The 1963 European Judo Championships were the 12th edition of the European Judo Championships, and were held in Geneva, Switzerland on 11 May 1963.

The amateur contests were subdivided into four individual competitions, and a separate team competition.

The Soviet and other Socialist judokas were allowed to compete professionally but on a strictly non-profit basis.

As before, more than one representative of a single national team were allowed to qualify for participation in each event.

Robert Dzhgamadze Alfred Karatschuk Anzor Kiknadze Vladimir Pankratov Oleg Stepanov Genrikh Shults Wolfgang Ehler Peter Herrmann Kurt Leise Ferdinand Miebach Günter Monczyk Matthias Schießleder André Bourreau Jean-Pierre Dessailly Georges Gress Lionel Grossain Jacques Le Berre Michel Lesturgeon Belgian team: Pierre Brouha Marcel Clause Henri Dewandeleer Max Deweer Désiré Durieux Marcel Etienne