| Event: | Men's marathon |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
The men's marathon at the 1974 European Athletics Championships was held in Rome, Italy, on 8 September 1974.
| Gold | Ian Thompson | |
| Silver | Eckhard Lesse | |
| Bronze | Gaston Roelants |
8 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | | 2:13:18.8 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | 2:14:57.4 | |||||
| align=left | align=left | | 2:16:29.6 | ||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | | 2:18:02.2 | |||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | | 2:19:36.4 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left |  | 2:20:12.8 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left |  | 2:20:28.2 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left |  | 2:22:05.0 | |||
| 9 | align=left | align=left |  | 2:22:45.6 | |||
| 10 | align=left | align=left | 2:23:15.6 | ||||
| 11 | align=left | align=left | | 2:24:06.0 | |||
| 12 | align=left | align=left | | 2:25:07.8 | |||
| 13 | align=left | align=left | 2:26:54.2 | ||||
| 14 | align=left | align=left | | 2:27:13.0 | |||
| 15 | align=left | align=left | 2:27:40.4 | ||||
| 16 | align=left | align=left |  | 2:27:45.8 | |||
| 17 | align=left | align=left | 2:30:16.8 | ||||
| 18 | align=left | align=left | 2:30:42.6 | ||||
| 19 | align=left | align=left | | 2:31:11.2 | |||
| 20 | align=left | align=left | 2:32:21.6 | ||||
| 21 | align=left | align=left | | 2:34:15.0 | |||
| 22 | align=left | align=left | 2:34:55.2 | ||||
| align=left | align=left | | DNF | ||||
| align=left | align=left | DNF | |||||
| align=left | align=left | | DNF | ||||
| align=left | align=left |  | DNF | ||||
| align=left | align=left | DNF | |||||
| align=left | align=left | DNF | |||||
| align=left | align=left | DNF | |||||
| align=left | align=left |  | DNF |
According to an unofficial count, 30 athletes from 16 countries participated in the event.
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