| Final 18:25 | time | | | 1. Venanzio Ortis |  Italy | 13:26.67 | | | 2. Markus Ryffel |  Switzerland | 13:24.71 | | | 3. Aleksandr Fedotkin |  Soviet Union | 13:24.10 | | | 4. John Treacy |  Ireland | 13:28.85 | | | 5. Ilie Floroiu |  Romania | 13:32.5 | | | 6. Martti Vainio |  Finland | 13:33.6 | | | 7. Nick Rose |  Great Britain | 13:35.7 | | | 8. Enn Sellik | Soviet Union | 13:36.2 | | | 9. Boris Kuznetsov | Soviet Union | 13:34.8 | | | 10.Frank Zimmermann |  West Germany | 13:32.42 | | | 11.Léon Schots |  Belgium | 13:34.1 | | | 12.Jörg Peter |  East Germany | 13:34.3 | | | 13.Karl Fleschen | West Germany | 13:34.45 | | | 14.Christoph Herle | West Germany | 13:30.59 | | | 15.Fernando Mamede |  Portugal | 13:34.8 | |
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| Venue: Stadion Evžena Rošického | | History Men 5000m |
| Round | date | H | Athl. | | Heats | 31.08 | 3 | 32 |
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Heats - Thursday 31.08 | | First 4 from each Heat and Best 3 times advanced to Final. |
| Heat 1 | time | | Rk. | | 1. Frank Zimmermann | West Germany | 13:32.42 | Q | 5. | | 2. Martti Vainio | Finland | 13:33.6 | Q | 6. | | 3. Léon Schots | Belgium | 13:34.1 | Q | 7. | | 4. Peter Jörg | East Germany | 13:34.3 | Q | 4. | | 5. Boris Kuznetsov | Soviet Union | 13:34.8 | q | | | 6. Brendan Foster | Great Britain | 13:38.3 | | | | 7. Knut Kvalheim |  Norway | 13:43.6 | | | | 8. Radhouane Bouster |  France | 14:09.3 | | | | 9. John Charvetto |  Gibraltar | 14:18.4 | Nr | | | -. Karel Gaba |  Czechoslovakia | DNF | | |
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| Heat 2 | time | | Rk. | | 1. Karl Fleschen | West Germany | 13:34.45 | Q | 9. | | 2. Fernando Mamede | Portugal | 13:34.8 | Q | 10. | | 3. Nick Rose | Great Britain | 13:35.7 | Q | 11. | | 4. Enn Sellik | Soviet Union | 13:36.2 | Q | 12. | | 5. Gerard Tebroke |  Netherlands | 13:37.0 | | | | 6. Fernando Cerrada |  Spain | 13:40.4 | | | | 7. Pierre Levisse | France | 13:44.1 | | | | 8. Stanislav Tábor | Czechoslovakia | 13:45.0 | | | | 9. Dietmar Millonig |  Austria | 13:50.4 | | | | 10.Necdet Ayaz |  Turkey | 13:55.7 | | | | -. Justin Gloden |  Luxembourg | DNF | | |
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| Heat 3 | time | | Rk. | | 1. Aleksandr Fedotkin | Soviet Union | 13:24.10 | Q | 1. | | 2. Markus Ryffel | Switzerland | 13:24.71 | Q | 2. | | 3. Venanzio Ortis | Italy | 13:26.67 | Q | 3. | | 4. John Treacy | Ireland | 13:28.85 | Q | 4. | | 5. Christoph Herle | West Germany | 13:30.59 | q | | | 6. Ilie Floroiu | Romania | 13:32.5 | q | | | 7. Mike McLeod | Great Britain | 13:42.9 | | | | 8. Jerzy Kowol |  Poland | 13:49.1 | | | | 9. Aniceto Simões | Portugal | 13:52.1 | | | | 10.Willy Polleunis | Belgium | 14:24.5 | | | | -. Klaas Lok | Netherlands | DNF | | |
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