| POS | Rank | Heat | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | Christoph Herle |
FRG |
7:54.54 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Dave Lewis |
GBR |
7:54.55 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Francis Gonzalez |
FRA |
7:54.73 |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | António Leitão |
POR |
7:54.82 NR |
| 5 | 5 | 2 | Pierre Délèze |
SUI |
7:55.22 |
| 6 | 6 | 2 | Bob Verbeeck |
BEL |
7:55.94 |
| 7 | 7 | 2 | Ivan Uvizl |
TCH |
7:57.78 |
| 8 | 8 | 2 | Tony Rogers |
NZL |
7:58.09 |
| 9 | 1 | 1 | Joao Campos |
POR |
7:59.07 |
| 10 | 2 | 1 | Stefano Mei |
ITA |
8:00.18 |
| 11 | 3 | 1 | Don Clary |
USA |
8:00.21 |
| 12 | 4 | 1 | Joseph Mahmoud |
FRA |
8:00.76 |
| 13 | 5 | 1 | Bruno Lafranchi |
SUI |
8:01.27 |
| 14 | 6 | 1 | Peter Renner |
NZL |
8:06.38 |
| 15 | 7 | 1 | Isaack Lubango |
TAN |
8:12.71 |
| 16 | 9 | 2 | Emilio Ulloa |
CHI |
8:19.96 |
| 17 | 8 | 1 | Julián Giraldo |
COL |
8:22.42 |
| 18 | 10 | 2 | Mohamed Baket |
PLE |
8:23.63 NR |
| 19 | 9 | 1 | Yehezkel Halifa |
ISR |
8:24.34 |
| 20 | 10 | 1 | Vinko Pokrajcic |
YUG |
8:36.04 |