| 1 | Ard Schenk (Neo) | NED | 42.80 | (4) | | 7:47.00 | (1) | ER, TR | 2:07.20 | (1) | ER, NR, TR | 16:02.80 | (4) | SB | 180.040 | ER, TR | - |
| 2 | Kees Verkerk (Neo) | NED | 42.80 | (4) | | 7:47.80 | (3) | | 2:09.30 | (3) | | 16:01.00 | (2) | SB | 180.730 | SB | +0.690 |
| 3 | Valerij Kaplan (Neo) | URS | 42.00 | (1) | TR | 7:55.40 | (6) | | 2:08.60 | (2) | SB | 16:17.00 | (8) | | 181.257 | | +1.217 |
| 4 | Jonny Nilsson (Neo) | SWE | 43.90 | (15) | | 7:47.40 | (2) | | 2:12.50 | (12) | | 15:57.20 | (1) | TR | 182.667 | | +2.627 |
| 5 | Fred Anton Maier (Senior) | NOR | 43.90 | (15) | | 7:50.10 | (4) | | 2:11.10 | (9) | | 16:02.60 | (3) | | 182.740 | | +2.700 |
| 6 | Eduard Matusevitsj (Senior) | URS | 42.30 | (3) | | 7:58.70 | (8) | | 2:10.10 | (4) | | 16:25.10 | (10) | | 182.792 | SB | +2.752 |
| 7 | Svein-Erik Stiansen (Senior) | NOR | 43.40 | (12) | | 7:52.50 | (5) | | 2:10.40 | (5) | | 16:16.40 | (7) | | 182.937 | | +2.897 |
| 8 | Rudie Liebrechts (Senior) | NED | 44.10 | (17) | | 7:55.80 | (7) | | 2:10.60 | (6) | | 16:15.30 | (6) | | 183.978 | | +3.938 |
| 9 | Jouko Launonen (Senior) | FIN | 43.10 | (8) | | 8:00.40 | (10) | | 2:10.60 | (6) | SB | 16:26.90 | (11) | | 184.018 | | +3.978 |
| 10 | Viktor Kositsjkin (Senior) | URS | 43.30 | (11) | | 8:03.20 | (11) | | 2:13.10 | (14) | | 16:19.60 | (9) | | 184.967 | | +4.927 |
| 11 | Per Willy Guttormsen (Senior) | NOR | 44.50 | (21) | | 8:00.30 | (9) | | 2:12.80 | (13) | | 16:14.00 | (5) | | 185.497 | | +5.457 |
| 12 | Ants Antson (Senior) | URS | 43.20 | (9) | | 8:04.10 | (12) | | 2:10.70 | (8) | | 16:48.70 | (12) | | 185.612 | | +5.572 |
| 13 | Johnny Höglin (Neo) | SWE | 43.20 | (9) | | 8:10.00 | (15) | | 2:14.40 | (15) | | 16:52.60 | (13) | | 187.630 | | +7.590 |
| 14 | Frits Bartling (A1) | NED | 43.80 | (14) | | 8:09.90 | (14) | | 2:12.10 | (11) | | 16:59.90 | (15) | | 187.818 | SB | +7.778 |
| 15 | Gerhard Zimmermann (Neo) | FRG | 43.40 | (12) | | 8:06.30 | (13) | | 2:15.70 | (19) | | 17:01.10 | (16) | | 188.318 | | +8.278 |
| 16 | Viktor Kuzovkov (Senior) | URS | 44.10 | (17) | SB | 8:10.40 | (16) | SB | 2:15.00 | (17) | SB | 16:55.80 | (14) | SB | 188.930 | SB | +8.890 |
| 17 | Bjørn Tveter (Neo) | NOR | 43.00 | (7) | | 8:11.80 | (17) | | 2:11.50 | (10) | | - | | | 136.013 | | -44.027 |
| 18 | Horst Freese (Neo) | GDR | 42.20 | (2) | | 8:30.10 | (21) | | 2:15.40 | (18) | | - | | | 138.343 | | -41.697 |
| 19 | Örjan Sandler (Senior) | SWE | 45.10 | (23) | | 8:13.60 | (18) | | 2:14.60 | (16) | | - | | | 139.327 | | -40.713 |
| 20 | Raimo Hietala (Neo) | FIN | 44.10 | (17) | | 8:22.90 | (20) | | 2:15.90 | (20) | | - | | | 139.690 | | -40.350 |
| 21 | Renato de Riva (Senior) | ITA | 44.90 | (22) | | 8:32.10 | (22) | | 2:18.30 | (22) | | - | | | 142.210 | | -37.830 |
| 22 | Giancarlo (Giovanni) Gloder (Neo) | ITA | 45.60 | (25) | | 8:35.50 | (23) | | 2:20.30 | (25) | | - | | | 143.917 | | -36.123 |
| 23 | Herbert Braun (Neo) | GDR | 45.20 | (24) | | 8:44.30 | (24) | | 2:19.30 | (24) | | - | | | 144.063 | | -35.977 |
| 24 | Günther Traub (Senior) | FRG | 46.60 | (27) | | 8:47.50 | (26) | | 2:18.60 | (23) | | - | | | 145.550 | | -34.490 |
| 25 | Jean-Jacques Rumpler (Neo) | FRA | 46.00 | (26) | | 8:47.20 | (25) | | 2:23.60 | (26) | | - | | | 146.587 | | -33.453 |
| 26 | Eddy Verheijen (Neo) | NED | 53.30 | (28) | | 8:18.20 | (19) | | 2:16.80 | (21) | | - | | | 148.720 | | -31.320 |
| 27 | Francois Brueren (Senior) | BEL | 44.10 | (17) | | 10:24.00 | (29) | | 2:32.20 | (28) | | - | | | 157.233 | | -22.807 |
| 28 | Michel Duchet (Neo) | FRA | 55.30 | (29) | | 9:02.10 | (28) | | 2:24.50 | (27) | | - | | | 157.677 | | -22.363 |
| Per Ivar Moe (Neo) | NOR | 42.80 | (4) | | 8:48.90 | (27) | | - | | | - | | | - | | - |