| Event: | Men's 200 metres |
| Competition: | 1962 European Athletics Championships |
| Venue: | JNA Stadium |
| Location: | Belgrade |
| Competitors: | 26 |
| Nations: | 15 |
| Win Value: | 20.7 |
| Gold: | Owe Jonsson |
| Goldnoc: | SWE |
| Silver: | Marian Foik |
| Silvernoc: | POL |
| Bronze: | Sergio Ottolina |
| Bronzenoc: | ITA |
| Previous: | 1958 |
| Next: | 1966 |
The men's 200 metres at the 1962 European Athletics Championships was held in Belgrade, then Yugoslavia, at JNA Stadium on 14, 15, and 16 September 1962.[1]
According to an unofficial count, 26 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.
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(1)14 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | Paul Genevay | align=left | | 21.1 | |
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 21.3 | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 21.4 | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 21.5 | ||
| Wind: +1.9 m/s | ||||||
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 21.0 | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 21.4 | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 21.6 | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 21.7 | |||
| Wind: +3.1 m/s | ||||||
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 20.9 | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 20.9 | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 21.3 | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 21.8 | |||
| Wind: +5.8 m/s | ||||||
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 20.8 | , | |
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 20.9 | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 21.8 | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 22.1 | |||
| Wind: +1.1 m/s | ||||||
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 21.0 | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 21.1 | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 21.6 | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 21.7 | |||
| Wind: +0.9 m/s | ||||||
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 21.2 | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 21.3 | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | | 21.3 | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 21.4 | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 21.7 | ||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 22.1 | ||
| Wind: +2.3 m/s | ||||||
15 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 21.0 | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 21.2 | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 21.5 | |||
| 4 | align=left | Paul Genevay | align=left | | 21.7 | |
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 21.8 | ||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 22.1 | ||
| Wind: -3.1 m/s | ||||||
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 21.1 | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 21.4 | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 21.5 | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 21.5 | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 21.9 | ||
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| Wind: -3.1 m/s | ||||||
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | | 21.0 | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 21.0 | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 21.3 | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 21.5 | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 21.5 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 21.6 | ||
| Wind: -2.8 m/s | ||||||
16 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | | 20.7 | |||
| align=left | align=left | | 20.8 | |||
| align=left | align=left | | 20.8 | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 21.0 | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 21.0 | ||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 21.2 | |||
| Wind: 0.0 m/s | ||||||