| Final | | time | | | 1. Thomas Wessinghage |  West Germany | 3:39.82 | | | 2. José Manuel Abascal |  Spain | 3:40.39 | | | 3. Antti Loikkanen |  Finland | 3:41.31 | | | 4. Peter Wirz |  Switzerland | 3:41.95 | | | 5. Claudio Patrignani |  Italy | 3:41.99 | | | 6. Andreas Baranski | West Germany | 3:42.54 | | | 7. Jaime López | Spain | 3:42.96 | | | 8. Tamás Szabó |  Hungary | 3:44.85 | | | 9. Yorgos Petrakis |  Greece | 3:48.91 | |
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Heats - Saturday, 5th March | | First - from each Heat advanced to Final. |
| Heat 1 | | time | | | 7. José Manuel Abascal | Spain | 3:48.23 | Q | | 8. Antti Loikkanen | Finland | 3:48.43 | Q | | 9. Claudio Patrignani | Italy | 3:48.47 | Q | | 10.Carlos Cabral |  Portugal | 3:48.52 | | | 11.Béla ũnekes | Hungary | 3:48.96 | | | 12.Janos Szvoboda | Hungary | 3:50.12 | | | 13.Didier Begouin |  France | 3:53.69 | |
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| Heat 2 | | time | | | 1. Peter Wirz | Switzerland | 3:43.30 | Q | | 2. Thomas Wessinghage | West Germany | 3:43.31 | Q | | 3. Andreas Baranski | West Germany | 3:43.63 | Q | | 4. Jaime López | Spain | 3:43.92 | q | | 5. Tamás Szabó | Hungary | 3:43.97 | q | | 6. Yorgos Petrakis | Greece | 3:43.97 | q |
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