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Host City: München, West Germany
Venue(s): Olympic Stadium, Olympic Park, München
Date Started: September 7, 1972
Date Finished: September 7, 1972
| Gold: | Kip Keino |
| Silver: | Ben Jipcho |
| Bronze: | Tapio Kantanen |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T(A) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kip Keino | 32 | Kenya | KEN | 8:23.64 | OR |
| 2 | Ben Jipcho | 29 | Kenya | KEN | 8:24.62 | |
| 3 | Tapio Kantanen | 23 | Finland | FIN | 8:24.66 | |
| 4 | Bronisław Malinowski | 21 | Poland | POL | 8:27.92 | |
| 5 | Dušan Moravčík | 24 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | 8:29.06 | |
| 6 | Amos Biwott | 24 | Kenya | KEN | 8:33.48 | |
| 7 | Romualdas Bitė | 28 | Soviet Union | URS | 8:34.64 | |
| 8 | Pekka Päivärinta | 23 | Finland | FIN | 8:37.17 | |
| 9 | Takaharu Koyama | 24 | Japan | JPN | 8:37.66 | |
| 10 | Mikko Ala-Leppilampi | 29 | Finland | FIN | 8:41.03 | |
| 11 | Jean-Paul Villain | 25 | France | FRA | 8:46.72 | |
| 12 | Mikhail Zhelev | 29 | Bulgaria | BUL | 9:02.59 |