# 1962 European Athletics Championships – Men's 200 metres

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.

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 26 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.
* Austria (1)
* Czechoslovakia (2)
* France (2)
* Great Britain (3)
* Hungary (2)
* Italy (2)
* Norway (1)
* Poland (3)
* Romania (1)
* Soviet Union (2)
* Sweden (1)
* Switzerland (1)
* Turkey (1)
* West Germany (3)
* Yugoslavia (1)

## Results
### Heats

14 September

#### Heat 1

| 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 | Wind: +1.9 m/s |

#### Heat 2

| 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 | Wind: +3.1 m/s |

#### Heat 3

| 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 | Wind: +5.8 m/s |

#### Heat 4

| 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 | Wind: +1.1 m/s |

#### Heat 5

| 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 | Wind: +0.9 m/s |

#### Heat 6

| 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 | Wind: +2.3 m/s |

### Semi-finals

15 September

#### Heat 1

| 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 | Wind: -3.1 m/s |

#### Heat 2

| 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 | Wind: -3.1 m/s |

#### Heat 3

| 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 | Wind: -2.8 m/s |

### Final

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 | Wind: 0.0 m/s |