| Nr. | Athlete | NOC |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mehdi Aidet |  ALG |
| 2 | Derradji Harek | ALG |
| 3 | Adam Assimi |  BEN |
| 4 | Langa Mudongo |  BOT |
| 5 | Agberto Guimarães |  BRA |
| 6 | Binko Kolev |  BUL |
| 7 | Antonio Páez |  ESP |
| 8 | Colomán Trabado | ESP |
| 9 | Nigusse Bekele |  ETH |
| 10 | Atre Bezabeh | ETH |
| 11 | Abebe Zerihun | ETH |
| 12 | Philippe Dupont |  FRA |
| 13 | José Marajo | FRA |
| 14 | Roger Milhau | FRA |
| 15 | Seb Coe |  GBR |
| 16 | Steve Ovett | GBR |
| 17 | Dave Warren | GBR |
| 18 | Olaf Beyer |  GDR |
| 19 | Andreas Busse | GDR |
| 20 | Detlef Wagenknecht | GDR |
| 21 | Sekou Camara |  GUI |
| 22 | András Paróczai |  HUN |
| 23 | Sri Ram Singh |  IND |
| 24 | Jón Diðriksson |  ISL |
| 25 | Carlo Grippo |  ITA |
| 26 | Owen Hamilton |  JAM |
| 27 | Khaled Hussain |  KUW |
| 28 | Vongdeuane Phongsavanh |  LAO |
| 29 | Salem El-Margini |  LBA |
| 30 | Kenneth Hlasa |  LES |
| 31 | Tisbite Rakotoarisoa |  MAD |
| 32 | George Branche |  SLE |
| 33 | Sahr Kendor | SLE |
| 34 | Jimmy Massallay | SLE |
| 35 | Mohamed Makhlouf |  SYR |
| 36 | Musa Luliga |  TAN |
| 37 | Nikolay Kirov |  URS |
| 38 | Anatoly Reshetnyak | URS |
| 39 | William Wuycke |  VEN |
| 40 | Milovan Savić |  YUG |
| 41 | Archfell Musango |  ZAM |
