| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | Reaction Time | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USSR |  URS | 3:00.79 | |
| 2 | Federal Republic Germany |  FRG | 3:01.83 | |
| 3 | Great Britain & N.I. |  GBR | 3:03.53 | |
| 4 | Czechoslovakia |  TCH | 3:03.90 | |
| 5 | Italy |  ITA | 3:05.10 | |
| 6 | United States |  USA | 3:05.29 | |
| 7 | Sweden |  SWE | 3:08.57 | |
| Poland |  POL | DNF |