1,500 metres, Men
Participants
| Nr. | Athlete | NOC |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mehdi Aidet |  ALG |
| 2 | Derradji Harek | ALG |
| 3 | Abderrahmane Morceli | ALG |
| 4 | Robert Nemeth |  AUT |
| 5 | Damien Degboe |  BEN |
| 6 | Ishmael Mhaladi |  BOT |
| 7 | José Manuel Abascal |  ESP |
| 8 | José Luis González | ESP |
| 9 | Kassa Balcha |  ETH |
| 10 | Nigusse Bekele | ETH |
| 11 | Haile Zeru | ETH |
| 12 | Antti Loikkanen |  FIN |
| 13 | Alex Gonzalez |  FRA |
| 14 | José Marajo | FRA |
| 15 | Seb Coe |  GBR |
| 16 | Steve Cram | GBR |
| 17 | Steve Ovett | GBR |
| 18 | Andreas Busse |  GDR |
| 19 | Jürgen Straub | GDR |
| 20 | Sant Kumar |  IND |
| 21 | Ray Flynn |  IRL |
| 22 | Jón Diðriksson |  ISL |
| 23 | Vittorio Fontanella |  ITA |
| 24 | Khaled Khalifa |  KUW |
| 25 | Marzouk Mabrouk |  LBA |
| 26 | Stephen Molapo |  LES |
| 27 | Tisbite Rakotoarisoa |  MAD |
| 28 | Vicente Santos |  MOZ |
| 29 | Mirosław Żerkowski |  POL |
| 30 | João Campos |  POR |
| 31 | George Branche |  SLE |
| 32 | Pierre Délèze |  SUI |
| 33 | Mohamed Makhlouf |  SYR |
| 34 | Jozef Plachý |  TCH |
| 35 | Vladimir Malozemlin |  URS |
| 36 | Vitaly Tishchenko | URS |
| 37 | Pavel Yakovlev | URS |
| 38 | Lê Quang Khải |  VIE |
| 39 | Dragan Zdravković |  YUG |
| 40 | Archfell Musango |  ZAM |
Non-starters
| Nr. | Athlete | NOC |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Filbert Bayi |  TAN |