| Final | Team | time | | 1. Paul Ereng | KEN | 1:47.08 | | 2. Tomas de Teresa | ESP | 1:47.82 | | 3. Simon Hoogewerf | CAN | 1:47.88 | | 4. Stanley Redwine | USA | 1:47.98 | | 5. Joachim Dehmel | GER | 1:50.58 | | -. William Tanui | KEN | DQ |
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| Semi 1 | Team | time | | 1. Tomas de Teresa | ESP | 1:49.80 | | 2. Paul Ereng | KEN | 1:49.96 | | 3. Simon Hoogewerf | CAN | 1:50.04 | | 4. Andrey Sudnik | URS | 1:50.08 | | 5. Ahmed Belkessam | ALG | 1:50.18 | | 6. Peter Svaricek | AUT | 1:53.12 |
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| Semi 2 | Team | time | | 1. William Tanui | KEN | 1:47.74 | | 2. Joachim Dehmel | GER | 1:48.17 | | 3. Stanley Redwine | USA | 1:48.34 | | 4. Miroslav Chochkov | BUL | 1:48.40 | | 5. Martin Steele | GBR | 1:48.77 | | 6. Pablo Squella | CHI | 1:50.60 |
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| Heat 1 | Team | time | | 1. William Tanui | KEN | 1:47.55 | | 2. Miroslav Chochkov | BUL | 1:48.74 | | 3. Ikem Billy | GBR | 1:49.09 | | 4. Markus Trinkler | SUI | 1:49.13 | | 5. Luis J. Gonzalez | ESP | 1:51.47 | | 6. Boco Mondzomba | CGO | 1:56.23 |
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| Heat 2 | Team | time | | 1. Ahmed Belkessam | ALG | 1:50.41 | | 2. Andrey Sudnik | URS | 1:50.51 | | 3. Tonie Baltus | NED | 1:50.78 | | 4. Charles Nkazamyampi | BDI | 1:50.80 | | 5. Robert Banai | HUN | 1:51.10 |
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| Heat 3 | Team | time | | 1. Paul Ereng | KEN | 1:50.48 | | 2. Tomas de Teresa | ESP | 1:50.56 | | 3. Jussi Udelhoven | GER | 1:50.83 | | 4. Mbiganyi Thee | BOT | 1:51.89 | | 5. Nadar Khan | PAK | 1:52.08 |
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| Heat 4 | Team | time | | 1. Simon Hoogewerf | CAN | 1:48.21 | | 2. Pablo Squella | CHI | 1:49.07 | | 3. Valeriy Starodubzev | URS | 1:49.35 | | 4. Ray Brown | USA | 1:49.52 | | 5. Morris Okinda | TAN | 1:55.42 |
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| Heat 5 | Team | time | | 1. Joachim Dehmel | GER | 1:48.23 | | 2. Martin Steele | GBR | 1:48.28 | | 3. Stanley Redwine | USA | 1:48.61 | | 4. Peter Svaricek | AUT | 1:48.80 | | 5. Luis A. Migueles | ARG | 1:49.00 |
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