| Final 18:35 | time | | | 1. Rozsnyói Sándor |  HUN | 8:49.6 | CR NR | | 2. Olavi Rinteenpää |  FIN | 8:52.4 | | | 3. Ernst Larsen |  NOR | 8:53.2 | NR | | 4. Pentti Karvonen | FIN | 8:55.2 | | | 5. Jeszenszky László | HUN | 8:59.4 | | | 6. Viktor Kurchavov |  URS | 9:00.2 | | | 7. Vlastimil Brlica |  TCH | 9:03.6 | NR | | 8. Yevgeniy Kodyaykin | URS | 9:07.4 | | | 9. Helmut Thumm |  FRG | 9:07.6 | | | 10.John Disley |  GBR | 9:07.6 | | | 11.Karl-Heinz Schmalz | FRG | 9:15.6 | | | -. Jerzy Chromik |  POL | DNS | |
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| History Men 3000m Steeplechase | | European Record: Rintempaa (FIN) 8:44.4 | | Championship Record: Pujazon (FRA) 9:01.4 |
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Heats - Thursday 26.08 11:15 | | First 6 progress to Final. |
| Heat 1 | time | | | 1. Ernst Larsen | NOR | 9:00.0 | CR Q | | 2. Sándor Rozsnyói | HUN | 9:01.0 | Q | | 3. Pentti Karvonen | FIN | 9:01.2 | Q | | 4. Karl-Heinz Schmalz | FRG | 9:01.8 | Q | | 5. Yevgeniy Kodyaykin | URS | 9:02.2 | Q | | 6. Vlastimil Brlica | TCH | 9:05.6 | NR Q | | 7. Curt Söderberg |  SWE | 9:12.8 | | | 8. Kenneth Johnson | GBR | 9:17.6 | | | 9. Roger Deweer |  BEL | 9:30.2 | | | 10.Grigore Cojocaru |  ROU | 9:31.6 | | | 11.Gottfried Stäubli |  SUI | 9:32.0 | |
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| Heat 2 | time | | | 1. Viktor Kurchavov | URS | 9:06.2 | Q | | 2. Jeszenszky László | HUN | 9:06.2 | Q | | 3. Jerzy Chromik | POL | 9:06.4 | Q | | 4. Olavi Rinteenpää | FIN | 9:06.8 | Q | | 5. John Disley | GBR | 9:13.6 | Q | | 6. Helmut Thumm | FRG | 9:14.4 | Q | | 7. Abdullah Kökpinar |  TUR | 9:32.8 | | | 8. Gunnar Tjörnebo | SWE | 9:36.2 | | | 9. Arthur Huber | SUI | 9:45.4 | | | 10.Augusto Silva |  POR | 9:56.4 | |
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