| 1 | Gerhard Zimmermann (Neo) | FRG | 42.50 | (6) | | 7:51.00 | (1) | NR | 2:09.80 | (4) | | 16:28.20 | (2) | | 182.276 | NR | - |
| 2 | Günther Traub (Senior) | FRG | 43.00 | (9) | | 8:01.00 | (8) | SB | 2:11.20 | (5) | SB | 16:35.80 | (3) | SB | 184.623 | SB | +2.347 |
| 3 | Eddy Verheijen (Neo) | NED | 44.00 | (19) | | 7:55.20 | (2) | | 2:12.60 | (8) | SB | 16:18.90 | (1) | SB | 184.665 | SB | +2.389 |
| 4 | Vadim Vasnetsov (Senior) | URS | 40.80 | (1) | SB | 8:10.00 | (12) | SB | 2:09.30 | (2) | PB | 17:25.00 | (9) | SB | 185.150 | PB | +2.874 |
| 5 | Erhard Keller (Neo) | FRG | 41.70 | (3) | | 8:14.40 | (17) | SB | 2:09.10 | (1) | | 17:20.60 | (8) | PB | 186.203 | SB | +3.927 |
| 6 | Sergej Merzlov (Senior) | URS | 43.30 | (12) | SB | 8:05.50 | (9) | SB | 2:13.00 | (11) | SB | 16:43.40 | (4) | SB | 186.353 | SB | +4.077 |
| 7 | Klaus Kaensche (Senior) | FRG | 43.50 | (15) | | 8:10.00 | (12) | | 2:11.40 | (6) | | 16:56.90 | (5) | SB | 187.145 | | +4.869 |
| 8 | Jevgenij Grisjin (M35) | URS | 40.80 | (1) | SB | 8:20.00 | (20) | SB | 2:09.40 | (3) | SB | 17:44.60 | (11) | SB | 187.163 | SB | +4.887 |
| 9 | Giancarlo (Giovanni) Gloder (Neo) | ITA | 44.20 | (22) | SB | 7:59.10 | (5) | SB | 2:13.50 | (12) | | 16:57.10 | (6) | | 187.465 | SB | +5.189 |
| 10 | Michel Thépénier (Neo) | FRA | 43.40 | (14) | | 8:00.50 | (6) | NR | 2:14.00 | (14) | SB | 17:16.30 | (7) | PB | 187.931 | NR | +5.655 |
| 11 | Jan.42 de Vries (Senior) | NED | 43.10 | (10) | | 8:14.00 | (16) | PB | 2:12.60 | (8) | SB | 17:33.90 | (10) | SB | 189.395 | PB | +7.119 |
| 12 | Vladimir Gvozdetskij (A2) | URS | 42.20 | (5) | | 8:25.80 | (21) | PB | 2:11.50 | (7) | | 17:49.30 | (12) | PB | 190.078 | WR | +7.802 |
| 13 | Oldrich Teplý (Senior) | TCH | 43.80 | (18) | | 8:06.10 | (10) | NR | 2:12.90 | (10) | NR | - | | | 136.710 | | - |
| 14 | Hansruedi Widmer (Neo) | SUI | 42.60 | (8) | | 8:17.80 | (18) | | 2:13.50 | (12) | NR | - | | | 136.880 | | - |
| 15 | Guido Gillarduzzi (Senior) | ITA | 43.50 | (15) | SB | 8:12.30 | (15) | | 2:14.50 | (17) | SB | - | | | 137.563 | | - |
| 16 | Hans Eckelboom (Neo) | NED | 44.90 | (28) | | 7:56.30 | (3) | PB | 2:16.50 | (24) | | - | | | 138.030 | | - |
| 17 | Wim Borgers (Neo) | NED | 45.00 | (29) | | 8:00.70 | (7) | SB | 2:14.90 | (19) | SB | - | | | 138.036 | | - |
| 18 | Peter Reimann (Senior) | SUI | 44.40 | (24) | | 8:10.50 | (14) | | 2:14.10 | (15) | | - | | | 138.150 | | - |
| 19 | György Ivánkai (Senior) | HUN | 45.10 | (31) | | 8:06.20 | (11) | | 2:15.10 | (20) | SB | - | | | 138.753 | | - |
| 20 | György Martos (Neo) | HUN | 43.30 | (12) | | 8:26.80 | (24) | SB | 2:14.40 | (16) | NR | - | | | 138.780 | | - |
| 21 | Stanisław Kuch (Senior) | POL | 43.70 | (17) | | 8:28.30 | (25) | | 2:16.00 | (22) | SB | - | | | 139.863 | | - |
| 22 | Hermann Strutz (Senior) | AUT | 44.70 | (25) | | 8:18.80 | (19) | | 2:16.10 | (23) | | - | | | 139.946 | | - |
| 23 | Elio Locatelli (Neo) | ITA | 42.50 | (6) | | 8:42.50 | (32) | | 2:15.70 | (21) | | - | | | 139.983 | | - |
| 24 | Ruedi Uster (Senior) | SUI | 44.30 | (23) | | 8:29.40 | (26) | | 2:14.50 | (17) | SB | - | | | 140.073 | | - |
| 25 | Michel Duchet (Neo) | FRA | 45.30 | (32) | | 8:25.80 | (21) | PB | 2:16.70 | (26) | SB | - | | | 141.446 | | - |
| 26 | Jean-Jacques Rumpler (Neo) | FRA | 45.00 | (29) | | 8:34.40 | (28) | | 2:16.60 | (25) | PB | - | | | 141.973 | | - |
| 27 | Peter Mark (Neo) | SUI | 45.60 | (34) | | 8:26.40 | (23) | | 2:18.70 | (29) | | - | | | 142.473 | | - |
| 28 | Stanisław Kłotkowski (Senior) | POL | 44.70 | (25) | | 8:38.00 | (30) | SB | 2:18.50 | (28) | SB | - | | | 142.666 | | - |
| 29 | Erich Korbel (Senior) | AUT | 45.50 | (33) | | 8:37.50 | (29) | SB | 2:17.40 | (27) | SB | - | | | 143.050 | | - |
| 30 | Andrzej Święcicki (Senior) | POL | 46.00 | (38) | | 8:30.00 | (27) | SB | 2:18.90 | (31) | SB | - | | | 143.300 | | - |
| 31 | Mihály Martos (Neo) | HUN | 44.80 | (27) | | 8:44.40 | (33) | SB | 2:18.70 | (29) | SB | - | | | 143.473 | | - |
| 32 | Raymond Fonvieille (Neo) | FRA | 42.00 | (4) | | 9:03.80 | (37) | SB | 2:23.10 | (33) | | - | | | 144.080 | | - |
| 33 | Kazimierz Kowalczyk (Senior) | POL | 45.70 | (36) | | 8:47.70 | (34) | SB | 2:20.00 | (32) | SB | - | | | 145.136 | | - |
| 34 | Peter Toyfl (Senior) | AUT | 44.10 | (21) | | 9:05.40 | (39) | SB | 2:23.60 | (34) | SB | - | | | 146.506 | | - |
| 35 | Gerhard Strutz (Neo) | AUT | 46.70 | (40) | | 8:40.60 | (31) | PB | 2:24.20 | (37) | SB | - | | | 146.826 | | - |
| 36 | Josef Koska (Senior) | TCH | 45.60 | (34) | SB | 8:56.80 | (36) | PB | 2:23.70 | (35) | PB | - | | | 147.180 | | - |
| 37 | János Hernády (A2) | HUN | 46.20 | (39) | SB | 8:48.20 | (35) | | 2:25.70 | (38) | SB | - | | | 147.586 | | - |
| 38 | Bohumil Jauris (M30) | TCH | 45.80 | (37) | | 9:05.00 | (38) | SB | 2:24.00 | (36) | SB | - | | | 148.300 | | - |
| 39 | Francois Brueren (Senior) | BEL | 43.10 | (10) | NR | 9:42.10 | (42) | PB | 2:29.20 | (40) | PB | - | | | 151.043 | | - |
| 40 | Miroslav Matoušek (Neo) | TCH | 47.70 | (43) | PB | 9:20.80 | (40) | PB | 2:29.00 | (39) | PB | - | | | 153.446 | | - |
| 41 | Seppo Santavirta (Neo) | FIN | 47.60 | (42) | | 9:51.20 | (43) | SB | 2:31.50 | (41) | SB | - | | | 157.220 | | - |
| 42 | Renato de Riva (Senior) | ITA | 44.00 | (19) | | 7:58.80 | (4) | | - | | | - | | | 91.880 | | - |
| 43 | Michel Piens (Neo) | BEL | 47.00 | (41) | SB | 9:35.60 | (41) | SB | - | | | - | | | 104.560 | | - |