| Final 16:40 | time | | 1. Eamonn Coghlan |  IRL | 13:28.53 | | 2. Werner Schildhauer |  GDR | 13:30.20 | | 3. Martti Vainio |  FIN | 13:30.34 | | 4. Dmitriy Dmitriyev |  URS | 13:30.38 | | 5. Doug Padilla |  USA | 13:32.08 | | 6. Thomas Wessinghage |  FRG | 13:32.46 | | 7. Wodajo Bulti |  ETH | 13:34.03 | | 8. Dietmar Millonig |  AUT | 13:36.08 | | 9. Paul Kipkoech |  KEN | 13:37.44 | | 10.Antonio Leitao |  POR | 13:38.55 | | 11.Valeriy Abramov | URS | 13:39.80 | | 12.Markus Ryffel |  SUI | 13:39.98 | | 13.Salvatore Antibo |  ITA | 13:40.76 | | 14.Julian Goater |  GBR | 13:48.13 | | 15.Anatoliy Krokhmalyuk | URS | 14:00.27 |
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| Semi 1 | time | | 1. Markus Ryffel | SUI | 13:32.34 | | 2. Thomas Wessinghage | FRG | 13:32.37 | | 3. Werner Schildhauer | GDR | 13:32.49 | | 4. Dietmar Millonig | AUT | 13:32.86 | | 5. Doug Padilla | USA | 13:32.90 | | 6. Paul Kipkoech | KEN | 13:33.33 | | 7. Julian Goater | GBR | 13:36.21 | | 8. Anatoliy Krokhmalyuk | URS | 13:37.24 | | 9. Philippos Philippou |  GRE | 13:40.81 | | 10.Paul Williams |  CAN | 13:50.30 | | 11.David Clarke | GBR | 13:58.37 | | 12.Seyoum Nigatu | ETH | 14:02.23 | | 13.Kenji Ide |  JPN | 14:04.94 | | 14.Justin Gloden |  LUX | 14:12.25 | | 15.Ronald Lanzoni |  CRC | 14:47.30 |
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| Semi 2 | time | | 1. Dmitriy Dmitriyev | URS | 13:31.40 | | 2. Eamonn Coghlan | IRL | 13:31.66 | | 3. Antonio Leitao | POR | 13:32.33 | | 4. Wodajo Bulti | ETH | 13:33.03 | | 5. Salvatore Antibo | ITA | 13:33.12 | | 6. Valeriy Abramov | URS | 13:33.37 | | 7. Martti Vainio | FIN | 13:34.18 | | 8. Jim Hill | USA | 13:38.56 | | 9. Jim Spivey | USA | 13:43.17 | | 10.Jorge Garcia |  ESP | 13:46.36 | | 11.Eamonn Martin | GBR | 13:48.60 | | 12.Charles Cheruiyot | KEN | 13:52.61 | | 13.Abderrazak Bounour |  ALG | 14:00.78 | | 14.Fethi Baccouche |  TUN | 14:19.64 | | 15.Ricardo Vera |  URU | 14:20.20 |
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| Heat 1 | time | | 1. Markus Ryffel | SUI | 13:43.36 | | 2. Wodajo Bulti | ETH | 13:43.53 | | 3. Eamonn Martin | GBR | 13:43.57 | | 4. Thomas Wessinghage | FRG | 13:43.66 | | 5. Anatoliy Krokhmalyuk | URS | 13:43.78 | | 6. Salvatore Antibo | ITA | 13:44.05 | | 7. Charles Cheruiyot | KEN | 13:44.43 | | 8. Doug Padilla | USA | 13:44.71 | | 9. Philippos Philippou | GRE | 13:45.24 | | 10.Abderrazak Bounour | ALG | 13:57.93 | | 11.Justin Gloden | LUX | 14:26.02 | | 12.Mohamed Bakheet |  PAL | 14:52.26 | | 13.Ramon Lopez |  PAR | 15:10.29 |
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| Heat 2 | time | | 1. Paul Kipkoech | KEN | 14:18.73 | | 2. Fethi Baccouche | TUN | 14:23.79 | | 3. Julian Goater | GBR | 14:23.93 | | 4. Antonio Leitao | POR | 14:28.63 | | 5. Dmitriy Dmitriyev | URS | 14:37.75 | | 6. Ronald Lanzoni | CRC | 14:49.20 | | 7. Werner Schildhauer | GDR | 14:49.22 | | 8. Jim Hill | USA | 14:58.21 | | 9. Antoine Nivyobizi |  BUR | 15:14.60 | | 10.Jose Jaime Hernandez |  ESA | 15:29.86 | | 11.Alden Morris |  TKS | 18:06.35 | | -. Christoph Herle | FRG | DNS | | -. Mohamed Kedir | ETH | DNS |
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| Heat 3 | time | | 1. Valeriy Abramov | URS | 14:12.61 | | 2. Seyoum Nigatu | ETH | 14:13.22 | | 3. Dietmar Millonig | AUT | 14:13.65 | | 4. Eamonn Coghlan | IRL | 14:13.80 | | 5. David Clarke | GBR | 14:13.97 | | 6. Jorge Garcia | ESP | 14:14.57 | | 7. Paul Williams | CAN | 14:15.10 | | 8. Jim Spivey | USA | 14:15.70 | | 9. Ricardo Vera | URU | 14:17.26 | | 10.Kenji Ide | JPN | 14:18.34 | | 11.Martti Vainio | FIN | 14:18.74 | | 12.Masini Situ-Kubanza |  COD | 15:02.26 | | -. Hansjorg Kunze | GDR | DNS |
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