| Final | time | | 1. Steve Cram |  GBR | 3:36.49 | | 2. Nikolay Kirov |  URS | 3:36.99 | | 3. Jose Abascal |  ESP | 3:37.04 | | 4. Robert Nemeth |  AUT | 3:37.81 | | 5. Vitaliy Tishchenko | URS | 3:38.15 | | 6. Uwe Becker |  FRG | 3:38.17 | | 7. Pierre Deleze |  SUI | 3:39.64 | | 8. Raymond Flynn |  IRL | 3:40.44 | | 9. Dragan Zdravkovic |  YUG | 3:42.44 | | 10.Vinko Polkrajcic | YUG | 3:44.00 | | -. Graham Williamson | GBR | | | -. Andreas Busse |  GDR | |
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Heats - Thursday 09.09 | | First 3 and Best 3 progress to Final. |
| Heat 1 | time | | 1. Pierre Deleze | SUI | 3:42.75 | | 2. Graham Williamson | GBR | 3:43.01 | | 3. Dragan Zdravkovic | YUG | 3:43.02 | | 4. Claudio Patrignani |  ITA | 3:43.12 | | 5. Miroslav Zerowski |  POL | 3:43.46 | | 6. Alez Gonzalez |  FRA | 3:43.70 | | 7. Christos Papachristos |  GRE | 3:44.12 | | 8. Arno Coermeling |  NED | 3:44.18 | | 9. Jan Persson |  SWE | 3:44.94 | | 10.Antonio Atabao |  POR | 3:46.99 | | 11.John Chappory |  GIB | 3:57.91 |
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| Heat 2 | time | | 1. Jose Abascal | ESP | 3:40.32 | | 2. Uwe Becker | FRG | 3:40.50 | | 3. Andreas Busse | GDR | 3:40.53 | | 4. Nikolay Kirov | URS | 3:40.91 | | 5. Joao Campos | POR | 3:42.74 | | 6. Johann Kroon | SWE | 3:42.75 | | 7. David Taylor | IRL | 3:43.86 | | 8. Jon Didriksson |  ISL | 3:44.03 | | 9. Sermet Timurtenk |  TUR | 3:44.24 | | 10.Philippe Dean | FRA | 3:45.13 |
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| Heat 3 | time | | 1. Steve Cram | GBR | 3:38.05 | | 2. Vitaliy Tishchenko | URS | 3:38.45 | | 3. Raymond Flynn | IRL | 3:38.62 | | 4. Robert Nemeth | AUT | 3:39.57 | | 5. Vinko Polkrajcic | YUG | 3:40.86 | | 6. Justin Gloden |  LUX | 3:41.62 | | 7. Carlos Cabral | POR | 3:42.29 | | 8. Stefano Mei | ITA | 3:43.05 |
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