| 1 | Dag Fornæss (Neo) | NOR | 41.00 | (3) | | 4:17.40 | (1) | WR | 2:04.00 | (3) | SB | 7:34.00 | (1) | TR | 170.633 | WR | - |
| 2 | Göran Claeson (Senior) | SWE | 41.40 | (5) | | 4:23.90 | (9) | | 2:03.90 | (1) | TR | 7:35.10 | (2) | | 172.193 | NR | +1.560 |
| 3 | Gerhard Zimmermann (Senior) | FRG | 41.40 | (5) | | 4:18.10 | (2) | NR | 2:05.50 | (5) | | 7:41.80 | (7) | | 172.429 | NR | +1.796 |
| 4 | Magne Thomassen (Senior) | NOR | 40.80 | (2) | | 4:23.10 | (8) | PB | 2:03.90 | (1) | SB | 7:46.80 | (12) | | 172.630 | SB | +1.997 |
| 5 | Per Willy Guttormsen (Senior) | NOR | 42.20 | (11) | | 4:19.70 | (3) | SB | 2:06.20 | (8) | SB | 7:35.60 | (4) | | 173.109 | PB | +2.476 |
| 6 | Bjørn Tveter (Senior) | NOR | 41.20 | (4) | | 4:22.40 | (7) | SB | 2:06.40 | (9) | SB | 7:44.30 | (10) | SB | 173.496 | SB | +2.863 |
| 7 | Örjan Sandler (Senior) | SWE | 42.20 | (11) | | 4:21.30 | (4) | NR | 2:06.40 | (9) | | 7:37.00 | (6) | | 173.583 | | +2.950 |
| 8 | Sten Stensen (Neo) | NOR | 42.10 | (9) | | 4:24.60 | (10) | | 2:06.90 | (12) | | 7:35.20 | (3) | SB | 174.020 | SB | +3.387 |
| 9 | Svein-Erik Stiansen (Senior) | NOR | 42.10 | (9) | | 4:21.80 | (5) | PB | 2:05.70 | (6) | SB | 7:44.50 | (11) | | 174.083 | | +3.450 |
| 10 | Kimmo Koskinen (Neo) | FIN | 41.90 | (7) | | 4:25.20 | (11) | NR | 2:05.80 | (7) | NR | 7:43.50 | (8) | | 174.383 | | +3.750 |
| 11 | Fred Anton Maier (M30) | NOR | 42.90 | (15) | | 4:22.20 | (6) | NRM | 2:07.20 | (13) | NRM | 7:35.60 | (4) | | 174.560 | NRM | +3.927 |
| 12 | Göran.41 Johansson (Senior) | SWE | 42.00 | (8) | | 4:31.50 | (15) | SB | 2:06.70 | (11) | SB | 7:57.50 | (13) | | 177.233 | SB | +6.600 |
| 13 | Arie Eriks (Neo) | NED | 43.30 | (17) | | 4:29.50 | (12) | | 2:08.20 | (14) | | 7:43.70 | (9) | | 177.319 | | +6.686 |
| 14 | Olavi Hjellman (Senior) | FIN | 42.40 | (13) | | 4:30.30 | (13) | PB | 2:09.50 | (15) | | 7:59.60 | (15) | | 178.576 | | +7.943 |
| 15 | Giancarlo (Giovanni) Gloder (Senior) | ITA | 42.40 | (13) | SB | 4:33.70 | (16) | SB | 2:10.10 | (16) | | 8:01.60 | (16) | | 179.542 | SB | +8.909 |
| 16 | Karel te Winkel (Neo) | NED | 44.00 | (19) | | 4:35.10 | (17) | | 2:10.70 | (17) | | 8:03.50 | (17) | | 181.766 | | +11.133 |
| 17 | Ronnie Nooitgedagt (A2) | NED | 44.20 | (20) | | 4:39.30 | (20) | TRJ | 2:11.80 | (18) | TRJ | 7:58.40 | (14) | TRJ | 182.523 | TRJ | +11.890 |
| 18 | Timo Luostarinen (Neo) | FIN | 43.40 | (18) | | 4:35.70 | (18) | SB | 2:12.20 | (20) | | 8:20.00 | (20) | | 183.416 | SB | +12.783 |
| 19 | Guido Gillarduzzi (Senior) | ITA | 44.20 | (20) | | 4:37.30 | (19) | | 2:12.80 | (21) | | 8:15.90 | (19) | | 184.272 | | +13.639 |
| 20 | Bruno Toniolli (Senior) | ITA | 44.60 | (25) | | 4:40.00 | (20) | | 2:12.10 | (19) | SB | 8:12.80 | (18) | | 184.579 | | +13.946 |
| 21 | Józef Iskrzycki (Senior) | POL | 44.30 | (22) | | 4:42.80 | (21) | SB | 2:16.00 | (23) | | 8:21.50 | (21) | SB | 186.916 | | +16.283 |
| 22 | Ivano Bamberghi (Neo) | ITA | 44.50 | (24) | | 4:45.30 | (22) | | 2:15.60 | (22) | | 8:23.50 | (22) | | 187.600 | | +16.967 |
| 23 | Andrzej Święcicki (M30) | POL | 45.40 | (26) | | 4:52.30 | (26) | | 2:17.60 | (26) | | 8:34.00 | (23) | | 191.382 | | +20.749 |
| 24 | Ivar.42 Eriksen (Senior) | NOR | 40.20 | (1) | TR | 4:30.90 | (14) | PB | 2:04.00 | (3) | SB | - | | | 126.683 | | - |
| 25 | Henryk Szandala (Neo) | POL | 43.10 | (16) | | 4:45.30 | (23) | | 2:16.40 | (25) | | - | | | 136.116 | | - |
| 26 | Stanisław Kłotkowski (Senior) | POL | 44.30 | (22) | | 4:45.80 | (25) | | 2:16.20 | (24) | | - | | | 137.333 | | - |