| 1 | Harm Kuipers (Senior) | NED | 40.82 | (4) | SB | 4:26.73 | (4) | | 2:08.94 | (1) | | 7:55.65 | (3) | | 175.820 | SB | - |
| 2 | Jan Egil Storholt (Senior) | NOR | 40.13 | (2) | | 4:25.61 | (2) | | 2:11.27 | (4) | | 8:02.16 | (7) | | 176.371 | | +0.551 |
| 3 | Sten Stensen (Senior) | NOR | 41.50 | (10) | | 4:24.58 | (1) | | 2:12.29 | (6) | | 7:48.01 | (1) | | 176.494 | SB | +0.674 |
| 4 | Amund Martin Sjøbrend (Neo) | NOR | 41.27 | (8) | | 4:26.11 | (3) | | 2:10.05 | (3) | | 7:57.28 | (4) | | 176.703 | SB | +0.883 |
| 5 | Jurij Kondakov (Neo) | URS | 41.16 | (7) | | 4:29.15 | (9) | | 2:09.25 | (2) | | 8:03.85 | (8) | | 177.487 | SB | +1.667 |
| 6 | Göran Claeson (M30) | SWE | 40.54 | (3) | SB | 4:31.10 | (10) | | 2:11.84 | (5) | | 8:07.23 | (13) | | 178.392 | SB | +2.572 |
| 7 | Piet Kleine (Neo) | NED | 41.89 | (17) | | 4:27.88 | (7) | | 2:14.48 | (14) | | 7:54.15 | (2) | | 178.778 | SB | +2.958 |
| 8 | Jan Derksen (Senior) | NED | 42.31 | (25) | | 4:27.45 | (5) | | 2:13.30 | (10) | | 8:04.70 | (9) | | 179.788 | SB | +3.968 |
| 9 | Aleksandr.50 Vladimirov (Senior) | URS | 41.14 | (6) | | 4:34.88 | (16) | | 2:16.10 | (23) | | 8:02.06 | (6) | | 180.526 | | +4.706 |
| 10 | Peter van de Kant (Neo) | NED | 42.75 | (29) | | 4:28.49 | (8) | | 2:15.15 | (20) | | 8:05.20 | (12) | | 181.068 | | +5.248 |
| 11 | Örjan Sandler (M30) | SWE | 42.84 | (32) | | 4:33.70 | (13) | | 2:12.35 | (7) | | 8:05.09 | (11) | | 181.083 | SB | +5.263 |
| 12 | Nikolaj Kuzmenko (Neo) | URS | 40.87 | (5) | | 4:37.70 | (18) | | 2:13.11 | (9) | | 8:16.25 | (16) | | 181.148 | | +5.328 |
| 13 | Kay Arne Stenshjemmet (Neo) | NOR | 41.97 | (19) | | 4:34.77 | (15) | | 2:12.72 | (8) | | 8:11.88 | (15) | | 181.193 | | +5.373 |
| 14 | Manfred Winter (Neo) | GDR | 42.78 | (31) | | 4:34.48 | (14) | | 2:13.84 | (13) | | 8:10.47 | (14) | | 182.186 | | +6.366 |
| 15 | Eppie Bleeker (Senior) | NED | 39.91 | (1) | | 4:38.78 | (20) | | 2:14.93 | (18) | | 8:31.81 | (20) | | 182.531 | SB | +6.711 |
| 16 | Dan.50 Johansson (Senior) | SWE | 41.80 | (14) | | 4:33.14 | (12) | | 2:15.51 | (21) | | 8:21.32 | (18) | | 182.676 | | +6.856 |
| 17 | Jouko Salakka (Neo) | FIN | 41.82 | (15) | | 4:38.02 | (19) | | 2:15.83 | (22) | | 8:19.41 | (17) | | 183.374 | SB | +7.554 |
| 18 | Klaus Wunderlich (Neo) | GDR | 41.59 | (12) | | 4:36.05 | (17) | | 2:13.80 | (12) | | 8:32.93 | (21) | | 183.491 | | +7.671 |
| 19 | Bo Fransson (Neo) | SWE | 41.85 | (16) | | 4:42.28 | (25) | | 2:18.29 | (25) | | 8:24.66 | (19) | | 185.459 | SB | +9.639 |
| 20 | Jan Miętus (Neo) | POL | 41.97 | (19) | | 4:40.07 | (21) | | 2:14.85 | (17) | | 8:39.33 | (23) | | 185.532 | SB | +9.712 |
| 21 | Andrzej.51 Zawadzki (Senior) | POL | 42.21 | (23) | | 4:41.96 | (24) | | 2:14.82 | (16) | | 8:41.29 | (24) | | 186.272 | SB | +10.452 |
| 22 | Bernhard Mayer (Neo) | FRG | 42.61 | (27) | | 4:40.61 | (22) | | 2:19.57 | (30) | | 8:35.22 | (22) | | 187.424 | | +11.604 |
| 23 | Herbert Schwarz (Neo) | FRG | 42.41 | (26) | | 4:41.15 | (23) | | 2:20.78 | (34) | | 8:45.87 | (25) | | 188.782 | | +12.962 |
| 24 | Kim Osterjärvi (Neo) | FIN | 41.94 | (18) | | 4:42.93 | (26) | | 2:23.56 | (38) | | 8:46.16 | (26) | | 189.564 | SB | +13.744 |
| 25 | Viktor Varlamov (Senior) | URS | 53.96 | (39) | | 4:33.11 | (11) | | 2:18.69 | (27) | | 8:05.04 | (10) | | 194.213 | | +18.393 |
| 26 | Klaas Vriend (Neo) | NED | 1:24.20 | (40) | | 4:27.75 | (6) | | 2:13.53 | (11) | | 7:58.44 | (5) | | 221.179 | | +45.359 |
| Vladimir.49 Ivanov (Senior) | URS | 41.27 | (8) | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | - |
| Lennart.51 Carlsson (Neo) | SWE | DQ | | | 4:44.59 | (28) | | 2:15.07 | (19) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Cameron Tipping (Neo) | CAN | 42.98 | (34) | | 4:57.78 | (39) | | 3:03.64 | (40) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Gerard Cassan (Neo) | CAN | 42.76 | (30) | | 5:02.14 | (40) | | 2:21.05 | (36) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Michel Piens (Senior) | BEL | 43.02 | (35) | | 4:54.74 | (38) | | 2:20.56 | (33) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Matti Liimatainen (Neo) | FIN | 43.16 | (36) | | 4:51.26 | (34) | | 2:20.87 | (35) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Georg Friesinger (Neo) | FRG | 43.35 | (37) | | 4:51.67 | (35) | | 2:20.14 | (32) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Gilbert van Eesbeeck (Neo) | BEL | 43.37 | (38) | | 4:52.51 | (37) | SB | 2:19.15 | (28) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Thomas Overend (Neo) | CAN | 41.99 | (21) | | 4:49.63 | (33) | | 2:21.29 | (37) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Markus Eicher (Neo) | FRG | 42.62 | (28) | | 4:45.57 | (29) | | 2:24.65 | (39) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Pertti Niittylä (A2) | FIN | 41.50 | (10) | | 4:51.92 | (36) | | 2:18.29 | (25) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Günter Schumacher (A2) | FRG | 42.90 | (33) | | 4:48.87 | (32) | | 2:19.37 | (29) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Jorma Veistola (Neo) | FIN | 42.09 | (22) | | 4:48.06 | (30) | | 2:19.60 | (31) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Loris Vellar (Senior) | ITA | 42.25 | (24) | | 4:48.36 | (31) | | 2:16.94 | (24) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Bruno Toniolli (M30) | ITA | 41.77 | (13) | | 4:43.61 | (27) | | 2:14.53 | (15) | | - | | | - | | - |