| Nr. | Athlete | NOC |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Lawrence |  AUS |
| 2 | Albie Thomas | AUS |
| 3 | Doug Kyle |  CAN |
| 4 | Thyge Thøgersen |  DEN |
| 5 | Ilmari Taipale |  FIN |
| 6 | Chris Chataway |  GBR |
| 7 | Derek Ibbotson | GBR |
| 8 | Gordon Pirie | GBR |
| 9 | Friedrich Janke |  GER |
| 10 | Herbert Schade | GER |
| 11 | Miklós Szabó |  HUN |
| 12 | László Tábori | HUN |
| 13 | Arere Anentia |  KEN |
| 14 | Nyandika Maiyoro | KEN |
| 15 | Jerzy Chromik |  POL |
| 16 | Kazimierz Zimny | POL |
| 17 | Rune Åhlund |  SWE |
| 18 | Pyotr Bolotnikov |  URS |
| 19 | Ivan Chernyavsky | URS |
| 20 | Vladimir Kuts | URS |
| 21 | Bill Dellinger |  USA |
| 22 | Curt Stone | USA |
| 23 | Veliša Mugoša |  YUG |
| Nr. | Athlete | NOC |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Landy | AUS |
| 2 | Demissie Gamatcho |  ETH |
| 3 | Alain Mimoun |  FRA |
| 4 | Siegfried Herrmann | GER |
| 5 | Georgios Papavasileiou |  GRE |
| 6 | József Kovács | HUN |
| 7 | Ali Baghbanbashi |  IRI |
| 8 | Ernst Larsen |  NOR |
| 9 | Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak | POL |
| 10 | Emil Zátopek |  TCH |
| 11 | Max Truex | USA |
