| Final | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. David Wilkie | GBR | 2:15.11 | 1. | | 2. John Hencken | USA | 2:17.26 | 3. | | 3. Rick Colella | USA | 2:19.20 | 2. | | 4. Graham Smith | CAN | 2:19.42 | 5. | | 5. Charles Keating | USA | 2:20.79 | 4. | | 6. Arvydas Juozaitis | URS | 2:21.87 | 6. | | 7. Nikolay Pankin | URS | 2:22.21 | 7. | | 8. Walter Kusch | FRG | 2:22.36 | 8. |
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| Heat 4 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. David Wilkie | GBR | 2:18.29 | 1. | | 2. Charles Keating | USA | 2:22.22 | 4. | | 3. Aigars Kudis | URS | 2:23.45 | 9. | | 4. Ove Wisløff | NOR | 2:23.49 | 10. | | 5. Orlando Gatinchi | PUR | 2:26.27 | 20. | | 6. Cezary Śmiglak | POL | 2:27.41 | 21. | | 7. Zdravko Divjak | YUG | 2:34.07 | 24. | | -. Paul Naisby | GBR | | |
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| Heat 3 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. John Hencken | USA | 2:21.23 | 3. | | 2. Walter Kusch | FRG | 2:22.95 | 8. | | 3. Nobutaka Taguchi | JPN | 2:24.12 | 12. | | 4. Dave Heinbuch | CAN | 2:25.29 | 15. | | 5. Steffen Kriechbaum | AUT | 2:25.73 | 17. | | 6. Paul Jarvie | AUS | 2:30.15 | 22. | | 7. Henrique Vicêncio | POR | 2:41.97 | 26. |
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| Heat 2 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Rick Colella | USA | 2:21.08 | 2. | | 2. Nikolay Pankin | URS | 2:22.82 | 7. | | 3. Giorgio Lalle | ITA | 2:23.63 | 11. | | 4. David Leigh | GBR | 2:25.58 | 16. | | 5. Tateki Shinya | JPN | 2:26.16 | 19. | | 6. Gustavo Lozano | MEX | 2:31.89 | 23. | | -. Carlos Nazario | PUR | | |
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| Heat 1 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Graham Smith | CAN | 2:22.24 | 5. | | 2. Arvydas Juozaitis | URS | 2:22.59 | 6. | | 3. Anders Norling | SWE | 2:24.61 | 13. | | 4. Peter Lang | FRG | 2:24.96 | 14. | | 5. Tuomo Kerola | FIN | 2:25.87 | 18. | | 6. Julio Abreu | PAR | 2:35.22 | 25. | | -. Ribeiro Sérgio | BRA | | |
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