| Final | | time | | | 1. Paul-Heinz Wellmann |  West Germany | 3:45.1 | | | 2. Thomas Wessinghage | West Germany | 3:45.3 | | | 3. Gheorghe Ghipu |  Romania | 3:46.1 | | | 4. Herman Mignon |  Belgium | 3:47.1 | | | 5. Eberhard Helm | West Germany | 3:47.3 | | | 6. Daniel Jańczuk |  Poland | 3:47.7 | | | 7. Anatoliy Mamontov |  Soviet Union | 3:47.7 | | | 8. Glen Grant |  Great Britain | 3:48.4 | |
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Heats - Saturday, 21st February | | First 3 from each Heat advanced to Final. |
| Heat 1 | | time | | | 1. Thomas Wessinghage | West Germany | 3:44.9 | Q | | 2. Gheorghe Ghipu | Romania | 3:45.1 | Q | | 3. Anatoliy Mamontov | Soviet Union | 3:45.7 | Q | | 4. Herman Mignon | Belgium | 3:45.8 | Q | | 5. Vladimir Kanev |  Bulgaria | 3:46.1 | | | 6. Eugeniusz Frąckowiak | Poland | 3:46.3 | |
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| Heat 2 | | time | | | 7. Paul-Heinz Wellmann | West Germany | 3:48.3 | Q | | 8. Eberhard Helm | West Germany | 3:48.7 | Q | | 9. Glen Grant | Great Britain | 3:48.9 | Q | | 10.Daniel Jańczuk | Poland | 3:49.1 | Q | | 11.Åke Svensson |  Sweden | 3:49.8 | | | 12.Fotios Kourtis |  Greece | 3:49.9 | |
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