| Final 15:40 | time | | 1. Steve Cram |  GBR | 3:41.59 | | 2. Steve Scott |  USA | 3:41.87 | | 3. Said Aouita |  MAR | 3:42.02 | | 4. Steve Ovett | GBR | 3:42.34 | | 5. Jose Manuel Abascal |  ESP | 3:42.47 | | 6. Pierre Deleze |  SUI | 3:43.69 | | 7. Andreas Busse |  GDR | 3:43.72 | | 8. Dragan Zdravkovic |  YUG | 3:43.75 | | 9. John Walker |  NZL | 3:44.24 | | 10.Jan Kubista |  TCH | 3:44.30 | | 11.Uwe Becker |  FRG | 3:45.09 | | 12.Mike Boit |  KEN | 3:46.46 |
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| Semi 1 | time | | 1. Steve Scott | USA | 3:36.43 | | 2. Said Aouita | MAR | 3:36.43 | | 3. Jan Kubista | TCH | 3:37.12 | | 4. Uwe Becker | FRG | 3:37.27 | | 5. Andreas Busse | GDR | 3:37.54 | | 6. Jose Luis Gonzalez | ESP | 3:38.77 | | 7. Niels Kim Hjorth |  DEN | 3:39.75 | | 8. Abderrahmane Morceli |  ALG | 3:39.88 | | 9. Stefano Mei |  ITA | 3:41.78 | | 10.Graham Williamson | GBR | 3:45.84 | | 11.Frank O'Mara |  IRL | 3:47.10 | | -. Robert Nemeth |  AUT | DNF |
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| Semi 2 | time | | 1. Steve Cram | GBR | 3:35.77 | | 2. Steve Ovett | GBR | 3:36.26 | | 3. Jose Manuel Abascal | ESP | 3:36.35 | | 4. Pierre Deleze | SUI | 3:36.37 | | 5. John Walker | NZL | 3:36.52 | | 6. Dragan Zdravkovic | YUG | 3:37.31 | | 7. Mike Boit | KEN | 3:37.75 | | 8. Claudio Patrignani | ITA | 3:38.36 | | 9. Sydney Maree | USA | 3:38.65 | | 10.Piotr Kurek |  POL | 3:39.54 | | 11.Ray Flynn | IRL | 3:40.26 | | 12.Eddy Stevens |  BEL | 3:42.63 | | 13.Tom Byers | USA | 3:43.97 |
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| Heat 1 | time | | 1. Pierre Deleze | SUI | 3:42.28 | | 2. Sydney Maree | USA | 3:43.13 | | 3. Uwe Becker | FRG | 3:43.18 | | 4. Ray Flynn | IRL | 3:43.27 | | 5. Joao Campos |  POR | 3:43.44 | | 6. Kipkoech Cheruiyot | KEN | 3:43.58 | | 7. Nikolay Kirov |  URS | 3:43.77 | | 8. Jan Persson |  SWE | 3:43.83 | | 9. Dave Reid |  CAN | 3:45.08 | | 10.Mohamed Neji Henkiri |  TUN | 3:45.90 | | 11.Jama Aden |  SOM | 3:46.87 | | 12.Tisbite Rakotoarisoa |  MAD | 3:52.91 | | 13.Luis Munguia |  NCA | 4:02.06 |
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| Heat 2 | time | | 1. Steve Cram | GBR | 3:40.17 | | 2. Said Aouita | MAR | 3:40.39 | | 3. Frank O'Mara | IRL | 3:40.53 | | 4. John Walker | NZL | 3:40.67 | | 5. Piotr Kurek | POL | 3:40.96 | | 6. Niels Kim Hjorth | DEN | 3:41.29 | | 7. Peter Wirz | SUI | 3:41.69 | | 8. Philippe Dien |  FRA | 3:43.15 | | 9. Spyros Spyrou |  GRE | 3:43.94 | | 10.Paul Rugut | KEN | 3:46.00 | | 11.Jimmy Igohe |  TAN | 3:48.58 | | 12.Charlie Oliver |  SOL | 4:18.24 | | -. Mehdi Aidet | ALG | DNS |
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| Heat 3 | time | | 1. Andreas Busse | GDR | 3:38.65 | | 2. Steve Ovett | GBR | 3:39.00 | | 3. Dragan Zdravkovic | YUG | 3:39.18 | | 4. Jan Kubista | TCH | 3:39.20 | | 5. Tom Byers | USA | 3:39.41 | | 6. Eddy Stevens | BEL | 3:39.77 | | 7. Stefano Mei | ITA | 3:39.93 | | 8. Jose Luis Gonzalez | ESP | 3:41.29 | | 9. Pascal Thiebaut | FRA | 3:41.51 | | 10.Amar Brahmia | ALG | 3:42.75 | | 11.Omer Khalifa |  SUD | 3:48.23 | | 12.John Chappory |  GIB | 3:56.92 | | 13.Jean-Marie Rudasinqwa |  RWA | 3:57.49 |
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| Heat 4 | time | | 1. Steve Scott | USA | 3:37.87 | | 2. Jose Manuel Abascal | ESP | 3:38.06 | | 3. Claudio Patrignani | ITA | 3:38.35 | | 4. Graham Williamson | GBR | 3:38.99 | | 5. Abderrahmane Morceli | ALG | 3:39.77 | | 6. Robert Nemeth | AUT | 3:39.93 | | 7. Mike Boit | KEN | 3:40.06 | | 8. Antti Loikkanen |  FIN | 3:44.47 | | 9. Sermet Timurlenk |  TUR | 3:46.74 | | 10.Mohammed Darwish |  IRQ | 3:50.04 | | 11.Ibrahim Malallah |  QAT | 3:52.05 | | 12.Masini Situ-Kubanza |  COD | 4:06.44 | | 13.Sekou Camara |  GUI | 4:08.46 |
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