1,500 metres, Men
Participants
| Nr. | Athlete | NOC |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graham Crouch |  AUS |
| 2 | Herman Mignon |  BEL |
| 3 | Marc Nevens | BEL |
| 4 | Ivo Van Damme | BEL |
| 5 | Paul Craig |  CAN |
| 6 | Dave Hill | CAN |
| 7 | Peter Spir | CAN |
| 8 | Luis Medina |  CUB |
| 9 | Ruben Sørensen |  DEN |
| 10 | Markku Laine |  FIN |
| 11 | Antti Loikkanen | FIN |
| 12 | Francis Gonzalez |  FRA |
| 13 | Karl Fleschen |  FRG |
| 14 | Paul-Heinz Wellmann | FRG |
| 15 | Thomas Wessinghage | FRG |
| 16 | Frank Clement |  GBR |
| 17 | Dave Moorcroft | GBR |
| 18 | Steve Ovett | GBR |
| 19 | Spilios Zacharopoulos |  GRE |
| 20 | Emmanuel Saint-Hilaire |  HAI |
| 21 | János Zemen |  HUN |
| 22 | Eamonn Coghlan |  IRL |
| 23 | Niall O'Shaughnessy | IRL |
| 24 | Ágúst Ásgeirsson |  ISL |
| 25 | Sheikr Al-Shabani |  KSA |
| 26 | Günther Hasler |  LIE |
| 27 | Francisco Menocal |  NCA |
| 28 | Evert Hoving |  NED |
| 29 | Lars Martin Kaupang |  NOR |
| 30 | John Walker |  NZL |
| 31 | Muhammad Siddique |  PAK |
| 32 | Bronisław Malinowski |  POL |
| 33 | Hélder de Jesus |  POR |
| 34 | Fernando Mamede | POR |
| 35 | Tony Colón |  PUR |
| 36 | Gheorghe Ghipu |  ROU |
| 37 | Rolf Gysin |  SUI |
| 38 | Ulf Högberg |  SWE |
| 39 | Åke Svenson | SWE |
| 40 | Matt Centrowitz |  USA |
| 41 | Mike Durkin | USA |
| 42 | Rick Wohlhuter | USA |
Non-starters
| Nr. | Athlete | NOC |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlo Grippo |  ITA |
| 2 | Mohamed Makdouf |  MAR |
| 3 | Anders Gärderud | SWE |