| Final ranking | B | S | C | | 1. United States | A.D. Ayrault Jnr | C.F. Findlay | K. Seiffert | | 2. Germany | K.-H. von Groddeck | H. Arndt | R. Borkowski | | 3. Soviet Union | I. Emtchouk | G. Jiline | V. Petrov | | 4. Poland | Z. Schwarzer | H. Jagodinski | B. Mainka | | 5. Belgium | L. Ven | A. Ven | J. van Thillo | | 5. Australia | R.B. Duncan | B.D. Dicson | J. Cockbill | | 7. Austria | I. Kloimsttein | A. Sageder | F. Konig | | 7. Chile | J. Carmona Kopp | J. Contreras Valck | E. Ojeda Monje |
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| Final | time | | 1. United States | 8:26.1 | | 2. Germany | 8:29.2 | | 3. Soviet Union | 8:31.0 | | 4. Poland | 8:31.5 |
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| Semifinals - Monday 26.11 - First 2 to Final |
| Semi 1 | time | | 1. Poland | 9:22.8 | | 2. Soviet Union | 9:26.2 | | 3. Belgium | 9:29.3 | | 4. Austria | 9:29.7 |
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| Semi 2 | time | | 1. Germany | 9:24.1 | | 2. Soviet Union | 9:25.1 | | 3. Australia | 9:37.7 | | 4. Chile | 11:03.6 |
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| Repechages - Saturday 24.11 - First 2 to Semi-Finals. |
| Repechage 1 | time | | 1. Belgium | 9:12.7 | | 2. Chile | 10:13.1 |
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| Heats - Friday 23.11 - First 2 to Semi-Finals |
| Heat 1 | time | | 1. Soviet Union | 8:06.6 | | 2. Australia | 8:15.9 | | 3. Chile | 8:57.9 |
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| Heat 2 | time | | 1. United States | 7:42.8 | | 2. Poland | 7:43.7 | | 3. Belgium | 8:10.6 |
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| Heat 3 | time | | 1. Germany | 8:03.3 | | 2. Australia | 8:11.2 |
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