| 1 | Kees Verkerk (Senior) | NED | 42.40 | (4) | | 4:41.20 | (1) | ER, TR | 2:12.90 | (1) | TR | 7:47.10 | (1) | TR | 180.276 | ER, TR | - |
| 2 | Valerij Kaplan (Senior) | URS | 41.90 | (1) | TR | 4:47.90 | (6) | | 2:15.90 | (4) | | 7:54.10 | (3) | | 182.593 | | +2.317 |
| 3 | Eduard Matusevitsj (Senior) | URS | 42.00 | (2) | | 4:47.50 | (5) | | 2:15.10 | (3) | | 8:00.60 | (9) | | 183.009 | SB | +2.733 |
| 4 | Ants Antson (Senior) | URS | 42.60 | (5) | | 4:44.40 | (3) | | 2:14.70 | (2) | | 8:05.60 | (12) | | 183.460 | | +3.184 |
| 5 | Svein-Erik Stiansen (Senior) | NOR | 43.20 | (9) | | 4:48.50 | (8) | | 2:16.30 | (5) | | 7:58.10 | (6) | | 184.526 | | +4.250 |
| 6 | Magne Thomassen (Senior) | NOR | 42.70 | (6) | | 4:54.50 | (12) | | 2:19.70 | (11) | | 8:06.00 | (14) | | 186.949 | | +6.673 |
| 7 | Gerhard Zimmermann (Senior) | FRG | 43.30 | (10) | | 4:55.90 | (13) | | 2:19.90 | (13) | | 7:58.90 | (7) | | 187.139 | | +6.863 |
| 8 | Aleksandr Tsjekulajev (Neo) | URS | 43.70 | (12) | | 4:52.60 | (11) | | 2:18.60 | (6) | | 8:05.80 | (13) | | 187.246 | | +6.970 |
| 9 | Frits Bartling (A2) | NED | 42.80 | (7) | TRJ | 4:56.40 | (14) | | 2:18.80 | (7) | | 8:09.30 | (18) | TRJ | 187.396 | TRJ | +7.120 |
| 10 | Peter Nottet (Neo) | NED | 44.50 | (16) | | 4:50.00 | (9) | | 2:22.00 | (17) | | 7:57.60 | (5) | | 187.926 | | +7.650 |
| 11 | Stanislav Seljanin (Senior) | URS | 45.50 | (26) | | 4:48.10 | (7) | | 2:19.30 | (9) | | 8:01.70 | (10) | | 188.119 | | +7.843 |
| 12 | Rudie Liebrechts (Senior) | NED | 44.90 | (20) | | 4:50.40 | (10) | | 2:19.80 | (12) | | 8:03.90 | (11) | | 188.290 | | +8.014 |
| 13 | Jonny Nilsson (Senior) | SWE | 44.60 | (17) | | 5:02.60 | (16) | | 2:24.70 | (22) | | 7:59.40 | (8) | | 191.206 | | +10.930 |
| 14 | Hermann Strutz (Senior) | AUT | 45.70 | (28) | | 5:00.80 | (15) | | 2:26.70 | (26) | | 8:07.50 | (15) | | 193.483 | | +13.207 |
| 15 | Ard Schenk (Neo) | NED | 53.00 | (32) | | 4:44.20 | (2) | | 2:19.60 | (10) | | 7:56.80 | (4) | | 194.579 | | +14.303 |
| 16 | Fred Anton Maier (Senior) | NOR | 54.40 | (33) | | 4:45.40 | (4) | | 2:19.90 | (13) | | 7:49.10 | (2) | | 195.509 | | +15.233 |
| 17 | Bjørn Tveter (Neo) | NOR | 42.80 | (7) | | - | | | 2:19.20 | (8) | | 8:17.00 | (23) | | 138.900 | | - |
| 18 | Johnny Höglin (Senior) | SWE | 43.80 | (13) | | - | | | 2:22.70 | (18) | | 8:11.70 | (20) | | 140.536 | | - |
| 19 | Ingar Bollerud (Neo) | NOR | 45.00 | (22) | | - | | | 2:21.20 | (16) | | 8:07.70 | (16) | | 140.836 | | - |
| 20 | Örjan Sandler (Senior) | SWE | 44.80 | (19) | | - | | | 2:20.50 | (15) | | 8:17.90 | (24) | | 141.423 | | - |
| 21 | Rauli Helén (Neo) | FIN | 44.90 | (20) | | - | | | 2:24.20 | (21) | | 8:07.70 | (16) | | 141.736 | | - |
| 22 | Renato de Riva (M30) | ITA | 45.10 | (23) | | - | | | 2:23.90 | (20) | NRM | 8:11.20 | (19) | NRM | 142.186 | | - |
| 23 | Oldrich Teplý (Senior) | TCH | 43.90 | (15) | | - | | | 2:23.80 | (19) | | 8:28.00 | (26) | | 142.633 | | - |
| 24 | Rainer Klehr (Neo) | GDR | 44.70 | (18) | | - | | | 2:25.90 | (24) | | 8:20.40 | (25) | | 143.373 | | - |
| 25 | Kalervo Hietala (Senior) | FIN | 46.10 | (29) | | - | | | 2:25.40 | (23) | | 8:14.00 | (22) | | 143.966 | | - |
| 26 | Guido Gillarduzzi (Senior) | ITA | 45.60 | (27) | | - | | | 2:26.10 | (25) | | 8:29.90 | (27) | | 145.290 | | - |
| 27 | Herbert Höfl (Senior) | FRG | 42.20 | (3) | | - | | | 2:27.70 | (28) | | 9:03.60 | (32) | | 145.793 | | - |
| 28 | Józef Iskrzycki (Neo) | POL | 45.20 | (24) | | - | | | 2:27.00 | (27) | | 8:42.80 | (29) | | 146.480 | | - |
| 29 | Stanisław Kuch (Senior) | POL | 45.40 | (25) | | - | | | 2:29.30 | (29) | | 8:42.80 | (29) | | 147.446 | | - |
| 30 | Bernd Prusowski (A1) | GDR | 46.20 | (30) | | - | | | 2:30.30 | (30) | | 8:39.60 | (28) | | 148.260 | | - |
| 31 | Michel Duchet (Neo) | FRA | 46.80 | (31) | | - | | | 2:32.60 | (31) | | 8:49.80 | (31) | | 150.646 | | - |
| 32 | Raymond Fonvieille (Senior) | FRA | 43.80 | (13) | | - | | | 2:34.10 | (32) | | 9:30.60 | (33) | | 152.226 | | - |
| 33 | Jouko Launonen (Senior) | FIN | 43.60 | (11) | | - | | | - | | | 8:12.80 | (21) | | 92.880 | | - |