| 1 | Sergej Balasjov (Senior) | URS | 40.20 | (4) | | 4:20.10 | (2) | SB | 2:07.40 | (2) | | 7:43.10 | (3) | | 172.326 | SB | - |
| 2 | Pavel Pegov (Neo) | URS | 39.60 | (3) | | 4:29.40 | (13) | | 2:05.70 | (1) | | 7:45.60 | (5) | | 172.960 | SB | +0.634 |
| 3 | Anatolij Isupov (Neo) | URS | 40.20 | (5) | SB | 4:23.70 | (6) | SB | 2:08.70 | (5) | SB | 7:46.70 | (7) | SB | 173.720 | SB | +1.394 |
| 4 | Viktor Jermakov (Senior) | URS | 41.10 | (13) | | 4:22.80 | (4) | SB | 2:08.80 | (6) | | 7:49.00 | (8) | | 174.733 | SB | +2.407 |
| 5 | Vladimir.49 Ivanov (M30) | URS | 42.70 | (26) | | 4:23.10 | (5) | SB | 2:10.70 | (12) | | 7:33.00 | (1) | TR | 175.416 | SB | +3.090 |
| 6 | Jürgen Warnicke (Neo) | GDR | 41.30 | (16) | | 4:22.20 | (3) | | 2:10.10 | (9) | | 7:53.40 | (11) | | 175.706 | SB | +3.380 |
| 7 | Uwe Sauerteig (Neo) | GDR | 41.30 | (17) | | 4:27.30 | (11) | | 2:09.70 | (8) | | 7:46.60 | (6) | | 175.743 | | +3.417 |
| 8 | Andrej.59 Iljin (Neo) | URS | 40.90 | (12) | | 4:26.30 | (9) | | 2:10.60 | (11) | | 7:50.80 | (10) | | 175.896 | | +3.570 |
| 9 | Aleksej Pavlov (Neo) | URS | 40.70 | (10) | | 4:26.10 | (8) | SB | 2:11.40 | (15) | | 7:50.70 | (9) | | 175.920 | | +3.594 |
| 10 | Andrej Malysjev (A2) | URS | 40.70 | (11) | SB | 4:27.90 | (12) | TRJ, SB | 2:10.30 | (10) | SB | 7:54.30 | (13) | SB | 176.213 | TRJ, SB | +3.887 |
| 11 | Anatolij Sjirokov (Neo) | URS | 41.70 | (19) | | 4:25.30 | (7) | | 2:12.20 | (17) | | 7:45.60 | (4) | | 176.542 | | +4.216 |
| 12 | Andrzej.51 Zawadzki (Senior) | POL | 41.70 | (18) | | 4:26.40 | (10) | SB | 2:11.00 | (14) | | 7:54.30 | (12) | | 177.196 | SB | +4.870 |
| 13 | Syn-Te Kim (B1) | PRK | 41.30 | (15) | NRJ | 4:35.00 | (19) | NRJ, NR | 2:10.90 | (13) | NRJ, NR | 8:23.60 | (16) | SB | 181.126 | NRJ, NR | +8.800 |
| 14 | Viktor Domnin (A1) | URS | 43.00 | (28) | SB | 4:33.00 | (14) | SB | 2:12.10 | (16) | | 8:14.30 | (14) | | 181.963 | PB | +9.637 |
| 15 | Heiko Walther (Neo) | GDR | 41.20 | (14) | | 4:33.30 | (15) | | 2:15.70 | (24) | | 8:21.20 | (15) | | 182.103 | SB | +9.777 |
| 16 | Zdenek Stepánek (Neo) | TCH | 42.10 | (22) | SB | 4:33.80 | (16) | NR | 2:14.90 | (21) | SB | 8:24.00 | (17) | | 183.099 | SB | +10.773 |
| 17 | Vladimir Masjkovtsev (Senior) | URS | 51.70 | (32) | | 4:19.10 | (1) | SB | 2:08.60 | (4) | | 7:39.70 | (2) | | 183.719 | SB | +11.393 |
| Karel Stárek (Neo) | TCH | 43.60 | (30) | SB | 4:55.70 | (32) | SB | 2:24.60 | (30) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Jirí Kyncl (B2) | TCH | 44.80 | (31) | | 4:50.60 | (29) | | 2:28.20 | (33) | | - | | | - | | - |
| László Kovács (Neo) | HUN | 42.30 | (25) | | 4:54.40 | (31) | SB | 2:25.20 | (32) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Sorin Anghel (A1) | ROU | 42.90 | (27) | PB | 4:51.80 | (30) | PB | 2:24.70 | (31) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Bogusław Taraszkiewicz (Neo) | POL | 54.30 | (33) | | 4:44.10 | (25) | | 2:19.50 | (27) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Stanislav Stepánek (Senior) | TCH | 42.10 | (21) | SB | 4:56.00 | (33) | SB | 2:18.90 | (26) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Mircea Vranceanu (Senior) | ROU | 42.30 | (23) | | 4:48.70 | (27) | | 2:20.30 | (29) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Ferenc Simó (Senior) | HUN | 42.00 | (20) | | 4:48.60 | (26) | | 2:15.40 | (23) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Cornel Munteanu (Neo) | ROU | 43.30 | (29) | PB | 4:39.60 | (22) | PB | 2:19.80 | (28) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Andrej Ratnikov (Neo) | URS | 39.20 | (1) | TR | 4:49.70 | (28) | SB | 2:12.90 | (19) | SB | - | | | - | | - |
| Imre Temesi (M30) | HUN | 42.30 | (24) | | 4:41.30 | (24) | | 2:16.60 | (25) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Boris Fomin (Senior) | URS | 39.30 | (2) | | 4:40.80 | (23) | SB | 2:13.20 | (20) | SB | - | | | - | | - |
| Aleksandr.57 Demidov (Neo) | URS | 40.30 | (7) | | 4:35.00 | (18) | PB | 2:14.90 | (22) | SB | - | | | - | | - |
| Vadim Morozov (Senior) | URS | 40.30 | (6) | SB | 4:39.50 | (21) | SB | 2:09.10 | (7) | SB | - | | | - | | - |
| Igor Vidjakin (A1) | URS | 40.30 | (8) | | 4:35.30 | (20) | SB | 2:12.60 | (18) | SB | - | | | - | | - |
| Vladimir.54 Belov (Senior) | URS | 40.60 | (9) | | 4:34.10 | (17) | SB | 2:07.90 | (3) | | - | | | - | | - |