The 1965 European Judo Championships were the 14th edition of the European Judo Championships, and were held in Madrid, Spain, from 23 to 24 May 1965.

[1] The Championships were held in two separate categories: amateur (seven events) and professional (six events).

As the Soviet and other Socialist judokas were competing on a strictly non-profit basis, they were allowed to compete both professionally, and as amateurs.

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

Aron Bogolyubov Anatoli Bondarenko Anzor Kiknadze Anzor Kibrotsashvili Oleg Stepanov Anton Geesink Joop Gouweleeuw Martin Poglajen Willem Ruska Peter Snijders André Bourreau Serge Feist Georges Gress Lionel Grossain Jacques Le Berre East German team: Paul Barth Helmut Howiller Herbert Niemann Otto Smirat Günther Wiesner