| Final | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Roland Matthes | GDR | 58.7s | 1. 1. | | 2. Charlie Hickcox | USA | 1:00.2 | 2. 2. | | 3. Ronnie Mills | USA | 1:00.5 | 3. 4. | | 4. Larry Barbiere | USA | 1:01.1 | 5. 3. | | 5. Jim Shaw | CAN | 1:01.4 | 3. 5. | | 6. Bob Schoutsen | NED | 1:01.8 | 9. 7. | | 7. Reinhard Blechert | FRG | 1:01.9 | 8. 8. | | 8. Franco Del Campo | ITA | 1:02.0 | 7. 6. |
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| Reinstated in the Olympic Games. |
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| Semi 1 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Charlie Hickcox | USA | 1:01.6 | 2. | | 2. Jim Shaw | CAN | 1:01.9 | 5. | | 3. Reinhard Blechert | FRG | 1:02.2 | 8. | | 4. Yury Gromak | URS | 1:02.4 | 10. | | 5. Franco Chino | ITA | 1:02.7 | 13. | | 6. Danijel Vrhovšek | YUG | 1:02.7 | 13. | | 7. John Jackson | GBR | 1:02.8 | 15. | | 8. Ejvind Pedersen | DEN | 1:03.6 | 16. |
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| Semi 2 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Roland Matthes | GDR | 1:01.3 | 1. | | 2. Larry Barbiere | USA | 1:01.6 | 3. | | 3. Ronnie Mills | USA | 1:01.8 | 4. | | 4. Franco Del Campo | ITA | 1:02.1 | 6. | | 5. Bob Schoutsen | NED | 1:02.1 | 7. | | 6. Karl Byrom | AUS | 1:02.3 | 9. | | 7. Santiago Esteva | ESP | 1:02.4 | 10. | | 8. Viktor Mazanov | URS | 1:02.5 | 12. |
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| Heat 1 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Larry Barbiere | USA | 1:01.9 | 5. | | 2. Franco Chino | ITA | 1:02.0 | 6. | | 3. Reinhard Blechert | FRG | 1:02.7 | 8. | | 4. Luis Angel Acosta | MEX | 1:06.5 | 31. | | 5. Friedrich Jokisch | ESA | 1:13.7 | 36. |
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| Heat 2 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Roland Matthes | GDR | 1:01.0 | 1. | | 2. Santiago Esteva | ESP | 1:03.0 | 11. | | 3. Ejvind Pedersen | DEN | 1:03.5 | 16. | | 4. Yevgeny Spiridonov | URS | 1:04.2 | 20. | | 5. Jesús Cabrera | ESP | 1:04.8 | 25. | | 6. Eliseo Vidal | CUB | 1:06.4 | 30. | | 7. Wong Man Chiu | HKG | 1:11.3 | 33. |
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| Heat 3 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Jim Shaw | CAN | 1:01.8 | 3. | | 2. Viktor Mazanov | URS | 1:03.1 | 13. | | 3. Roderick Jones | GBR | 1:04.1 | 19. | | 4. José Joaquín Santibáñez | MEX | 1:04.2 | 20. | | 5. Herman Verbauwen | BEL | 1:04.6 | 22. | | 6. Gary Goodner | PUR | 1:06.3 | 29. | | 7. Yacoub Masboungi | LEB | 1:11.6 | 34. |
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| Heat 4 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Charlie Hickcox | USA | 1:01.1 | 2. | | 2. Franco Del Campo | ITA | 1:02.3 | 7. | | 3. Danijel Vrhovšek | YUG | 1:02.9 | 10. | | 4. John Jackson | GBR | 1:03.0 | 11. | | 5. Gerald Evard | SUI | 1:05.8 | 28. | | 6. Arturo Carranza | ESA | 1:17.4 | 37. |
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| Heat 5 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Yury Gromak | URS | 1:03.2 | 14. | | 2. Leonardo Baremboin | ARG | 1:04.0 | 17. | | 3. Cseh, Sr. László | HUN | 1:04.6 | 22. | | 4. Hans Tegeback | SWE | 1:05.1 | 26. | | 5. Jaime Rivera | MEX | 1:05.1 | 26. | | 6. Francisco Ramis | PUR | 1:07.2 | 32. |
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| Heat 6 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Ronnie Mills | USA | 1:01.8 | 3. | | 2. Bob Schoutsen | NED | 1:02.8 | 9. | | 3. Karl Byrom | AUS | 1:03.2 | 14. | | 4. Kishio Tanaka | JPN | 1:04.0 | 17. | | 5. Filardi César | BRA | 1:04.6 | 22. | | 6. Antonio Cruz | GUA | 1:11.8 | 35. |
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