| 1 | Nils Egil Aaness (Senior) | NOR | 43.00 | (2) | | 7:59.70 | (3) | | 2:10.70 | (2) | SB | 16:24.20 | (8) | | 183.746 | ER, TR | - |
| 2 | Knut.33 Johannesen (Senior) | NOR | 45.00 | (16) | | 7:55.20 | (1) | ER, TR | 2:12.20 | (3) | | 16:00.30 | (2) | | 184.601 | | +0.855 |
| 3 | Per Ivar Moe (A1) | NOR | 44.00 | (6) | | 8:00.10 | (4) | | 2:13.40 | (7) | TRJ | 16:11.90 | (5) | NRJ | 185.071 | TRJ | +1.325 |
| 4 | Magne Thomassen (Neo) | NOR | 43.40 | (4) | | 8:08.20 | (7) | | 2:13.80 | (9) | | 16:11.70 | (4) | | 185.405 | | +1.659 |
| 5 | Boris Stenin (Senior) | URS | 42.40 | (1) | | 8:15.20 | (13) | | 2:10.20 | (1) | ER, TR, SB | 16:45.30 | (12) | PB | 185.585 | | +1.839 |
| 6 | Ivar Nilsson (M30) | SWE | 45.20 | (20) | | 8:02.00 | (5) | | 2:12.90 | (5) | | 16:02.90 | (3) | NRM | 185.845 | NRM, NR | +2.099 |
| 7 | Jonny Nilsson (Neo) | SWE | 46.00 | (26) | | 7:59.30 | (2) | | 2:13.90 | (10) | | 15:53.40 | (1) | ER, NR, TR | 186.233 | | +2.487 |
| 8 | Rudie Liebrechts (Neo) | NED | 45.00 | (16) | | 8:08.20 | (7) | | 2:13.30 | (6) | | 16:11.90 | (5) | NR | 186.848 | NR | +3.102 |
| 9 | Günther Traub (Senior) | FRG | 44.10 | (8) | | 8:15.00 | (12) | | 2:13.60 | (8) | | 16:33.70 | (10) | | 187.818 | | +4.072 |
| 10 | Fred Anton Maier (Senior) | NOR | 45.60 | (22) | | 8:05.10 | (6) | | 2:15.70 | (14) | | 16:17.20 | (7) | | 188.203 | | +4.457 |
| 11 | Jouko Launonen (Senior) | FIN | 44.50 | (13) | | 8:12.50 | (10) | SB | 2:15.30 | (13) | | 16:45.30 | (12) | PB | 189.115 | SB | +5.369 |
| 12 | Eduard Matusevitsj (Senior) | URS | 44.00 | (6) | | 8:16.70 | (15) | | 2:12.70 | (4) | | 17:05.00 | (16) | NR | 189.153 | | +5.407 |
| 13 | Göran Slott (Neo) | SWE | 45.80 | (24) | | 8:15.80 | (14) | | 2:16.60 | (16) | | 16:31.00 | (9) | PB | 190.463 | | +6.717 |
| 14 | Kurt Robert Stille (Senior) | DEN | 45.70 | (23) | | 8:09.70 | (9) | | 2:16.20 | (15) | | 16:55.50 | (14) | NR | 190.845 | NR | +7.099 |
| 15 | Kjell Bäckman (Senior) | SWE | 46.80 | (31) | | 8:13.80 | (11) | | 2:18.20 | (21) | SB | 16:42.50 | (11) | | 192.371 | | +8.625 |
| 16 | Uno Borgengård (Senior) | SWE | 48.00 | (36) | | 8:18.20 | (16) | | 2:21.60 | (29) | | 17:01.30 | (15) | SB | 196.085 | SB | +12.339 |
| 17 | Robert Merkulov (M30) | URS | 43.10 | (3) | | 8:22.50 | (19) | | 2:16.70 | (17) | | - | | | 138.916 | | - |
| 18 | Vladimir Gurov (Senior) | URS | 44.40 | (10) | | 8:20.00 | (17) | | 2:14.20 | (11) | | - | | | 139.133 | | - |
| 19 | Juhani.35 Järvinen (Senior) | FIN | 44.20 | (9) | | 8:20.70 | (18) | | 2:15.00 | (12) | | - | | | 139.270 | | - |
| 20 | Terence Malkin (Senior) | GBR | 44.80 | (15) | | 8:25.60 | (21) | | 2:17.40 | (18) | SB | - | | | 141.160 | | - |
| 21 | Igor Ostasjov (Senior) | URS | 44.40 | (10) | | 8:31.20 | (22) | | 2:17.60 | (19) | SB | - | | | 141.386 | | - |
| 22 | Keijo Tapiovaara (Senior) | FIN | 45.10 | (19) | | 8:24.70 | (20) | | 2:17.90 | (20) | | - | | | 141.536 | | - |
| 23 | Chris Meeuwisse (Senior) | NED | 45.30 | (21) | | 8:34.90 | (25) | | 2:18.20 | (21) | | - | | | 142.856 | | - |
| 24 | Henk van der Grift (Senior) | NED | 44.40 | (10) | | 8:44.60 | (29) | | 2:18.40 | (23) | | - | | | 142.993 | | - |
| 25 | Andre Kouprianoff (Neo) | FRA | 45.00 | (16) | | 8:36.80 | (26) | | 2:21.00 | (28) | | - | | | 143.680 | | - |
| 26 | Renato de Riva (Senior) | ITA | 46.20 | (27) | | 8:33.00 | (24) | | 2:19.80 | (26) | | - | | | 144.100 | | - |
| 27 | Herbert Höfl (Neo) | FRG | 44.70 | (14) | | 8:46.60 | (31) | | 2:20.30 | (27) | | - | | | 144.126 | | - |
| 28 | Hermann Strutz (Senior) | AUT | 46.20 | (27) | | 8:37.40 | (27) | | 2:18.80 | (25) | | - | | | 144.206 | | - |
| 29 | Mario Gios (Senior) | ITA | 47.80 | (35) | | 8:31.70 | (23) | | 2:18.40 | (23) | | - | | | 145.103 | | - |
| 30 | Günter Tilch (Senior) | GDR | 43.90 | (5) | | 9:11.50 | (37) | | 2:23.40 | (30) | | - | | | 146.850 | | - |
| 31 | György Ivánkai (Senior) | HUN | 46.30 | (30) | | 8:45.00 | (30) | | 2:24.40 | (32) | | - | | | 146.933 | | - |
| 32 | Dieter Halbach (Senior) | GDR | 46.20 | (27) | | 8:53.00 | (32) | | 2:24.40 | (32) | | - | | | 147.633 | | - |
| 33 | Mihály Martos (A1) | HUN | 45.80 | (24) | | 9:12.70 | (38) | | 2:23.40 | (30) | | - | | | 148.870 | | - |
| 34 | Bernard Sakhof (Neo) | FRA | 47.70 | (33) | | 8:56.30 | (33) | | 2:24.70 | (34) | SB | - | | | 149.563 | | - |
| 35 | Michel Thépénier (A1) | FRA | 48.00 | (36) | | 8:44.10 | (28) | | 2:29.00 | (38) | | - | | | 150.076 | | - |
| 36 | Peter Thiele (Senior) | FRG | 47.20 | (32) | | 9:00.90 | (36) | | 2:26.50 | (35) | | - | | | 150.123 | | - |
| 37 | Kurt Bjarsch (Neo) | SUI | 47.70 | (33) | | 9:00.80 | (35) | SB | 2:27.00 | (36) | SB | - | | | 150.780 | | - |
| 38 | Reinhold Seeböck (Neo) | AUT | 48.20 | (38) | | 8:59.30 | (34) | | 2:28.10 | (37) | | - | | | 151.496 | | - |