| Final 17:10 | time | | 1. Murray Halberg |  NZL | 13:43.4 | | 2. Hans Grodotzki |  GER | 13:44.6 | | 3. Kazimierz Zimny |  POL | 13:44.8 | | 4. Friedrich Janke | GER | 13:46.8 | | 5. David Power |  AUS | 13:51.8 | | 6. Maiyoro Nyandika |  KEN | 13:52.8 | | 7. Michel Bernard |  FRA | 14:04.2 | | 8. Horst Flosbach | GER | 14:06.6 | | 9. Aleksandr Artynjuk |  URS | 14:08.0 | | 10.Sandor Iharos |  HUN | 14:11.4 | | 11.Albert Thomas | AUS | 14:20.4 | | 12.Luigi Conti |  ITA | 14:34.0 |
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| | | Venue: Stadio Olimpico, Roma. Capp.: 65,000. | | -- competitors from -- nations. |
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| Heats | Wednesday 31.08 17:40 |
| Heat 1 | Time | Team | | 1. Hans Grodotzki | GER | 14:01.2 | | 2. Luigi Conti | ITA | 14:01.6 | | 3. Maiyoro Nyandika | KEN | 14:06.0 | | 4. Yury Zakharov | URS | 14:10.2 | | 5. Reijo Hoykinpuro |  FIN | 14:21.8 | | 6. Hedwig Leenaert |  BEL | 14:24.6 | | 7. Frank Salvat |  GBR | 14:33.2 | | 8. Gabrow Merawi |  ETH | 14:40.8 | | 9. James Beatty |  USA | 14:43.8 | | 10.Michael Hoey |  IRL | 15:00.0 | | 11.Kassim Mukhtar |  IRQ | 15:00.6 | | -. J. Aceituno |  CIL | scratch. | | -. B. Szekeres | HUN | scratch. |
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| Heat 2 | Time | Team | | 1. Horst Flosbach | GER | 14:08.4 | | 2. Sandor Iharos | HUN | 14:08.6 | | 3. Aleksandr Artynjuk | URS | 14:09.4 | | 4. Allan Lawrence | AUS | 14:10.0 | | 5. Hamoud Ameur | FRA | 14:14.0 | | 6. Manuel de Oliveira |  POR | 14:15.6 | | 7. Douglas Kyle |  CAN | 14:25.0 | | 8. Marian Jochman | POL | 14:30.8 | | 9. Jose Molins Montes |  ESP | 14:31.2 | | 10.Mohamed Said |  MAR | 14:53.6 | | 11.Randhava Bhatia |  IND | 15:06.6 |
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| Heat 3 | Time | Team | | 1. Friedrich Janke | GER | 14:04.4 | | 2. Michel Bernard | FRA | 14:04.6 | | 3. Albert Thomas | AUS | 14:06.2 | | 4. William Dellinger | USA | 14:08.6 | | 5. Boris Efimov | URS | 14:14.6 | | 6. Simo Saloranta | FIN | 14:15.2 | | 7. Jaroslav Bohaty |  TCH | 14:30.0 | | 8. Gorodn Pirie | GBR | 14:43.6 | | 9. Christos Hiotis |  GRE | 15:01.2 | | 10.Cyprian Tseriwa |  RHO | 15:02.8 | | 11.Somnuek Srisombati |  THA | 15:32.6 |
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| Heat 4 | Time | Team | | 1. David Power | AUS | 14:03.0 | | 2. Murray Halberg | NZL | 14:03.8 | | 3. Kazimierz Zimny | POL | 14:07.4 | | 4. Bruce Tulloh | GBR | 14:17.2 | | 5. Miroslav Jurek | TCH | 14:31.4 | | 6. Eugene Allonsius | BEL | 14:36.8 | | 7. Robert Soth | USA | 14:40.4 | | 8. Miklos Szabo | HUN | 14:51.6 | | 9. Andrei Barabas |  ROM | 15:11.2 | | 10.Muharrem Dalkilic |  TUR | 15:13.6 | | 11.Jean Aniset |  LUX | 15:17.0 | | 12.Mubarak Shah |  PAK | 15:43.0 | | 13.George de Peana |  GUY | 15:54.2 |
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