| 1 | Fred Anton Maier (Senior) | NOR | 4:36.60 | TR, SB | - |
| 2 | Ants Antson (Senior) | URS | 4:41.20 | SB | +4.600 |
| 3 | Per Willy Guttormsen (Senior) | NOR | 4:46.30 | SB | +9.700 |
| 4 | Vladimir Gejderikh (M30) | URS | 4:47.40 | SB | +10.800 |
| 5 | Lasse Efskind (Neo) | NOR | 4:47.50 | SB | +10.900 |
| 6 | Muzakhid Khabibulin (M30) | URS | 4:48.20 | SB | +11.600 |
| 7 | Per Ivar Moe (Neo) | NOR | 4:48.50 | SB | +11.900 |
| 8 | Valerij Voltsjkov (Senior) | URS | 4:48.60 | SB | +12.000 |
| 9 | Rolf Sigleif Andreassen (Neo) | NOR | 4:49.20 | SB | +12.600 |
| 10 | Jurij Jumasjev (Senior) | URS | 4:51.50 | SB | +14.900 |
| Vladimir Belousov (Senior) | URS | 4:51.50 | SB | +14.900 |
| 12 | Stanislav Serjogin (Senior) | URS | 4:53.20 | PB | +16.600 |
| 13 | Valerij Krot (Neo) | URS | 4:54.80 | SB | +18.200 |
| 14 | Valerij Kopjov (Neo) | URS | 4:54.90 | SB | +18.300 |
| 15 | Vladimir.39 Svesjnikov (Senior) | URS | 4:56.40 | SB | +19.800 |
| 16 | Arkadij Kistsjenko (Senior) | URS | 4:57.60 | SB | +21.000 |
| 17 | Ivar.42 Eriksen (Senior) | NOR | 4:57.70 | SB | +21.100 |