Bieg 1 Poz.PaństwoZawodnicyRezultatUwagi1Henry Carr, Ollan Cassell, Michael Larrabee, Ulis Williams3:05,3Q2Hryhorij Swerbetow, Wiktor Byczkow, Wasyl Anisimow, Wadim Archipczuk3:07,4Q3Germain Nelzy, Michel Hiblot, Bernard Martin, Jean-Pierre Boccardo3:07,5q4Makhan Singh, Amrit Pal, Ajmer Singh, Milkha Singh3:08,85Tōru Honda, Kimitada Hayase, Yoshihiro Amano, Masami Yoshida3:12,36Daour M'baye Guèye, Daniel Thiaw, Mamadou N'Diaye, Papa M'Baye N'Diaye3:12,5–
Bieg 2 Poz.PaństwoZawodnicyRezultatUwagi1Edwin Skinner, Kent Bernard, Edwin Roberts, Wendell Mottley3:05,0Q2Marian Filipiuk, Ireneusz Kluczek, Stanisław Swatowski, Andrzej Badeński3:07,2Q3Bruno Bianchi, Salvatore Morale, Roberto Frinolli, Sergio Bello3:07,6 4Peter Vassella, Gary Knoke, Gary Eddy, Ken Roche3:08,2––
Bieg 3 Poz.PaństwoZawodnicyRezultatUwagi1Tim Graham, Adrian Metcalfe, John Cooper, Robbie Brightwell3:04,7Q 2Jörg Jüttner, Hans-Ullrich Schulz, Johannes Schmitt, Manfred Kinder3:04,9Q3Laurie Khan, Malcolm Spence, Melville Spence, George Kerr3:05,3q4Jean-Louis Descloux, Hansjörg Bosshard, Marius Theiler, Peter Laeng3:09,35James Addy, Brobbey Mensah, Sam Bugri, Ebenezer Quartey3:10,46Karu Selvaratnam, Kuda Ditta, Mohamed bin Abdul Rahman, Victor Asirvatham3:17,67Somsak Thongsuk, Nipon Pensuvapap, Adisorn Vitsudhamakul, Manut Bumrungphuk3:18,4