| Nr. | Athlete | NOC |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ron Clarke |  AUS |
| 2 | Willy Polleunis |  BEL |
| 3 | Dave Ellis |  CAN |
| 4 | Álvaro Mejía |  COL |
| 5 | Rafael Pérez |  CRC |
| 6 | Fikru Deguefu |  ETH |
| 7 | Wohib Masresha | ETH |
| 8 | Mamo Wolde | ETH |
| 9 | Manfred Letzerich |  FRG |
| 10 | Lutz Philipp | FRG |
| 11 | Ron Hill |  GBR |
| 12 | Jim Hogan | GBR |
| 13 | Mike Tagg | GBR |
| 14 | Jürgen Haase |  GDR |
| 15 | Rodolfo Erazo |  HON |
| 16 | György Kiss |  HUN |
| 17 | Lajos Mecser | HUN |
| 18 | János Szerényi | HUN |
| 19 | Keisuke Sawaki |  JPN |
| 20 | Tsugumichi Suzuki | JPN |
| 21 | Kip Keino |  KEN |
| 22 | Naftali Temu | KEN |
| 23 | Juan Martínez |  MEX |
| 24 | Rex Maddaford |  NZL |
| 25 | Evan Maguire | NZL |
| 26 | Benjamin Silva-Netto |  PHI |
| 27 | Edward Stawiarz |  POL |
| 28 | Alifu Massaquoi |  SLE |
| 29 | Mohamad Gammoudi |  TUN |
| 30 | Mustafa Musa |  UGA |
| 31 | Vyacheslav Alanov |  URS |
| 32 | Leonid Mikitenko | URS |
| 33 | Nikolay Sviridov | URS |
| 34 | Tom Laris |  USA |
| 35 | Van Nelson | USA |
| 36 | Tracy Smith | USA |
| 37 | Nedo Farčić |  YUG |
| Nr. | Athlete | NOC |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kirpal Singh |  IND |
