| Event: | Women's long jump |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
The women's long jump at the 1962 European Athletics Championships was held in Belgrade, then Yugoslavia, at JNA Stadium on 14 and 15 September 1962.
| Gold | Tatyana Shchelkanova | |
| Silver | Elżbieta Krzesińska | |
| Bronze | Mary Rand |
15 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | 6.36 | |||||
| align=left | align=left | | 6.22 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | 6.22 | ||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 6.21 | ||||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 6.19 | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 6.12 | ||||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 5.98 | ||||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | 5.95 | ||||
| 9 | align=left | align=left | 5.92 | ||||
| 10 | align=left | align=left |  | 5.83 | |||
| 11 | align=left | align=left |  | 5.82 | |||
| 12 | align=left | align=left | | 5.78 |
14 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 6.38 | CR Q | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | | 6.29 | Q | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 6.25 | Q | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 6.23 | Q | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 6.22 | Q | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | | 6.15 | Q | ||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 6.14 | Q | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | | 6.14 | NR Q | ||
| 9 | align=left | align=left | | 6.13 | Q | ||
| 10 | align=left | align=left | 6.11 | Q | |||
| 11 | align=left | align=left | 6.05 | Q | |||
| 12 | align=left | align=left | | 5.98 | NR Q | ||
| 13 | align=left | align=left |  | 5.96 | |||
| 14 | align=left | align=left | | 5.86 | |||
| 15 | align=left | align=left | | 5.81 | |||
| 16 | align=left | align=left |  | 5.80 | |||
| 17 | align=left | align=left | | 5.76 | |||
| 18 | align=left | align=left |  | 5.17 |
According to an unofficial count, 18 athletes from 12 countries participated in the event.
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