| 1 | Aleksandr Kertsjenko (Neo) | URS | 42.40 | (4) | | 4:28.90 | (1) | TR, PB | 2:10.10 | (1) | | 7:51.60 | (1) | | 177.742 | TR, PB | - |
| 2 | Ivan Svitsjkarjov (Senior) | URS | 43.60 | (6) | | 4:38.90 | (4) | PB | 2:14.90 | (3) | | 8:03.00 | (3) | PB | 183.349 | | +5.607 |
| 3 | Oldrich Teplý (Senior) | TCH | 43.60 | (6) | | 4:38.40 | (3) | NR | 2:16.40 | (5) | | 8:03.70 | (4) | | 183.836 | NR | +6.094 |
| 4 | Bernd Prusowski (A2) | GDR | 45.40 | (15) | | 4:41.90 | (5) | | 2:21.00 | (15) | | 7:57.70 | (2) | | 187.153 | | +9.411 |
| 5 | Vladimir Masjkov (Neo) | URS | 45.80 | (21) | SB | 4:48.40 | (9) | PB | 2:16.80 | (7) | SB | 8:13.10 | (7) | PB | 188.776 | PB | +11.034 |
| 6 | György Ivánkai (M30) | HUN | 45.50 | (17) | | 4:45.80 | (8) | NRM | 2:19.80 | (12) | | 8:12.50 | (6) | | 188.983 | NRM | +11.241 |
| 7 | Bedrich Smetana (Neo) | TCH | 45.50 | (17) | | 4:52.40 | (12) | SB | 2:21.30 | (16) | | 8:19.70 | (8) | SB | 191.303 | PB | +13.561 |
| 8 | Volkmar Poneß (A1) | GDR | 45.70 | (20) | | 4:52.20 | (11) | | 2:19.60 | (10) | SB | 8:26.50 | (9) | | 191.583 | | +13.841 |
| 9 | Karl-Heinz Ströh (Neo) | GDR | 45.00 | (14) | | 5:03.50 | (18) | | 2:19.70 | (11) | | 8:27.90 | (10) | | 192.939 | | +15.197 |
| 10 | Rainer Klehr (Neo) | GDR | 55.80 | (25) | | 4:44.60 | (7) | SB | 2:16.00 | (4) | SB | 8:08.70 | (5) | | 197.436 | | +19.694 |
| 11 | Gyula Markó (Neo) | HUN | 46.20 | (22) | | 5:08.00 | (21) | | 2:26.70 | (21) | | 8:51.00 | (11) | SB | 199.533 | | +21.791 |
| 12 | Valerij Kaplan (Senior) | URS | 41.80 | (3) | | 4:29.70 | (2) | | 2:12.50 | (2) | | - | | | 130.916 | | -46.826 |
| 13 | Vasilij Vorozjtsov (Neo) | URS | 44.70 | (11) | | 4:51.40 | (10) | PB | 2:19.40 | (9) | | - | | | 139.732 | | -38.010 |
| 14 | Stanisław Kłotkowski (Senior) | POL | 44.90 | (13) | | 4:57.40 | (15) | | 2:17.70 | (8) | | - | | | 140.366 | | -37.376 |
| 15 | Henryk Szandala (A2) | POL | 44.20 | (8) | | 4:57.50 | (16) | NRJ | 2:20.30 | (13) | | - | | | 140.549 | | -37.193 |
| 16 | Sergej.49 Privezentsev (A2) | URS | 45.60 | (19) | | 4:55.60 | (14) | | 2:21.30 | (16) | | - | | | 141.966 | | -35.776 |
| 17 | Grzegorz Wysocki (Neo) | POL | 44.60 | (9) | | 5:04.20 | (19) | | 2:23.30 | (18) | | - | | | 143.066 | | -34.676 |
| 18 | Ryszard Machowski (A2) | POL | 45.40 | (15) | | 5:01.60 | (17) | | 2:26.50 | (19) | | - | | | 144.499 | | -33.243 |
| 19 | Vjatsjeslav Sviridov (A1) | URS | 54.50 | (24) | | 4:52.80 | (13) | SB | 2:20.70 | (14) | | - | | | 150.200 | | -27.542 |
| Valerij Lavrusjkin (Neo) | URS | - | | | 5:05.20 | (20) | | - | | | - | | | - | | - |
| Valerij Voltsjkov (Senior) | URS | 44.60 | (9) | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | - |
| Anatolij Lepjosjkin (Senior) | URS | 41.00 | (2) | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | - |
| Valerij Muratov (Neo) | URS | 40.60 | (1) | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | - |
| Aleksej Legotkin (Neo) | URS | 42.40 | (4) | | 4:42.70 | (6) | | - | | | - | | | - | | - |
| Miroslav Juric (Senior) | TCH | 46.90 | (23) | | - | | | 2:26.50 | (19) | SB | - | | | - | | - |
| György Martos (Senior) | HUN | 44.80 | (12) | | - | | | 2:16.50 | (6) | | - | | | - | | - |