 | NR Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 52.0 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 52.0 | Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 52.4 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 52.6 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 51.8 | Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 52.2 | Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 52.8 | Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 53.1 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 53.8 |
According to an unofficial count, 22 athletes from 16 countries participated in the event.
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