Final 17:10 | time | 1. Murray Halberg | NZL | 13:43.4 | 2. Hans Grodotzki | GER | 13:44.6 | 3. Kazimierz Zimny | POL | 13:44.8 | 4. Friedrich Janke | GER | 13:46.8 | 5. David Power | AUS | 13:51.8 | 6. Maiyoro Nyandika | KEN | 13:52.8 | 7. Michel Bernard | FRA | 14:04.2 | 8. Horst Flosbach | GER | 14:06.6 | 9. Aleksandr Artynjuk | URS | 14:08.0 | 10.Sandor Iharos | HUN | 14:11.4 | 11.Albert Thomas | AUS | 14:20.4 | 12.Luigi Conti | ITA | 14:34.0 |
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| Venue: Stadio Olimpico, Roma. Capp.: 65,000. | -- competitors from -- nations. |
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Heats | Wednesday 31.08 17:40 |
Heat 1 | Time | Team | 1. Hans Grodotzki | GER | 14:01.2 | 2. Luigi Conti | ITA | 14:01.6 | 3. Maiyoro Nyandika | KEN | 14:06.0 | 4. Yury Zakharov | URS | 14:10.2 | 5. Reijo Hoykinpuro | FIN | 14:21.8 | 6. Hedwig Leenaert | BEL | 14:24.6 | 7. Frank Salvat | GBR | 14:33.2 | 8. Gabrow Merawi | ETH | 14:40.8 | 9. James Beatty | USA | 14:43.8 | 10.Michael Hoey | IRL | 15:00.0 | 11.Kassim Mukhtar | IRQ | 15:00.6 | -. J. Aceituno | CIL | scratch. | -. B. Szekeres | HUN | scratch. |
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Heat 2 | Time | Team | 1. Horst Flosbach | GER | 14:08.4 | 2. Sandor Iharos | HUN | 14:08.6 | 3. Aleksandr Artynjuk | URS | 14:09.4 | 4. Allan Lawrence | AUS | 14:10.0 | 5. Hamoud Ameur | FRA | 14:14.0 | 6. Manuel de Oliveira | POR | 14:15.6 | 7. Douglas Kyle | CAN | 14:25.0 | 8. Marian Jochman | POL | 14:30.8 | 9. Jose Molins Montes | ESP | 14:31.2 | 10.Mohamed Said | MAR | 14:53.6 | 11.Randhava Bhatia | IND | 15:06.6 |
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Heat 3 | Time | Team | 1. Friedrich Janke | GER | 14:04.4 | 2. Michel Bernard | FRA | 14:04.6 | 3. Albert Thomas | AUS | 14:06.2 | 4. William Dellinger | USA | 14:08.6 | 5. Boris Efimov | URS | 14:14.6 | 6. Simo Saloranta | FIN | 14:15.2 | 7. Jaroslav Bohaty | TCH | 14:30.0 | 8. Gorodn Pirie | GBR | 14:43.6 | 9. Christos Hiotis | GRE | 15:01.2 | 10.Cyprian Tseriwa | RHO | 15:02.8 | 11.Somnuek Srisombati | THA | 15:32.6 |
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Heat 4 | Time | Team | 1. David Power | AUS | 14:03.0 | 2. Murray Halberg | NZL | 14:03.8 | 3. Kazimierz Zimny | POL | 14:07.4 | 4. Bruce Tulloh | GBR | 14:17.2 | 5. Miroslav Jurek | TCH | 14:31.4 | 6. Eugene Allonsius | BEL | 14:36.8 | 7. Robert Soth | USA | 14:40.4 | 8. Miklos Szabo | HUN | 14:51.6 | 9. Andrei Barabas | ROM | 15:11.2 | 10.Muharrem Dalkilic | TUR | 15:13.6 | 11.Jean Aniset | LUX | 15:17.0 | 12.Mubarak Shah | PAK | 15:43.0 | 13.George de Peana | GUY | 15:54.2 |
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