男子 
記録
| 世界記録 | 2;56.1 | Matthews, V. / Freeman, Ronald / James, Larry / Evans, Lee | United States | 1968 |
| オリンピック記録 | 2;56.1 | Matthews, V. / Freeman, Ronald / James, Larry / Evans, Lee | United States | 1968 |
Heats
各組上位２か国およびタイム順に２カ国が決勝に進出
Heat 1
| Rk | Name | NOC | time | |
| 1 | Reynolds, Martin |  | 3:01.3 | Q |
| Pascoe, Alan |
| Hemery, David |
| Jenkins, David |
| 2 | Asati, Charles |  | 3:01.3 | Q |
| Nyamau, Hezehiah |
| Ouko, Robert |
| Sang, Julius |
| 3 | Carlgren, Eric |  | 3:03.1 | q |
| Öhman, Kenth |
| Rönner, Ulf |
| Faager, Anders |
| 4 | Gordon, Ian |  | 3:04.2 | |
| MacLaren, Brian |
| Blackman, Craig |
| Powell, Tony |
| 5 | Kocuvan, Miro |  | 3:05.7 | |
| Ubori, Laslo |
| Alebic,Josip |
| Cikic, Milorad |
| 6 | Ghizlat, Omar |  | 3:05.9 | |
| Hasnaoui, Ahmed |
| Fettouh, Salah |
| Bouboud, Mohamed |
| 7 | Silva, Fernando da Cunha |  | 3:10.0 | |
| Matos, Alberto Filipe |
| Carvalho, José de Jesus |
| Mamede, Fernando Eugenio |
| Peoples, Maurice |  | DNS | |
| Turner, Tommie |
| Evans, Lee |
| Smith, John |
Heat 2
| Rk | Name | NOC | time | |
| 1 | Herrmann, Bernd |  | 3:03.3 | Q |
| Schlöske, Horst-Rüdiger |
| Köhler, Herrmann |
| Honz, Karl |
| 2 | Roberts, Edwin |  | 3:03.5 | Q |
| Joseph, Charles |
| Cooper, Arthur |
| Marshall, Pat |
| 3 | Dogonyaro, Musa |  | 3:04.3 | |
| Ijirighwo, Bruce |
| Makama, Maman |
| Ojo, Robert |
| 4 | Bezabeh, Tegegn |  | 3:08.6 | |
| Worku, Shoangizaw |
| Benti, Ketema |
| Tadesse, Mulugetta |
| 5 | Giovanardi, Daniele |  | 3:09.7 | |
| Puosi, Giacomo |
| Cellerino, Lorenzo |
| Bello, Sergio |
| 6 | Ndee, Hamad |  | 3:10.1 | |
| Mwanga, Obed |
| Abdallah, Omari |
| Kamanya, Claver |
| 7 | Ba, Omar |  | 3:11.2 | |
| Sow, Abou Mamadou |
| Dieye, Samba |
| Mango, Jean Pierre |
| 8 | Musa, Mohame Gadou M, |  | 3:14.5 | |
| Farah, Dafallah Sultan Farah |
| Abdelgalil, Ibrahim Saad |
| Nimir, Hussein Angelo K. |
Heat 3
| Rk | Name | NOC | time | |
| 1 | Werner, Jan |  | 3:02.5 | Q |
| Balachowski, Jan |
| Jaremski, Zbigniew |
| Badehski, Andrzej |
| 2 | Lönnqvist, Stig |  | 3:03.0 | Q |
| Salin, Ari |
| Karttunen, Ossi |
| Kukkoaho, Markku |
| 3 | Bertould, Gilles |  | 3:03.1 | q |
| Velasques, Daniel |
| Kerbiriou, Francis |
| Carette, Jacques |
| 4 | Priestley, Leighton |  | 3:03.8 | |
| Rowe, Kim |
| Campbell, Trevor |
| Daley, Alfred |
| 5 | Sanhouse, Raul |  | 3:07.0 | |
| Perez, Felix |
| Hidalgo, José |
| Phillip$, Eric |
| 6 | Krishnan, Thambu |  | 3:13.5 | |
| Sabapathy, Sinnayah |
| Osman, Hassan |
| Peyadesa, Plbsingha |
| Younas, Mohamad |  | DNS | |
| Brinkworth, Norman |
| Seediq, M, |
| Nusrat, Iqbal |
Final
| Rk | Name | NOC | time |
| 1 | Asati, Charles | | 2:59.8 |
| Nyamau, Hezehiah |
| Ouko, Robert |
| Sang, Julius |
| 2 | Reynolds, Martin | | 3:00.5 |
| Pascoe, Alan |
| Hemery, David |
| Jenkins, David |
| 3 | Bertould, Gilles | | 3:00.7 |
| Velasques, Daniel |
| Kerbiriou, Francis |
| Carette, Jacques |
| 4 | Herrman, Bernd | | 3:00.9 |
| Schlöske, Horst-Rüdiger |
| Köhler, Herrmann |
| Honz, Karl |
| 5 | Werner, Jan | | 3:01.1 |
| Balachowski, Jan |
| Jaremski, Zbigniew |
| Badehski, Andrzej |
| 6 | Lönnqvist, Stig | | 3:01.1 |
| Salin, Ari |
| Karttunen, Ossi |
| Kukkoaho, Markku |
| 7 | Carlgren, Eric | | 3:02.6 |
| Faager, Anders |
| Öhman, Kenth |
| Rönner, Ulf |
| 8 | Cooper, Arthur | | 3:03.6 |
| Marshall, Pat |
| Joseph, Charles |
| Roberts, Edwin |
女子
記録
| 世界記録 | 3:28.8 | German Democratic Republic | 1972 |
| オリンピック記録 | New Event |
Heats
各組上位４か国が決勝に進出
Heat 1
| Rk | Name | NOC | time | |
| 1 | Ruckes, Anette | | 3:29.3 | Q |
| Bödding, Inge |
| Falck, Hildegard |
| Wilden, Rita |
| 2 | Duvivier, Martine | | 3:30.0 | Q |
| Besson, Colette |
| Martin, Bernadette |
| Duclos, Nicole |
| 3 | Runtso, Lubov |  | 3:30,2 | Q |
| Syrovatskaia, Olga |
| Chistiakova, Natalia |
| Kolesnikova, Nadezhda |
| 4 | Strandvall, Mona-Lisa | | 3:30.8 | Q |
| Wilmi, Pirjo |
| Rautanen, Tuula |
| Eklund, Marika |
| 5 | Acosta, Asuncion |  | 3:32.4 | |
| Chibas, Marcela |
| Castillo, Beatriz |
| Penton, Aurélia |
| 6 | Malmström, Charlotta | | 3:32.6 | |
| Randerz, Elisabeth |
| Larsson, Ann |
| Lundgren, Karin |
| 7 | Förde, Lorna |  | 3:44.5 | |
| Bishop, Barbara |
| Trotman, Marcia |
| Gooding, Heather |
Heat 2
| Rk | Name | NOC | time | |
| 1 | Käsling, Dagmar |  | 3:28.5 | Q |
| Kühne, Rita |
| Seidler, Helga |
| Zehrt, Monika |
| 2 | Fergerson, Mable | | 3:28.6 | Q |
| Manning, Madeline |
| Toussaint, Cheryl |
| Hammond, Kathy |
| 3 | Ross-Edwards, Alison |  | 3:30.0 | Q |
| Boyle, Raelene |
| Peasley, Cheryl |
| Rendina, Charlene |
| 4 | Simpson, Janet | | 3:30.1 | Q |
| Bernard, Verona |
| Roscoe, Jannette |
| Stirling, Rosemary |
| 5 | Williams, Ruth | | 3:31.9 | |
| Morris, Una |
| Allwood, Rosie |
| Saunders, Yvonne |
| 6 | Casapicola, Christiane |  | 3:42.2 | |
| Kapfer, Helga |
| Massing, Gerlinde |
| Käfer, Karoline |
| 7 | Zientarska, Bozena | | DNF | |
| Kacperczyk, Krystyna |
| Skowronska, Elzbieta |
| Piecyk, Danuta |
Final
| Rk | Name | NOC | time |
| 1 | Käsling, Dagmar | | 3:23.0 |
| Kühne, Rita |
| Seidler, Helga |
| Zehrt, Monika |
| 2 | Fergerson, Mable | | 3:25.2 |
| Manning, Madeline |
| Toussaint, Cheryl |
| Hammond, Kathy |
| 3 | Ruckes, Anette | | 3:26.5 |
| Bödding, Inge |
| Falck, Hildegard |
| Wilden, Rita |
| 4 | Duvivier, Martine | | 3:27.5 |
| Besson, Colette |
| Martin, Bernadette |
| Duclos, Nicole |
| 5 | Bernard, Verona | | 3:28.7 |
| Simpson, Janet |
| Roscoe, Jannette |
| Stirling, Rosemary |
| 6 | Ross-Edwards, Alison | | 3:28.8 |
| Boyle, Raelene |
| Peasley, Cheryl |
| Rendina, Charlene |
| 7 | Eklund, Marika | | 3:29.4 |
| Wilmi, Pirjo |
| Rautanen, Tuula |
| Strandvall, Mona-Lisa |
| 8 | Runtso, Lubov | | 3:31.9 |
| Syrovatskaia, Olga |
| Chistiakova, Natalia |
| Kolesnikova, Nadezhda |
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