| 1 | Aleksandr Tsjekulajev (Senior) | URS | 42.70 | (1) | | 4:38.90 | (1) | | 2:12.50 | (1) | | 8:09.40 | (1) | | 182.290 | | - |
| 2 | Anatolij Kurgun (Senior) | URS | 43.20 | (4) | | 4:39.80 | (2) | | 2:14.70 | (3) | | 8:15.20 | (3) | | 184.253 | | +1.963 |
| 3 | Nikolaj Kuzmenko (Neo) | URS | 42.70 | (1) | | 4:42.00 | (3) | | 2:13.30 | (2) | | 8:23.90 | (5) | | 184.523 | SB | +2.233 |
| 4 | Viktor Tsjkalov (Senior) | URS | 43.70 | (8) | | 4:43.20 | (4) | | 2:17.30 | (7) | | 8:13.20 | (2) | | 185.987 | | +3.697 |
| 5 | Vladimir.50 Maltsev (Senior) | URS | 43.30 | (5) | | 4:46.20 | (6) | | 2:15.20 | (4) | | 8:25.40 | (6) | | 186.607 | | +4.317 |
| 6 | Jurij Dorofejev (Senior) | URS | 43.60 | (6) | | 4:46.50 | (7) | | 2:17.10 | (5) | | 8:17.00 | (4) | | 186.750 | | +4.460 |
| 7 | Andrzej.51 Zawadzki (Neo) | POL | 44.10 | (13) | | 4:44.50 | (5) | | 2:17.60 | (8) | | 8:30.50 | (8) | | 188.434 | | +6.144 |
| 8 | Henryk Szandala (Senior) | POL | 43.60 | (6) | | 4:50.30 | (11) | | 2:19.30 | (10) | | 8:37.50 | (13) | | 190.166 | SB | +7.876 |
| 9 | Boris Vasjljajev (Senior) | URS | 44.80 | (18) | SB | 4:49.00 | (10) | SB | 2:18.90 | (9) | SB | 8:30.40 | (7) | SB | 190.307 | SB | +8.017 |
| 10 | Vladimir Kuljomin (Neo) | URS | 44.70 | (15) | | 4:46.50 | (7) | | 2:19.40 | (11) | | 8:35.20 | (12) | | 190.437 | | +8.147 |
| 11 | Sergej Tselistsjev (A2) | URS | 44.00 | (12) | | 4:52.80 | (14) | | 2:20.40 | (14) | | 8:35.00 | (11) | SB | 191.100 | SB | +8.810 |
| 12 | Steffen Hofmann (A2) | GDR | 44.20 | (14) | | 4:51.90 | (12) | | 2:21.50 | (16) | | 8:33.90 | (10) | | 191.407 | | +9.117 |
| 13 | Krzysztof Ferens (Senior) | POL | 43.90 | (11) | | 4:54.60 | (15) | | 2:19.50 | (12) | | 8:44.90 | (17) | | 191.990 | | +9.700 |
| 14 | Sergej Smertin (Neo) | URS | 45.30 | (20) | PB | 4:52.60 | (13) | SB | 2:21.50 | (16) | SB | 8:40.20 | (14) | SB | 193.254 | PB | +10.964 |
| 15 | György Martos (M30) | HUN | 43.80 | (9) | | 4:55.10 | (16) | | 2:21.30 | (15) | | 8:52.70 | (20) | | 193.353 | | +11.063 |
| 16 | Vladimir Kuznetsov (Senior) | URS | 52.50 | (27) | SB | 4:48.40 | (9) | PB | 2:17.20 | (6) | SB | 8:32.00 | (9) | SB | 197.500 | PB | +15.210 |
| 17 | Michael Brychcy (Senior) | GDR | 43.00 | (3) | | 4:57.80 | (18) | | 2:20.30 | (13) | | 8:41.30 | (15) | | 191.530 | | +9.240 |
| 18 | Ivan Svitsjkarjov (M30) | URS | 44.90 | (19) | SB | 4:55.30 | (17) | SB | 2:21.80 | (19) | SB | 8:41.80 | (16) | SB | 193.564 | SB | +11.274 |
| 19 | Andreas Möller (Neo) | GDR | 44.70 | (15) | | 4:59.50 | (20) | | 2:21.60 | (18) | | 8:51.00 | (19) | | 194.917 | | +12.627 |
| 20 | Vladimir Tsjugunov (n/a) | URS | 45.30 | (20) | PB | 4:58.30 | (19) | PB | 2:22.70 | (20) | PB | 8:50.80 | (18) | PB | 195.664 | PB | +13.374 |
| 21 | Jan Irovsky (A2) | TCH | 45.70 | (22) | | 5:09.10 | (23) | | 2:23.10 | (21) | | 9:12.50 | (22) | | 200.167 | | +17.877 |
| 22 | Gheorghe Pop (Senior) | ROU | 48.30 | (25) | | 5:05.40 | (22) | | 2:31.30 | (24) | | 9:12.00 | (21) | | 204.833 | | +22.543 |
| 23 | Vlastimil Kvasnicka (Senior) | TCH | 48.80 | (26) | | 5:12.40 | (24) | | 2:32.50 | (25) | | 9:14.60 | (23) | | 207.160 | | +24.870 |
| 24 | Stanislav Stepánek (A2) | TCH | 44.70 | (15) | | 5:24.20 | (25) | SB | 2:31.20 | (23) | | 9:40.70 | (25) | SB | 207.203 | SB | +24.913 |
| 25 | Karel Babánek (Neo) | TCH | 47.50 | (23) | | 5:24.40 | (26) | | 2:36.00 | (26) | | 9:36.40 | (24) | | 211.207 | | +28.917 |
| 26 | Augustin Demeter (A2) | ROU | 47.70 | (24) | | 5:37.40 | (27) | | 2:54.00 | (27) | | 10:13.30 | (26) | | 223.263 | | +40.973 |
| Vasile Coroş (Neo) | ROU | 43.80 | (9) | | 5:05.20 | (21) | SB | 2:26.30 | (22) | | - | | | - | | - |