| 1 | Valerij Troitskij (Neo) | URS | 40.80 | (2) | SB | 4:35.40 | (3) | SB | 2:12.30 | (3) | | 7:59.50 | (5) | | 178.750 | SB | - |
| 2 | Valerij Lavrusjkin (Senior) | URS | 41.60 | (7) | | 4:35.70 | (4) | | 2:13.50 | (4) | | 7:52.60 | (2) | | 179.310 | | +0.560 |
| 3 | Jurij Malykhin (Neo) | URS | 42.40 | (13) | | 4:33.40 | (1) | | 2:11.90 | (2) | | 8:01.70 | (6) | | 180.102 | | +1.352 |
| 4 | Aleksandr Tsjekulajev (Neo) | URS | 41.80 | (9) | | 4:46.50 | (18) | | 2:11.50 | (1) | | 7:50.80 | (1) | | 180.463 | SB | +1.713 |
| 5 | Jurij Jumasjev (Senior) | URS | 42.30 | (12) | | 4:35.30 | (2) | SB | 2:13.60 | (5) | | 7:59.00 | (4) | | 180.616 | SB | +1.866 |
| 6 | Valerij Kljutsjnikov (Neo) | URS | 42.20 | (10) | SB | 4:40.00 | (8) | | 2:15.60 | (10) | | 7:57.00 | (3) | | 181.766 | PB | +3.016 |
| 7 | Aleksandr.47 Ivanov (Neo) | URS | 41.30 | (5) | | 4:39.90 | (7) | SB | 2:14.20 | (7) | | 8:11.20 | (12) | SB | 181.803 | SB | +3.053 |
| 8 | Viktor Kuzovkov (Senior) | URS | 42.30 | (11) | SB | 4:36.70 | (5) | SB | 2:14.40 | (8) | SB | 8:07.30 | (10) | | 181.946 | SB | +3.196 |
| 9 | Jevgenij Lepjosjkin (A2) | URS | 43.20 | (20) | | 4:42.80 | (10) | SB | 2:17.20 | (15) | | 8:02.10 | (7) | SB | 184.276 | NRJ | +5.526 |
| 10 | Michael Brychcy (Neo) | GDR | 41.40 | (6) | SB | 4:49.70 | (21) | | 2:17.60 | (19) | | 8:14.70 | (13) | SB | 185.019 | SB | +6.269 |
| 11 | Karl-Heinz Drbal (A1) | GDR | 43.90 | (25) | SB | 4:43.20 | (11) | SB | 2:18.10 | (20) | | 8:02.50 | (8) | SB | 185.383 | PB | +6.633 |
| 12 | Jürgen Rudolph (Neo) | GDR | 45.00 | (32) | | 4:36.70 | (6) | SB | 2:19.00 | (23) | | 8:04.30 | (9) | | 185.879 | | +7.129 |
| 13 | Din-Kuk Kim (n/a) | PRK | 42.60 | (15) | SB | 4:49.80 | (22) | NR | 2:17.00 | (14) | | 8:21.40 | (15) | | 186.706 | NR | +7.956 |
| 14 | Rainer Klehr (Neo) | GDR | 44.40 | (30) | | 4:45.00 | (16) | | 2:17.40 | (18) | | 8:15.80 | (14) | | 187.280 | | +8.530 |
| 15 | Pjotr Leftajev (Neo) | URS | 44.30 | (29) | | 4:50.00 | (24) | PB | 2:18.20 | (21) | | 8:25.40 | (16) | | 189.239 | PB | +10.489 |
| 16 | György Ivánkai (M30) | HUN | 46.30 | (35) | | 4:47.40 | (19) | SB | 2:19.30 | (27) | | 8:08.20 | (11) | | 189.453 | | +10.703 |
| 17 | Henryk Szandala (Neo) | POL | 43.90 | (26) | | 5:03.70 | (32) | | 2:24.40 | (36) | | 8:31.10 | (17) | | 193.759 | | +15.009 |
| 18 | Grzegorz Wysocki (Neo) | POL | 45.80 | (33) | | 4:52.00 | (26) | | 2:22.80 | (30) | | 8:45.00 | (18) | | 194.566 | | +15.816 |
| 19 | Zbigniew Krychniak (Neo) | POL | 44.20 | (28) | | 5:03.20 | (31) | | 2:23.70 | (35) | | 8:49.30 | (19) | | 195.563 | SB | +16.813 |
| Gennadij Podkovyrov (Senior) | URS | 42.80 | (17) | | 4:46.00 | (17) | | - | | | - | | | - | | - |
| Anatolij Lepjosjkin (M30) | URS | 41.20 | (4) | | - | | | 2:23.20 | (33) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Vladimir Vikulov (Neo) | URS | 41.70 | (8) | | - | | | 2:19.10 | (24) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Viktor Tsjursin (Neo) | URS | 42.50 | (14) | | - | | | 2:17.30 | (16) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Vladimir Gvozdetskij (Neo) | URS | 41.20 | (3) | SB | - | | | 2:16.30 | (12) | SB | - | | | - | | - |
| Boris Guljajev (Senior) | URS | 40.60 | (1) | | - | | | 2:15.90 | (11) | SB | - | | | - | | - |
| Weok-Ki Kim (n/a) | PRK | 45.80 | (34) | | 5:19.50 | (33) | | 2:23.00 | (32) | PB | - | | | - | | - |
| Dan-su Shim (n/a) | PRK | 46.80 | (36) | | 4:56.00 | (28) | | 2:28.00 | (37) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Mihály Martos (Senior) | HUN | 43.50 | (22) | | 5:01.40 | (30) | | 2:22.90 | (31) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Cha-Weok Kim (n/a) | PRK | 44.50 | (31) | | 4:58.80 | (29) | | 2:23.60 | (34) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Klaus Wunderlich (B2) | GDR | 59.40 | (38) | | 4:47.50 | (20) | | 2:17.40 | (17) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Do-Chu Lee (B1) | PRK | 43.70 | (23) | PB | 4:52.70 | (27) | PB | 2:22.40 | (29) | SB | - | | | - | | - |
| Son-un Cho (n/a) | PRK | 43.80 | (24) | PB | 4:50.40 | (25) | PB | 2:19.50 | (28) | PB | - | | | - | | - |
| Jevgenij Kirjanov (Senior) | URS | 55.60 | (37) | | 4:44.00 | (12) | SB | 2:14.00 | (6) | | - | | | - | | - |
| György Martos (Senior) | HUN | 44.20 | (27) | | 4:50.00 | (23) | | 2:19.10 | (25) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Aleksandr Tsygankov (Neo) | URS | 42.80 | (18) | | 4:44.30 | (14) | | 2:18.30 | (22) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Jevgenij.46 Ivanov (Neo) | URS | 42.70 | (16) | | 4:44.50 | (15) | PB | 2:16.60 | (13) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Boris Vasjljajev (Neo) | URS | 43.40 | (21) | SB | 4:41.00 | (9) | SB | 2:19.20 | (26) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Anatolij Nokhrin (Neo) | URS | 43.00 | (19) | SB | 4:44.20 | (13) | SB | 2:15.00 | (9) | SB | - | | | - | | - |