| 1 | Gerhard Zimmermann (Senior) | FRG | 43.10 | (8) | | 4:29.90 | (1) | NR | 2:10.80 | (1) | | 7:48.40 | (1) | | 178.503 | | - |
| 2 | Gennadij Podkovyrov (Neo) | URS | 42.60 | (7) | | 4:39.50 | (4) | SB | 2:11.70 | (4) | | 8:07.10 | (5) | | 181.793 | | +3.290 |
| 3 | Hermann Strutz (Senior) | AUT | 44.80 | (31) | | 4:34.80 | (2) | NR | 2:15.90 | (15) | | 7:49.60 | (2) | SB | 182.860 | NR | +4.357 |
| 4 | Viktor Tsjursin (Neo) | URS | 42.00 | (6) | | 4:41.90 | (6) | PB | 2:12.50 | (6) | | 8:17.40 | (11) | PB | 182.890 | PB | +4.387 |
| 5 | Renato de Riva (M30) | ITA | 44.30 | (21) | | 4:35.40 | (3) | NR | 2:15.00 | (11) | | 7:58.80 | (4) | | 183.080 | NR | +4.577 |
| 6 | György Ivánkai (Senior) | HUN | 44.30 | (21) | | 4:41.20 | (5) | | 2:15.70 | (12) | | 7:58.30 | (3) | NR | 184.230 | | +5.727 |
| 7 | Helmut Kwiatkowski (Senior) | FRG | 43.60 | (14) | | 4:46.60 | (15) | | 2:15.80 | (13) | | 8:12.60 | (7) | | 185.894 | | +7.391 |
| 8 | Jürgen Traub (Senior) | FRG | 44.00 | (18) | | 4:45.50 | (12) | | 2:15.80 | (13) | | 8:13.50 | (8) | | 186.200 | | +7.697 |
| 9 | György Martos (Senior) | HUN | 43.30 | (10) | | 4:48.30 | (17) | SB | 2:17.00 | (18) | | 8:13.50 | (8) | SB | 186.367 | SB | +7.864 |
| 10 | Peter Bräuer (Senior) | FRG | 44.50 | (26) | | 4:43.90 | (9) | | 2:17.40 | (19) | | 8:11.70 | (6) | | 186.787 | | +8.284 |
| 11 | Ruedi Uster (Senior) | SUI | 44.10 | (19) | | 4:48.40 | (18) | SB | 2:19.50 | (21) | | 8:21.60 | (12) | | 188.827 | | +10.324 |
| 12 | Hansruedi Widmer (Neo) | SUI | 55.10 | (45) | | 4:47.80 | (16) | SB | 2:16.00 | (16) | | 8:13.50 | (8) | | 197.750 | SB | +19.247 |
| 13 | Klaus Kaensche (Senior) | FRG | 44.30 | (21) | | 4:43.40 | (7) | | 2:14.30 | (2) | | - | | | 136.300 | | -42.203 |
| 14 | Günther Traub (Senior) | FRG | 43.60 | (14) | | 4:49.10 | (19) | | 2:14.00 | (1) | | - | | | 136.450 | | -42.053 |
| 15 | Edwin Keller (Neo) | FRG | 44.40 | (25) | | 4:43.90 | (9) | SB | 2:15.30 | (3) | | - | | | 136.817 | | -41.686 |
| 16 | Peter Reimann (Senior) | SUI | 44.30 | (21) | | 4:46.50 | (13) | SB | 2:15.60 | (4) | | - | | | 137.250 | | -41.253 |
| 17 | Bernd Hasieber (Neo) | FRG | 44.60 | (28) | | 4:44.90 | (11) | | 2:15.60 | (4) | | - | | | 137.283 | | -41.220 |
| 18 | Mihály Martos (Neo) | HUN | 43.30 | (10) | | 4:56.30 | (25) | SB | 2:15.70 | (6) | | - | | | 137.916 | | -40.587 |
| 19 | Guido Gillarduzzi (Senior) | ITA | 45.10 | (34) | | 4:46.50 | (13) | | 2:16.80 | (8) | | - | | | 138.450 | | -40.053 |
| 20 | Hansruedi Schaub (Neo) | SUI | 44.60 | (28) | | 4:53.60 | (24) | | 2:17.50 | (9) | | - | | | 139.366 | | -39.137 |
| 21 | Peter Mark (Neo) | SUI | 44.50 | (26) | | 4:56.70 | (26) | SB | 2:19.30 | (10) | | - | | | 140.383 | | -38.120 |
| 22 | Karl Merdes (M35) | FRG | 45.00 | (32) | | 4:57.10 | (27) | SB | 2:19.40 | (11) | | - | | | 140.984 | | -37.519 |
| 23 | Othmar Braunecker (Senior) | AUT | 43.60 | (14) | | 5:05.70 | (32) | SB | 2:19.50 | (12) | SB | - | | | 141.050 | | -37.453 |
| 24 | Zwier Selles (Senior) | NED | 45.90 | (38) | | 4:59.10 | (29) | SB | 2:20.60 | (13) | SB | - | | | 142.617 | | -35.886 |
| 25 | Antal Karácsony (Senior) | HUN | 46.00 | (40) | | 5:00.40 | (30) | | 2:22.30 | (16) | | - | | | 143.500 | | -35.003 |
| 26 | Hans Lichtenstern (A1) | FRG | 43.80 | (17) | | 5:11.70 | (36) | | 2:26.90 | (19) | | - | | | 143.634 | | -34.869 |
| 27 | Rolf-Dieter Bastian (A2) | FRG | 45.00 | (32) | | 5:05.20 | (31) | | 2:22.20 | (15) | | - | | | 144.350 | | -34.153 |
| 28 | Alfred Pittner (A2) | AUT | 45.20 | (35) | | 5:13.50 | (37) | | 2:24.70 | (17) | | - | | | 145.683 | | -32.820 |
| 29 | Seppo Santavirta (Neo) | FIN | 44.70 | (30) | | 5:16.00 | (38) | | 2:25.00 | (18) | SB | - | | | 145.700 | | -32.803 |
| 30 | John Graham Hearn (M35) | GBR | 47.20 | (42) | NRM | 5:10.40 | (35) | NRM | 2:21.90 | (14) | NRM | - | | | 146.233 | | -32.270 |
| 31 | Wim Lindeboom (Neo) | NED | 45.80 | (37) | PB | 5:09.70 | (34) | PB | 2:28.50 | (21) | PB | - | | | 146.917 | | -31.586 |
| 32 | Giancarlo (Giovanni) Gloder (Neo) | ITA | 54.90 | (44) | | 4:43.80 | (8) | SB | 2:15.70 | (6) | | - | | | 147.433 | | -31.070 |
| 33 | Bohumil Jauris (M30) | TCH | 45.90 | (38) | | 5:17.60 | (39) | SB | 2:28.30 | (20) | | - | | | 148.266 | | -30.237 |
| 34 | Josef Koska (Senior) | TCH | 47.40 | (43) | | 5:20.80 | (40) | SB | 2:28.60 | (22) | SB | - | | | 150.400 | | -28.103 |
| Jevgenij Grisjin (M35) | URS | - | | | - | | | 2:13.20 | (7) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Jouko Jokinen (M30) | FIN | 41.50 | (5) | | - | | | 2:14.10 | (8) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Anatolij Lepjosjkin (Senior) | URS | 40.60 | (1) | | - | | | 2:14.40 | (9) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Herbert Höfl (Senior) | FRG | 41.10 | (3) | | - | | | 2:11.70 | (4) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Oleg Samojlov (Senior) | URS | 41.40 | (4) | | - | | | 2:10.80 | (1) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Erhard Keller (Neo) | FRG | 40.80 | (2) | | - | | | 2:11.10 | (3) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Miroslav Juric (Neo) | TCH | 47.10 | (41) | | 5:06.20 | (33) | PB | 2:23.60 | (24) | PB | - | | | - | | - |
| Elio Locatelli (Senior) | ITA | 43.10 | (8) | | 4:58.90 | (28) | | 2:20.00 | (22) | SB | - | | | - | | - |
| Erich Korbel (Senior) | AUT | 45.40 | (36) | | 4:53.30 | (23) | | 2:22.90 | (23) | | - | | | - | | - |
| John Tipper (Neo) | GBR | 44.10 | (19) | | 4:50.30 | (21) | SB | 2:18.60 | (20) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Oldrich Teplý (Senior) | TCH | 43.40 | (12) | | 4:50.80 | (22) | | 2:16.10 | (17) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Vladimir Gvozdetskij (Neo) | URS | 43.50 | (13) | | 4:49.80 | (20) | | 2:14.60 | (10) | | - | | | - | | - |