| 1 | Peter Mueller (Neo) | USA | 39.58 | (5) | | 1:19.71 | (1) | TR | 39.65 | (7) | | 1:19.62 | (1) | TR | 158.895 | NR, TR | - |
| 2 | Jevgenij Kulikov (Senior) | URS | 39.05 | (1) | TR | 1:21.32 | (8) | | 38.90 | (1) | TR | 1:20.65 | (5) | | 158.935 | | +0.040 |
| 3 | Aleksandr.52 Safronov (Neo) | URS | 39.09 | (2) | | 1:21.12 | (7) | | 39.44 | (3) | | 1:20.18 | (2) | | 159.180 | | +0.285 |
| 4 | Valerij Muratov (Senior) | URS | 39.23 | (3) | | 1:22.01 | (15) | | 39.52 | (6) | | 1:20.82 | (7) | | 160.165 | | +1.270 |
| 5 | Per Bjørang (Senior) | NOR | 39.90 | (10) | | 1:20.73 | (4) | | 39.47 | (5) | | 1:21.35 | (9) | | 160.410 | | +1.515 |
| 6 | Jos Valentijn (Senior) | NED | 40.08 | (14) | | 1:21.69 | (11) | | 39.22 | (2) | | 1:20.58 | (4) | | 160.435 | | +1.540 |
| 7 | Harald Oehme (Neo) | GDR | 40.04 | (12) | | 1:20.76 | (5) | | 40.21 | (14) | | 1:20.58 | (3) | | 160.920 | NR | +2.025 |
| 8 | Oloph Granath (Senior) | SWE | 40.13 | (15) | | 1:21.73 | (13) | | 39.77 | (8) | | 1:20.71 | (6) | | 161.120 | | +2.225 |
| 9 | Mats Wallberg (Senior) | SWE | 39.86 | (7) | | 1:21.47 | (9) | | 39.89 | (10) | | 1:22.22 | (12) | | 161.595 | | +2.700 |
| 10 | Hans van Helden (Senior) | NED | 40.37 | (17) | | 1:20.52 | (3) | | 40.67 | (20) | | 1:20.87 | (8) | | 161.735 | SB | +2.840 |
| 11 | Bernt Jansson (Senior) | SWE | 40.04 | (13) | | 1:21.06 | (6) | | 40.14 | (12) | | 1:22.38 | (14) | | 161.900 | SB | +3.005 |
| 12 | Daniel Immerfall (Neo) | USA | 39.90 | (9) | | 1:22.90 | (18) | | 39.90 | (11) | | 1:22.07 | (11) | | 162.285 | | +3.390 |
| 13 | Vladimir Kastsjej (Senior) | URS | 39.54 | (4) | | 1:23.43 | (22) | | 39.82 | (9) | | 1:22.83 | (17) | | 162.490 | | +3.595 |
| 14 | Jørn Didriksen (Neo) | NOR | 40.59 | (19) | | 1:21.79 | (14) | | 40.24 | (15) | | 1:21.86 | (10) | | 162.655 | | +3.760 |
| 15 | Arnulf Sunde (Senior) | NOR | 39.95 | (11) | | 1:22.99 | (19) | | 40.16 | (13) | | 1:23.00 | (18) | | 163.105 | | +4.210 |
| 16 | Horst Freese (M30) | FRG | 40.28 | (16) | | 1:23.85 | (24) | | 40.39 | (18) | | 1:23.33 | (20) | | 164.260 | | +5.365 |
| 17 | Eppie Bleeker (Senior) | NED | 40.46 | (18) | | 1:24.58 | (27) | | 40.32 | (16) | | 1:23.08 | (19) | | 164.610 | SB | +5.715 |
| 18 | Thomas Overend (Neo) | CAN | 40.64 | (20) | | 1:23.34 | (21) | | 40.36 | (17) | | 1:23.93 | (24) | | 164.635 | NR | +5.740 |
| 19 | Klaus Knauer (Senior) | GDR | 40.80 | (21) | | 1:22.89 | (17) | | 40.50 | (19) | | 1:24.01 | (26) | | 164.750 | | +5.855 |
| 20 | Klaus Wunderlich (Senior) | GDR | 40.97 | (22) | | 1:21.69 | (12) | | 41.83 | (26) | | 1:22.75 | (16) | | 165.020 | SB | +6.125 |
| 21 | Gaétan Boucher (A1) | CAN | 41.27 | (24) | TRJ | 1:23.30 | (20) | NRJ, TRJ | 41.20 | (21) | TRJ | 1:22.71 | (15) | NRJ, TRJ | 165.475 | NRJ, TRJ | +6.580 |
| 22 | Dan Carroll (Senior) | USA | 41.88 | (30) | | 1:22.35 | (16) | | 41.85 | (27) | | 1:22.24 | (13) | | 166.025 | SB | +7.130 |
| 23 | Hans Lichtenstern (Senior) | FRG | 41.18 | (23) | | 1:24.36 | (26) | | 41.26 | (22) | | 1:23.87 | (23) | | 166.555 | | +7.660 |
| 24 | Klaas Vriend (Senior) | NED | 41.66 | (27) | | 1:23.89 | (25) | | 41.48 | (24) | | 1:23.64 | (22) | | 166.905 | SB | +8.010 |
| 25 | Jan Derksen (Senior) | NED | 42.21 | (33) | | 1:23.45 | (23) | | 41.68 | (25) | | 1:23.37 | (21) | | 167.300 | PB | +8.405 |
| 26 | Georg Friesinger (Neo) | FRG | 42.09 | (31) | | 1:25.13 | (29) | | 42.04 | (29) | SB | 1:23.98 | (25) | | 168.685 | SB | +9.790 |
| 27 | Walter Köppen (Neo) | FRG | 41.37 | (26) | | 1:25.84 | (30) | | 42.02 | (28) | | 1:27.14 | (28) | | 169.880 | | +10.985 |
| 28 | Thomas Nietsch (Neo) | FRG | 41.35 | (25) | | 1:24.88 | (28) | | 41.36 | (23) | | 1:30.62 | (32) | | 170.460 | | +11.565 |
| 29 | Rainer Scharrelmann (Neo) | FRG | 41.81 | (28) | | 1:28.65 | (34) | | 42.19 | (30) | | 1:28.89 | (31) | | 172.770 | | +13.875 |
| 30 | Andrew Barron (Senior) | CAN | 43.26 | (34) | | 1:26.28 | (32) | | 43.54 | (32) | | 1:25.90 | (27) | SB | 172.890 | SB | +13.995 |
| 31 | Andrej Malikov (Neo) | URS | 39.72 | (6) | | 1:21.64 | (10) | | 39.45 | (4) | | 1:47.66 | (34) | | 173.820 | | +14.925 |
| 32 | Dennis Scranton (Neo) | USA | 1:03.20 | (35) | | 1:26.92 | (33) | | 42.64 | (31) | | 1:27.26 | (30) | | 192.930 | SB | +34.035 |
| Andreas Bredereck (B1) | FRG | - | | | - | | | - | | | 1:30.93 | (33) | PB | - | | - |
| Hubert Hirschbichler (Neo) | FRG | 42.15 | (32) | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | - |
| Johan Granath (Senior) | SWE | 39.90 | (8) | | 1:20.26 | (2) | | - | | | - | | | - | | - |
| Karl-Heinz Bayer (Senior) | FRG | 41.83 | (29) | | 1:26.00 | (31) | | DNF | | | 1:27.25 | (29) | | - | | - |