| Final | | time | | | 1. Karl Fleschen |  West Germany | 7:57.5 | | | 2. Pekka Päivärinta |  Finland | 7:59.3 | | | 3. Markus Ryffel |  Switzerland | 8:00.3 | | | 4. Fernando Cerrada |  Spain | 8:00.6 | | | 5. Michael Karst | West Germany | 8:03.2 | | | 6. Ray Smedley |  Great Britain | 8:06.2 | | | 7. Paul Thijs |  Belgium | 8:08.4 | | | 8. ŀtefan Polák |  Czechoslovakia | 8:08.4 | |
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Heats - Saturday, 12th March | | First 3 from each Heat and next Best 3 advanced to Final. |
| Heat 1 | | time | | | 1. Karl Fleschen | West Germany | 7:57.8 | Q | | 2. Pekka Päivärinta | Finland | 7:57.9 | Q | | 3. Markus Ryffel | Switzerland | 7:58.4 | Q | | 4. Paul Thijs | Belgium | 7:59.1 | q | | 5. ŀtefan Polák | Czechoslovakia | 7:59.2 | q | | 7. Christian Sanjurjo | Spain | 7:59.7 | | | 12.Mehmet Tümkan |  Turkey | 8:14.0 | |
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| Heat 2 | | time | | | 6. Fernando Cerrada | Spain | 7:59.5 | Q | | 8. Michael Karst | West Germany | 8:02.4 | Q | | 9. Ray Smedley | Great Britain | 8:02.4 | Q | | 10.Leopold Tomaszewicz |  Poland | 8:07.9 | | | 11.Alexandre Gonzalez |  France | 8:10.7 | | | 13.Klaas Lok |  Netherlands | 8:17.6 | |
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