| Event: | Men's marathon |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
The men's marathon at the 1962 European Athletics Championships was held in Belgrade, then Yugoslavia, on 16 September 1962.
| Gold | Brian Kilby | |
| Silver | Aurèle Vandendriessche | |
| Bronze | Viktor Baykov |
16 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
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| align=left | align=left | | 2:23:18.8 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 2:24:02.0 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | 2:24:19.8 | |||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 2:25:57.8 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 2:26:54.4 | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 2:27:46.8 | ||||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 2:30:04.8 | ||||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | 2:30:23.4 | ||||
| 9 | align=left | align=left |  | 2:30:32.2 | |||
| 10 | align=left | align=left | 2:30:33.0 | ||||
| 11 | align=left | align=left |  | 2:33:00.0 | |||
| 12 | align=left | align=left | | 2:33:40.8 | |||
| 13 | align=left | align=left |  | 2:34:55.2 | |||
| 14 | align=left | align=left | 2:36:14.8 | ||||
| 15 | align=left | align=left |  | 2:36:38.0 | |||
| 16 | align=left | align=left | 2:37:37.6 | ||||
| 17 | align=left | align=left | 2:43:31.6 | ||||
| 18 | align=left | align=left |  | 2:44:55.8 | |||
| 19 | align=left | align=left |  | 2:45:08.0 | |||
| 20 | align=left | align=left | 2:47:40.0 | ||||
| 21 | align=left | align=left | 2:48:11.6 | ||||
| 22 | align=left | align=left | | 2:48:43.2 | |||
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According to an unofficial count, 28 athletes from 18 countries participated in the event.
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