| 1 | Vladimir Gejderikh (M30) | URS | 42.40 | (6) | SB | 7:47.30 | (1) | NRM, TR | 2:08.00 | (2) | NRM | 15:53.10 | (1) | NRM, TR | 179.451 | WR | - |
| 2 | Renato de Riva (Senior) | ITA | 43.90 | (12) | | 7:48.20 | (2) | | 2:09.90 | (4) | | 16:05.40 | (2) | | 182.290 | SB | +2.839 |
| 3 | Gerhard Zimmermann (Neo) | FRG | 43.00 | (7) | SB | 7:54.60 | (3) | | 2:11.20 | (7) | SB | 16:28.60 | (3) | NR | 183.623 | SB | +4.172 |
| 4 | Jevgenij Grisjin (M30) | URS | 40.30 | (1) | TR, SB | 8:20.20 | (14) | SB | 2:07.30 | (1) | TR, SB | 17:05.00 | (10) | PB | 184.003 | PB | +4.552 |
| 5 | Günther Traub (Senior) | FRG | 42.20 | (5) | SB | 8:07.70 | (4) | SB | 2:09.00 | (3) | NR | 16:40.80 | (5) | SB | 184.010 | SB | +4.559 |
| 6 | Frits Bartling (B2) | NED | 44.30 | (15) | | 8:09.30 | (5) | NRJ, TRJ | 2:11.80 | (8) | NRJ, TRJ | 16:40.40 | (4) | NRJ, TRJ | 187.183 | NRJ, TRJ | +7.732 |
| 7 | Jürgen Traub (Neo) | FRG | 44.40 | (16) | SB | 8:13.00 | (6) | SB | 2:14.40 | (9) | SB | 16:43.60 | (6) | SB | 188.680 | SB | +9.229 |
| 8 | Joop van der Berg (Neo) | NED | 44.80 | (20) | SB | 8:14.00 | (7) | SB | 2:15.60 | (13) | SB | 16:52.00 | (9) | PB | 190.000 | PB | +10.549 |
| 9 | Wim van Heijst (Senior) | NED | 45.10 | (24) | PB | 8:17.40 | (9) | | 2:17.60 | (21) | PB | 16:45.60 | (7) | PB | 190.986 | PB | +11.535 |
| 10 | György Ivánkai (Senior) | HUN | 45.30 | (26) | | 8:18.20 | (10) | | 2:16.40 | (19) | | 16:49.10 | (8) | NR | 191.041 | SB | +11.590 |
| 11 | Guido Gillarduzzi (Senior) | ITA | 43.90 | (12) | | 8:24.40 | (15) | | 2:15.90 | (15) | | 17:11.00 | (13) | | 191.190 | | +11.739 |
| 12 | Ludwig Meijering (Senior) | NED | 44.70 | (18) | PB | 8:18.90 | (11) | SB | 2:15.90 | (15) | SB | 17:08.10 | (12) | SB | 191.295 | PB | +11.844 |
| 13 | Vladimirs Orlovs (Senior) | URS | 53.90 | (35) | | 8:14.00 | (7) | SB | 2:11.00 | (6) | SB | 17:05.30 | (11) | SB | 198.231 | SB | +18.780 |
| 14 | Giancarlo (Giovanni) Gloder (Neo) | ITA | 51.90 | (34) | | 8:26.30 | (17) | | 2:16.80 | (20) | | 17:24.70 | (14) | | 200.365 | SB | +20.914 |
| 15 | Adriano Fontana (Neo) | ITA | 47.90 | (32) | | 9:09.00 | (32) | | 2:27.50 | (34) | | 18:57.00 | (15) | | 208.816 | SB | +29.365 |
| 16 | Giuseppe da Gama (Neo) | ITA | 45.80 | (29) | | 9:20.80 | (33) | | 2:25.70 | (32) | | 20:02.60 | (16) | | 210.576 | SB | +31.125 |
| 17 | Vadim Vasnetsov (Senior) | URS | 40.70 | (2) | SB | 8:28.00 | (18) | SB | 2:10.50 | (5) | SB | - | | | 135.000 | | - |
| 18 | Stanisław Kuch (Senior) | POL | 43.70 | (11) | SB | 8:20.00 | (13) | PB | 2:15.80 | (14) | PB | - | | | 138.966 | | - |
| 19 | György Martos (Neo) | HUN | 43.00 | (7) | SB | 8:28.70 | (19) | | 2:15.30 | (12) | SB | - | | | 138.970 | | - |
| 20 | Elio Locatelli (Neo) | ITA | 41.80 | (3) | | 8:40.90 | (24) | | 2:16.10 | (17) | | - | | | 139.256 | | - |
| 21 | Mihály Martos (Neo) | HUN | 43.60 | (9) | | 8:34.00 | (20) | | 2:14.80 | (10) | NR | - | | | 139.933 | | - |
| 22 | Ruedi Uster (Neo) | SUI | 44.00 | (14) | SB | 8:35.80 | (21) | SB | 2:16.20 | (18) | | - | | | 140.980 | | - |
| 23 | Jean-Jacques Rumpler (A2) | FRA | 44.90 | (22) | | 8:19.80 | (12) | NRJ | 2:18.90 | (25) | SB | - | | | 141.180 | | - |
| 24 | Edwin Keller (A2) | FRG | 44.90 | (22) | NRJ | 8:37.20 | (23) | NRJ | 2:15.00 | (11) | NRJ | - | | | 141.620 | | - |
| 25 | Kazimierz Kowalczyk (Senior) | POL | 44.70 | (18) | PB | 8:24.70 | (16) | PB | 2:19.70 | (27) | SB | - | | | 141.736 | | - |
| 26 | Raymond Fonvieille (Neo) | FRA | 41.90 | (4) | SB | 8:59.50 | (30) | PB | 2:18.30 | (23) | SB | - | | | 141.950 | | - |
| 27 | Peter Reimann (Senior) | SUI | 44.50 | (17) | SB | 8:36.50 | (22) | | 2:17.60 | (21) | | - | | | 142.016 | | - |
| 28 | Tadeusz Matuszewski (M30) | POL | 43.60 | (9) | NRM | 8:43.70 | (26) | SB | 2:19.60 | (26) | NRM | - | | | 142.503 | | - |
| 29 | Stanisław Kłotkowski (Neo) | POL | 44.80 | (20) | SB | 8:42.20 | (25) | SB | 2:19.70 | (27) | SB | - | | | 143.586 | | - |
| 30 | Michel Duchet (A2) | FRA | 45.60 | (27) | SB | 8:45.30 | (27) | SB | 2:18.70 | (24) | SB | - | | | 144.363 | | - |
| 31 | Bernard Oger (Neo) | FRA | 45.90 | (30) | SB | 8:45.60 | (28) | SB | 2:20.50 | (29) | PB | - | | | 145.293 | | - |
| 32 | Hansruedi Widmer (Neo) | SUI | 45.20 | (25) | SB | 8:51.60 | (29) | SB | 2:24.40 | (31) | | - | | | 146.493 | | - |
| 33 | Bruno Toniolli (Neo) | ITA | 45.60 | (27) | | 9:00.70 | (31) | | 2:23.30 | (30) | | - | | | 147.436 | | - |
| 34 | Remo Tomasi (M30) | ITA | 46.00 | (31) | | 9:36.70 | (34) | | 2:27.10 | (33) | | - | | | 152.703 | | - |
| 35 | Sergio Pomalo (Neo) | ITA | 47.90 | (32) | | - | | | 2:35.60 | (35) | | - | | | 99.766 | | - |