| Event: | Men's 5000 metres |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
The men's 5000 metres at the 1962 European Athletics Championships was held in Belgrade, then Yugoslavia, at JNA Stadium on 13 and 15 September 1962.
| Gold | Bruce Tulloh | |
| Silver | Kazimierz Zimny | |
| Bronze | Pyotr Bolotnikov |
15 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | | 14:00.6 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 14:01.8 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | 14:02.6 | |||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 14:03.4 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 14:03.8 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 14:04.2 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 14:05.0 | ||||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | | 14:06.8 | |||
| 9 | align=left | align=left | 14:11.4 | ||||
| 10 | align=left | align=left | 14:11.8 | ||||
| 11 | align=left | align=left | 14:14.6 | ||||
| 12 | align=left | align=left | 14:19.2 |
13 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 14:14.4 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 14:19.2 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 14:20.0 | Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 14:20.2 | Q | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left |  | 14:21.2 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 14:36.8 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 14:38.4 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | 14:44.4 | |||
| 9 | align=left | align=left |  | 14:47.6 | |||
| 10 | align=left | align=left |  | 14:48.2 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 14:15.0 | Q | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 14:15.6 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 14:15.8 | Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 14:15.8 | Q | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 14:16.2 | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 14:28.8 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 14:39.4 | ||||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | 14:41.4 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 13:53.4 | CR Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 13:53.4 | CR Q | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 13:53.6 | Q | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 13:53.8 | Q | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 13:56.4 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 14:14.2 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | | 14:41.0 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | 15:10.2 | ||||
| align=left | align=left |  | DNF |
According to an unofficial count, 27 athletes from 16 countries participated in the event.
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