| Final | time | | 1. Vladimir Kuts |  URS | 13:39.6 | | 2. Gordon Pirie |  GBR | 13:50.6 | | 3. Derek Ibbotson | GBR | 13:54.4 | | 4. Miklos Szabo |  HUN | 14:03.4 | | 5. Albert Thomas |  AUS | 14:04.6 | | 6. Laszlo Tabori | HUN | 14:09.8 | | 7. Maiyoro Nyandika |  KEN | 14:19.0 | | 8. Thyge Togersen |  DEN | 14:21.0 | | 9. Pyotr Bolotnikov | URS | 14:22.4 | | 10.Ivan Tcherniavskii | URS | 14:22.4 | | 11.Chistopher Chataway | GBR | 14:28.8 | | 12.Herbert Schade |  GER | 14:31.8 | | -. William Dellinger |  USA | DNF | | -. Velisa Mugosa |  JUG | DNF | | -. Allan Lawrence | AUS | DNS |
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| Heat 1 | time | | 1. Gordon Pirie | GBR | 14:25.6 | | 2. Velisa Mugosa | JUG | 14:25.6 | | 3. William Dellinger | USA | 14:26.8 | | 4. Pyotr Bolotnikov | URS | 14:28.0 | | 5. Thyge Togersen | DEN | 14:29.0 | | 6. Anentia Arere | KEN | 14:37.0 | | 7. Gustav Ahlund |  SWE | 15:12.0 | | -. Kazimierz Zimny |  POL | DNF |
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| Heat 2 | time | | 1. Allan Lawrence | AUS | 14:14.6 | | 2. Vladimir Kouts | URS | 14:15.4 | | 3. Laszlo Tabori | HUN | 14:18.6 | | 4. Derek Ibbotson | GBR | 14:18.8 | | 5. Schade | GER | 14:18.8 | | 6. Ilmari Taipale |  FIN | 14:24.2 | | 7. Curtis Stone | USA | 14:52.0 | | 8. Douglas Kyle |  CAN | 14:59.0 |
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| Heat 3 | time | | 1. Albert Thomas | AUS | 14:14.2 | | 2. Maiyoro Nyandika | KEN | 14:29.4 | | 3. Ivan Tcherniavskii | URS | 14:32.4 | | 4. Miklos Szabo | HUN | 14:32.6 | | 5. Christopher Chataway | GBR | 14:32.6 | | 6. Friedrich Janke | GER | 14:40.6 | | 7. Jerzy Chromik | POL | 14:51.4 |
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