5,000 metres, Men
Participants
| Nr. | Athlete | NOC |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ron Clarke |  AUS |
| 2 | Miel Puttemans |  BEL |
| 3 | Gabriel M'Boa |  CAF |
| 4 | Dave Ellis |  CAN |
| 5 | Bob Finlay | CAN |
| 6 | Esau Adenji |  CMR |
| 7 | Rafael Pérez |  CRC |
| 8 | Fikru Deguefu |  ETH |
| 9 | Wohib Masresha | ETH |
| 10 | Mamo Wolde | ETH |
| 11 | Jean Wadoux |  FRA |
| 12 | Werner Girke |  FRG |
| 13 | Harald Norpoth | FRG |
| 14 | Alan Blinston |  GBR |
| 15 | Allan Rushmer | GBR |
| 16 | Dick Taylor | GBR |
| 17 | Bernd Dießner |  GDR |
| 18 | Julio Quevedo |  GUA |
| 19 | Clovis Morales |  HON |
| 20 | Juan Valladares | HON |
| 21 | György Kiss |  HUN |
| 22 | Keisuke Sawaki |  JPN |
| 23 | Kip Keino |  KEN |
| 24 | Naftali Temu | KEN |
| 25 | Juan Martínez |  MEX |
| 26 | Rex Maddaford |  NZL |
| 27 | Benjamin Silva-Netto |  PHI |
| 28 | Roland Brehmer |  POL |
| 29 | Edward Stawiarz | POL |
| 30 | Werner Schneiter |  SUI |
| 31 | Mohamad Gammoudi |  TUN |
| 32 | Ahmed Zammel | TUN |
| 33 | Mustafa Musa |  UGA |
| 34 | Leonid Mikitenko |  URS |
| 35 | Rashid Sharafetdinov | URS |
| 36 | Nikolay Sviridov | URS |
| 37 | Jack Bacheler |  USA |
| 38 | Bob Day | USA |
| 39 | Lou Scott | USA |
Non-starters
| Nr. | Athlete | NOC |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mihail Zhelev |  BUL |
| 2 | Álvaro Mejía |  COL |
| 3 | Efraín Cordero |  ESA |
| 4 | Robert Hackman |  GHA |
| 5 | Lajos Mecser | HUN |
| 6 | Kirpal Singh |  IND |
| 7 | Larbi Oukada |  MAR |
| 8 | Arne Risa |  NOR |
| 9 | Manuel Oliveira |  POR |