| Final 18:20 | time | | | 1. Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak |  POL | 13:53.4 | CR | | 2. Kazimierz Zimny | POL | 13:55.2 | | | 3. Gordon Pirie |  GBR | 14:01.6 | | | 4. Peter Clark | GBR | 14:03.8 | | | 5. Aleksandr Artynyuk |  URS | 14:05.6 | | | 6. Sándor Iharos |  HUN | 14:07.2 | | | 7. Miroslav Jurek |  TCH | 14:12.2 | | | 8. Friedrich Janke |  DDR | 14:17.0 | | | 9. Michel Bernard |  FRA | 14:18.4 | | | 10.Miklós Szabó | HUN | 14:29.4 | | | 11.Hubert Pärnäkivi | URS | 14:34.8 | | | 12.Ludwig Müller |  FRG | 14:34.8 | |
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| History Men 5000m | | Championship Record: Kuts (URS) 13:56.6 - 1954 |  |
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Heats - Thursday 21.08 17:00 | | First 6 to Final |
| Heat 1 | time | | | 1. Sándor Iharos | HUN | 14:05.6 | Q | | 2. Michel Bernard | FRA | 14:05.8 | NR Q | | 3. Kazimierz Zimny | POL | 14:08.0 | Q | | 4. Gordon Pirie | GBR | 14:08.4 | Q | | 5. Ludwig Müller | FRG | 14:08.8 | Q | | 6. Hubert Pärnäkivi | URS | 14:09.0 | Q | | 7. Eero Tuomaala |  FIN | 14:10.8 | | | 8. Hein Cuje |  NED | 14:12.8 | | | 9. Albert Messitt |  IRL | 14:14.8 | NR | | 10.Marcel Vandewattyne |  BEL | 14:18.2 | | | 11.Sven Lundgren |  SWE | 14:27.6 | | | 12.Thyge Thøgersen |  DEN | 14:29.0 | | | 13.Christos Chiotis |  GRE | 14:33.6 | | | 14.José Molina |  ESP | 14:57.8 | |
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| Heat 2 | time | | | 1. Aleksandr Artynyuk | URS | 14:06.8 | Q | | 2. Peter Clark | GBR | 14:09.6 | Q | | 3. Miklós Szabó | HUN | 14:12.2 | Q | | 4. Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak | POL | 14:12.4 | Q | | 5. Miroslav Jurek | TCH | 14:12.4 | Q | | 6. Friedrich Janke | DDR | 14:12.4 | Q | | 7. Jorma Kakko | FIN | 14:16.4 | | | 8. Maurice Chiclet | FRA | 14:17.0 | | | 9. Manuel Alonso | ESP | 14:18.0 | NR | | 10.Joep Delnoye | NED | 14:18.4 | | | 11.Eugène Allonsius | BEL | 14:24.2 | |
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