| Final ranking | B | 2 | 3 | S | | 1. Canada | A.A. McKinnon | L.K. Loomer | I.W. d'Hondt | D.J. Arnold | | 2. United States | J.R. Welchli | J.D. McKinley | A.F. McKinley | J.S. Mxintosh | | 3. France | G. Guillabert | G. Mercier | Y. Delacour | R. Guissart | | 4. Italy | A. Marcelli | G. Zucchi | A. Cantoni | G. Moiolli | | 5. Soviet Union | L. Zakharov | A. Cheff | N. Karassev | I. Ivanov | | 5. Germany | W. Montag | H. Stobbe | G. Kaischlon | M. Fitze | | 7. Australia | J.Y. Harrison | P.M. Evatt | G. Williamson | D.R. Anderson | | 7. Poland | K. Biasinski | S. Grajczyk | Z. Paradowski | M. Nietupski | | 9. Finland | K. Hainninen | R. Poutanen | V. Lentela | T. Pitkanen | | 9. Hungary | C. Kovacs | R. Riheczky | Z. Kavai | G. Uto | | 9. Cuba | L. Olivera | O. Lanza | E. Hernandez | J. Perez |
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| Final | time | | 1. Canada | 7:08.8 | | 2. Unites States | 7:18.4 | | 3. France | 7:20.9 | | 4. Italy | 7:22.5 |
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| Semifinals - Monday 26.11 - First 2 to Final |
| Semi 1 | time | | 1. Canada | 7:47.7 | | 2. France | 8:08.4 | | 3. Soviet Union | 8:18.3 | | 4. Poland | 8:32.0 |
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| Semi 2 | time | | 1. United States | 7:59.7 | | 2. Italy | 8:10.2 | | 3. Germany | 8:19.8 | | 4. Australia | 8:22.4 |
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| Repechages - Saturday 24.11 - Winners to Semi-Finals. |
| Repechage 1 | time | | 1. Germany | 8:27.2 |
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| Repechage 2 | time | | 1. France | 7:44.0 | | 2. Finland | 7:55.1 |
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| Repechage 3 | time | | 1. Australia | 8:10.4 | | 2. Hungary | 8:17.0 |
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| Repechage 4 | time | | 1. Poland | 8:10.4 | | 2. Cuba | 8:45.4 |
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| Heats - Friday 23.11 - Winners to Semi-Finals |
| Heat 1 | time | | 1. Canada | 6:36.6 | | 2. Germany | 6:48.1 | | 3. Australia | 6:52.7 | | 4. Denmark | 7:08.1 |
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| Heat 2 | time | | 1. United States | 6:59.2 | | 2. France | 7:11.8 | | 3. Cuba | 7:17.7 |
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| Heat 3 | time | | 1. Soviet Union | 6:39.7 | | 2. Hungary | 6:40.6 |
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| Heat 4 | time | | 1. Italy | 6:41.9 | | 2. Poland | 6:46.3 | | 3. Finland | 6:50.3 |
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