| Men's 200 metres at the 1962 European Athletics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | JNA Stadium | |||||||||
| Location | Belgrade | |||||||||
| Dates | 
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| Competitors | 26 from 15 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 20.7 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| 1962 European Athletics Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
|   | ||
| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women | 
| 200 m | men | women | 
| 400 m | men | women | 
| 800 m | men | women | 
| 1500 m | men | |
| 5000 m | men | |
| 10,000 m | men | |
| 80 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | |
| 4 × 100 m relay | men | women | 
| 4 × 400 m relay | men | |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | |
| 20 km walk | men | |
| 50 km walk | men | |
| Field events | ||
| High jump | men | women | 
| Pole vault | men | |
| Long jump | men | women | 
| Triple jump | men | |
| Shot put | men | women | 
| Discus throw | men | women | 
| Hammer throw | men | |
| Javelin throw | men | women | 
| Combined events | ||
| Pentathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
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.
 Austria  (1)
  Austria  (1) Czechoslovakia  (2)
  Czechoslovakia  (2) France  (2)
  France  (2) Great Britain  (3)
  Great Britain  (3) Hungary  (2)
  Hungary  (2) Italy  (2)
  Italy  (2) Norway  (1)
  Norway  (1) Poland  (3)
  Poland  (3) Romania  (1)
  Romania  (1) Soviet Union  (2)
  Soviet Union  (2) Sweden  (1)
  Sweden  (1) Switzerland  (1)
   Switzerland  (1) Turkey  (1)
  Turkey  (1) West Germany  (3)
  West Germany  (3) Yugoslavia  (1)
  Yugoslavia  (1)14 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Genevay |  France | 21.1 | Q | 
| 2 | Peter Radford |  Great Britain | 21.3 | Q | 
| 3 | Edvin Ozolin |  Soviet Union | 21.4 | Q | 
| 4 | Andrzej Karcz |  Poland | 21.5 | |
| Wind: +1.9 m/s | ||||
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sergio Ottolina |  Italy | 21.0 | Q | 
| 2 | Michael Hildrey |  Great Britain | 21.4 | Q | 
| 3 | Manfred Germar |  West Germany | 21.6 | Q | 
| 4 | Jean-Louis Descloux |  Switzerland | 21.7 | |
| Wind: +3.1 m/s | ||||
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marian Foik |  Poland | 20.9 | Q | 
| 2 | David Jones |  Great Britain | 20.9 | Q | 
| 3 | Klaus Ulonska |  West Germany | 21.3 | Q | 
| 4 | Amin Tuyakov |  Soviet Union | 21.8 | |
| Wind: +5.8 m/s | ||||
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Owe Jonsson |  Sweden | 20.8 | Q, CR | 
| 2 | Jocelyn Delecour |  France | 20.9 | Q | 
| 3 | Valeriu Jurcă |  Romania | 21.8 | Q | 
| 4 | Josip Šarić |  Yugoslavia | 22.1 | |
| Wind: +1.1 m/s | ||||
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heinz Schumann |  West Germany | 21.0 | Q | 
| 2 | Csaba Csutorás |  Hungary | 21.1 | Q | 
| 3 | Armando Sardi |  Italy | 21.6 | Q | 
| 4 | Josef Trousil |  Czechoslovakia | 21.7 | |
| Wind: +0.9 m/s | ||||
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrzej Zieliński |  Poland | 21.2 | Q | 
| 2 | Vilém Mandlík |  Czechoslovakia | 21.3 | Q | 
| 3 | László Mihályfi |  Hungary | 21.3 | Q | 
| 4 | Carl Fredrik Bunæs |  Norway | 21.4 | |
| 5 | Heinz-Georg Kamler |  Austria | 21.7 | |
| 6 | Ferruh Oygur |  Turkey | 22.1 | |
| Wind: +2.3 m/s | ||||
15 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Owe Jonsson |  Sweden | 21.0 | Q | 
| 2 | Heinz Schumann |  West Germany | 21.2 | Q | 
| 3 | Vilém Mandlík |  Czechoslovakia | 21.5 | |
| 4 | Paul Genevay |  France | 21.7 | |
| 5 | Michael Hildrey |  Great Britain | 21.8 | |
| 6 | Valeriu Jurcă |  Romania | 22.1 | |
| Wind: -3.1 m/s | ||||
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marian Foik |  Poland | 21.1 | Q | 
| 2 | David Jones |  Great Britain | 21.4 | Q | 
| 3 | Klaus Ulonska |  West Germany | 21.5 | |
| 4 | Csaba Csutorás |  Hungary | 21.5 | |
| 5 | Armando Sardi |  Italy | 21.9 | |
| László Mihályfi |  Hungary | DNF | ||
| Wind: -3.1 m/s | ||||
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sergio Ottolina |  Italy | 21.0 | Q | 
| 2 | Jocelyn Delecour |  France | 21.0 | Q | 
| 3 | Manfred Germar |  West Germany | 21.3 | |
| 4 | Andrzej Zieliński |  Poland | 21.5 | |
| 5 | Edvin Ozolin |  Soviet Union | 21.5 | |
| 6 | Peter Radford |  Great Britain | 21.6 | |
| Wind: -2.8 m/s | ||||
16 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | Owe Jonsson |  Sweden | 20.7 | CR | 
|  | Marian Foik |  Poland | 20.8 | |
|  | Sergio Ottolina |  Italy | 20.8 | |
| 4 | Jocelyn Delecour |  France | 21.0 | |
| 5 | David Jones |  Great Britain | 21.0 | |
| 6 | Heinz Schumann |  West Germany | 21.2 | |
| Wind: 0.0 m/s | ||||