| 1 | Aleksandr Aparakin (Senior) | URS | 40.40 | (10) | | 4:15.70 | (1) | TR, SB | 2:05.00 | (1) | | 7:32.10 | (3) | | 169.892 | | - |
| 2 | Sergej Nikisjin (Neo) | URS | 39.00 | (2) | | 4:22.80 | (8) | SB | 2:05.60 | (3) | | 7:40.30 | (8) | | 170.696 | SB | +0.804 |
| 3 | Ivan.57 Andrianov (Senior) | URS | 40.90 | (19) | | 4:18.60 | (2) | SB | 2:06.50 | (4) | | 7:39.20 | (5) | | 172.086 | SB | +2.194 |
| 4 | Aleksandr Ratsjev (Neo) | URS | 40.50 | (13) | | 4:21.80 | (6) | | 2:06.80 | (6) | | 7:37.80 | (4) | | 172.179 | | +2.287 |
| 5 | Pavel Pegov (Senior) | URS | 39.50 | (5) | | 4:25.20 | (13) | SB | 2:05.10 | (2) | | 7:48.90 | (14) | | 172.290 | SB | +2.398 |
| 6 | Mikhail Avdejev (Neo) | URS | 40.70 | (15) | | 4:21.20 | (4) | SB | 2:09.10 | (14) | | 7:31.80 | (2) | | 172.446 | SB | +2.554 |
| 7 | Jürgen Warnicke (Senior) | GDR | 41.20 | (24) | | 4:21.70 | (5) | | 2:08.70 | (11) | | 7:39.30 | (6) | | 173.646 | | +3.754 |
| 8 | Viktor Ljoskin (Senior) | URS | 41.30 | (25) | | 4:23.10 | (9) | SB | 2:08.40 | (9) | | 7:39.30 | (6) | | 173.880 | SB | +3.988 |
| 9 | Andrej.59 Iljin (Neo) | URS | 40.70 | (15) | | 4:24.90 | (12) | | 2:08.20 | (8) | | 7:43.30 | (10) | | 173.913 | SB | +4.021 |
| 10 | Vladimir Modelov (Neo) | URS | 41.40 | (27) | | 4:23.30 | (10) | SB | 2:06.60 | (5) | | 7:44.70 | (11) | | 173.953 | SB | +4.061 |
| 11 | Anatolij Sjirokov (Neo) | URS | 41.10 | (20) | SB | 4:22.50 | (7) | SB | 2:09.40 | (15) | | 7:41.70 | (9) | | 174.153 | SB | +4.261 |
| 12 | René Schöfisch (A2) | GDR | 42.40 | (42) | | 4:19.90 | (3) | TRJ, SB | 2:11.10 | (21) | | 7:28.80 | (1) | TR | 174.296 | TRJ, SB | +4.404 |
| 13 | Vladimir Birin (Senior) | URS | 41.80 | (32) | SB | 4:23.80 | (11) | SB | 2:07.40 | (7) | SB | 7:48.10 | (12) | SB | 175.042 | SB | +5.150 |
| 14 | Aleksandr.60 Baranov (Neo) | URS | 41.10 | (20) | | 4:25.30 | (14) | | 2:08.40 | (9) | | 7:50.20 | (15) | | 175.136 | SB | +5.244 |
| 15 | Vladimir Masjkovtsev (Senior) | URS | 40.80 | (17) | | 4:25.90 | (16) | | 2:09.70 | (16) | | 7:48.30 | (13) | | 175.179 | | +5.287 |
| 16 | Vadim Motovilov (Neo) | URS | 40.60 | (14) | | 4:25.30 | (14) | SB | 2:10.00 | (17) | | 7:52.60 | (16) | | 175.409 | SB | +5.517 |
| 17 | Zdenek Stepánek (Neo) | TCH | 41.90 | (34) | SB | 4:36.00 | (30) | SB | 2:12.60 | (29) | SB | 8:09.30 | (18) | SB | 181.030 | NR | +11.138 |
| 18 | Jirí Kyncl (A1) | TCH | 44.20 | (46) | SB | 4:42.60 | (34) | NRJ | 2:17.80 | (35) | SB | 8:03.90 | (17) | NRJ | 185.623 | NRJ | +15.731 |
| Sergej Sibirjov (Neo) | URS | 40.40 | (10) | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | - |
| Igor Vidjakin (A2) | URS | 40.40 | (10) | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | - |
| Boris Fomin (Senior) | URS | 40.00 | (7) | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | - |
| Aleksandr Jerosjkin (Neo) | URS | 39.30 | (4) | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | - |
| Vladislav Vasikov (Neo) | URS | 39.20 | (3) | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | - |
| Nikolaj Averjanov (Neo) | URS | 38.70 | (1) | TR | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | - |
| Nikolaj Tumanov (Neo) | URS | 1:14.00 | (47) | | 4:26.00 | (17) | | - | | | - | | | - | | - |
| Karel Stárek (Neo) | TCH | 43.50 | (44) | | 4:57.70 | (40) | | 2:23.60 | (39) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Stanislav Stepánek (Senior) | TCH | 42.30 | (39) | | 5:01.60 | (41) | | 2:19.30 | (37) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Ferdinánd Biró (Neo) | HUN | 43.60 | (45) | | 4:55.30 | (39) | | 2:19.70 | (38) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Dezideriu Jenei (Neo) | ROU | 41.30 | (25) | | 4:30.00 | (25) | SB | 2:43.90 | (40) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Y-Chwan Kim (A2) | PRK | 41.80 | (32) | SB | 4:46.20 | (37) | PB | 2:19.10 | (36) | SB | - | | | - | | - |
| Andrej Ratnikov (Neo) | URS | 39.60 | (6) | | 4:50.60 | (38) | | 2:11.50 | (23) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Vladimir Tsjekhonin (Senior) | URS | 40.30 | (8) | SB | 4:44.90 | (36) | SB | 2:14.60 | (33) | SB | - | | | - | | - |
| Imre Temesi (M30) | HUN | 41.90 | (34) | | 4:43.60 | (35) | | 2:14.00 | (32) | | - | | | - | | - |
| László Kovács (Senior) | HUN | 42.10 | (38) | | 4:42.40 | (32) | | 2:14.70 | (34) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Sergej Martynov (Neo) | URS | 41.50 | (28) | SB | 4:42.40 | (32) | PB | 2:13.60 | (30) | PB | - | | | - | | - |
| Chon-En Sil (n/a) | PRK | 42.30 | (39) | PB | 4:41.10 | (31) | PB | 2:12.50 | (28) | PB | - | | | - | | - |
| Andrzej.51 Zawadzki (M30) | POL | 42.30 | (39) | | 4:34.40 | (29) | SB | 2:11.70 | (24) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Vjatsjeslav Bronnikov (Neo) | URS | 42.50 | (43) | | 4:30.10 | (26) | | 2:13.60 | (30) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Sergej Vasin (Neo) | URS | 42.00 | (37) | SB | 4:30.80 | (28) | PB | 2:12.00 | (26) | PB | - | | | - | | - |
| Michael Hannig (Neo) | GDR | 41.10 | (20) | | 4:30.20 | (27) | SB | 2:11.40 | (22) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Viktor Domnin (A2) | URS | 41.60 | (29) | | 4:27.90 | (20) | SB | 2:12.40 | (27) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Piotr Krysiak (Neo) | POL | 41.10 | (20) | | 4:29.40 | (23) | SB | 2:10.80 | (20) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Fajzi Gizatullin (Neo) | URS | 41.70 | (31) | | 4:27.30 | (18) | | 2:11.70 | (24) | | - | | | - | | - |
| André Hoffmann (A2) | GDR | 40.30 | (8) | | 4:29.50 | (24) | | 2:10.50 | (18) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Ion Opincariu (Neo) | ROU | 41.90 | (34) | | 4:27.50 | (19) | SB | 2:10.70 | (19) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Sergej Stepanov (Neo) | URS | 41.60 | (29) | | 4:28.60 | (22) | | 2:09.00 | (13) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Aleksej Pavlov (Neo) | URS | 40.80 | (17) | | 4:28.00 | (21) | SB | 2:08.80 | (12) | | - | | | - | | - |