| 1 | Ivar Eriksen Ballangrud (M30) | NOR | 43.40 | SB | - |
| 2 | Georg Krog (Neo) | NOR | 43.50 | | +0.100 |
| 3 | Leo Freisinger (Neo) | USA | 44.00 | | +0.600 |
| 4 | Shouzo Ishihara (Senior) | JPN | 44.10 | | +0.700 |
| 5 | Delbert Lamb (Neo) | USA | 44.20 | | +0.800 |
| 6 | Karl Leban (Senior) | AUT | 44.80 | SB | +1.400 |
| Allan W. Potts (M30) | USA | 44.80 | | +1.400 |
| 8 | Antero.16 Ojala (A2) | FIN | 44.90 | | +1.500 |
| Jorma Ruissalo (Senior) | FIN | 44.90 | | +1.500 |
| Birger Wasenius (Senior) | FIN | 44.90 | | +1.500 |
| 11 | Reikichi Nakamura (A2) | JPN | 45.00 | NRJ | +1.600 |
| Robert Peterson (Neo) | USA | 45.00 | | +1.600 |
| 13 | Karl Wazulek (Neo) | AUT | 45.10 | | +1.700 |
| 14 | Alfons Berzinš (Neo) | LAT | 45.70 | | +2.300 |
| Adolf van der Scheer (Senior) | NED | 45.70 | | +2.300 |
| 16 | Seitoku Ri (Senior) | JPN | 45.90 | | +2.500 |
| Jānis Andriksons (Senior) | LAT | 45.90 | | +2.500 |
| 18 | Axel.10 Allan Johansson (Senior) | SWE | 46.10 | PB | +2.700 |
| 19 | Ossi Blomqvist (Senior) | FIN | 46.20 | | +2.800 |
| Willy Sandner (Senior) | GER | 46.20 | | +2.800 |
| 21 | Ferdinand Preindl (Senior) | AUT | 46.40 | | +3.000 |
| 22 | Aleksander Mitt (M30) | EST | 46.60 | NRM | +3.200 |
| Kunio Nando (A2) | JPN | 46.60 | | +3.200 |
| 24 | Gustav Slanec (Neo) | AUT | 46.70 | | +3.300 |
| Jan Langedijk (Senior) | NED | 46.70 | | +3.300 |
| Lou Dijkstra (Senior) | NED | 46.70 | | +3.300 |
| 27 | Berndt Stephan Blaisse (Senior) | NED | 46.90 | | +3.500 |
| 28 | Heinz Sames (Senior) | GER | 47.00 | | +3.600 |
| 29 | George Kennedy (Neo) | AUS | 47.40 | NR | +4.000 |
| 30 | Jaromir Turnovský (Neo) | TCH | 47.80 | NR | +4.400 |
| 31 | Thomas White (Neo) | CAN | 49.60 | PB | +6.200 |
| 32 | Oldřich Hanč (Neo) | TCH | 49.80 | NR | +6.400 |
| 33 | James Graeffe (C1) | BEL | 54.60 | PB | +11.200 |
| 34 | Harry Haraldsen (Senior) | NOR | 54.90 | | +11.500 |
| 35 | Charles de Ligne (Senior) | BEL | 1:44.60 | PB | +1.01.200 |
| DNS | Hans Engnestangen (Senior) | NOR | DNS | | - |