| Final | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. John Hencken | USA | 1:03.11 | 1. 1. | | 2. David Wilkie | GBR | 1:03.43 | 5. 4. | | 3. Arvydas Juozaitis | URS | 1:04.23 | 3. 7. | | 4. Graham Smith | CAN | 1:04.26 | 6. 2. | | 5. Giorgio Lalle | ITA | 1:04.37 | 16.5. | | 6. Walter Kusch | FRG | 1:04.38 | 11.3. | | 7. Duncan Goodhew | GBR | 1:04.66 | 4. 6. | | 8. Chris Woo | USA | 1:05.13 | 10.8. |
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| Semi 1 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. David Wilkie | GBR | 1:04.29 | 4. | | 2. Giorgio Lalle | ITA | 1:04.35 | 5. | | 3. Duncan Goodhew | GBR | 1:04.59 | 6. | | 4. Chris Woo | USA | 1:04.86 | 8. | | 5. Lawrence Dowler | USA | 1:05.19 | 9. | | 6. Nobutaka Taguchi | JPN | 1:05.69 | 12. | | 7. José Sylvio Fiolo | BRA | 1:06.38 | 15. | | 8. Ribeiro Sérgio | BRA | 1:06.69 | 16. |
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| Semi 2 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. John Hencken | USA | 1:03.62 | 1. | | 2. Graham Smith | CAN | 1:03.92 | 2. | | 3. Walter Kusch | FRG | 1:04.28 | 3. | | 4. Arvydas Juozaitis | URS | 1:04.76 | 7. | | 5. Peter Lang | FRG | 1:05.19 | 10. | | 6. Nikolay Pankin | URS | 1:05.59 | 11. | | 7. David Leigh | GBR | 1:05.91 | 13. | | 8. Paul Jarvie | AUS | 1:06.20 | 14. |
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| Heat 5 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. John Hencken | USA | 1:03.88 | 1. | | 2. Nobutaka Taguchi | JPN | 1:04.65 | 2. | | 3. Chris Woo | USA | 1:05.39 | 10. | | 4. José Sylvio Fiolo | BRA | 1:06.18 | 14. | | 5. Paul Jarvie | AUS | 1:06.22 | 15. | | 6. Zdravko Divjak | YUG | 1:08.31 | 25. | | 7. Glen Sochasky | VEN | 1:09.93 | 29. |
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| Heat 4 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. David Wilkie | GBR | 1:05.19 | 5. | | 1. Graham Smith | CAN | 1:05.19 | 6. | | 3. Lawrence Dowler | USA | 1:05.32 | 8. | | 4. Ribeiro Sérgio | BRA | 1:06.07 | 12. | | 5. Pedro Balcells | ESP | 1:07.98 | 21. | | 6. Bruce Knowles | BAH | 1:11.65 | 30. |
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| Heat 3 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. David Leigh | GBR | 1:06.12 | 13. | | 2. Giorgio Lalle | ITA | 1:06.38 | 16. | | 3. Anders Norling | SWE | 1:06.52 | 17. | | 4. Vladimir Dementyev | URS | 1:06.96 | 19. | | 5. Gustavo Lozano | MEX | 1:08.89 | 28. |
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| Heat 2 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Arvydas Juozaitis | URS | 1:04.78 | 3. | | 2. Peter Lang | FRG | 1:05.25 | 7. | | 3. Walter Kusch | FRG | 1:05.88 | 11. | | 4. Steffen Kriechbaum | AUT | 1:08.09 | 23. | | 5. Tuomo Kerola | FIN | 1:08.22 | 24. | | 6. Carlos Nazario | PUR | 1:08.33 | 26. | | 7. Henrique Vicêncio | POR | 1:13.55 | 31. |
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| Heat 1 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Duncan Goodhew | GBR | 1:04.92 | 4. | | 2. Nikolay Pankin | URS | 1:05.38 | 9. | | 3. Ove Wisløff | NOR | 1:06.85 | 18. | | 4. Tateki Shinya | JPN | 1:07.59 | 20. | | 5. Cezary Śmiglak | POL | 1:08.02 | 22. | | 6. Mel Zajac | CAN | 1:08.52 | 27. | | 7. Campari Knoepffler | NIC | 1:15.18 | 32. |
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