Global Global championships · since 1923 
Helsinki, Finland 30–31 Aug 1962
1962 World Festival of Youth and Students
Helsinki, Finland 30–31 Aug 1962- events
- 26
- medals awarded
- 78
- nations on the podium
- 9
- world records
- 0
Podiums
200m
400m
800m
1500m
5000m
110m hurdles
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
Shot put
Discus throw
Javelin throw
4x100m
4x400m
3 
Mongolia
Mongolia 3:34.0
Medal table
9 nations · 78 medals| # | Nation | Total | Share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union URS | 14 | 8 | 3 | 25 | |
| 2 |  Czech Republic CZE | 4 | 7 | 1 | 12 | |
| 3 |  Poland POL | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 | |
| 4 |  Romania ROU | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | |
| 5 |  Bulgaria BUL | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | |
| 6 |  Hungary HUN | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 7 | Finland FIN | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
| 8 | Mongolia MGL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 9 |  Tunisia TUN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Records set
8 CR- CR Pyotr Bolotnikov 5000m · Men 13:50.6
- CR Valeriy Brumel High jump · Men 2.22
- CR Igor Ter-Ovanesyan Long jump · Men 7.93
- CR Vilmos Varju Shot put · Men 18.81
- CR Iolanda Balaş High jump · Women 1.84
- CR Tatyana Shchelkanova Long jump · Women 6.59
- CR Tamara Press Shot put · Women 16.96
- CR Elvira Ozolina Javelin throw · Women 56.42