| 1 | Hans van Helden (Senior) | NED | 40.61 | (4) | | 2:02.23 | (1) | | 81.353 | | - |
| 2 | Joop Pasman (Neo) | NED | 40.91 | (6) | | 2:04.28 | (3) | | 82.336 | | +0.983 |
| 3 | Klaas Vriend (Senior) | NED | 40.85 | (5) | | 2:04.60 | (4) | | 82.383 | | +1.030 |
| 4 | Eppie Bleeker (Senior) | NED | 40.38 | (2) | | 2:06.96 | (8) | SB | 82.700 | | +1.347 |
| 5 | Jos Valentijn (Senior) | NED | 40.29 | (1) | | 2:07.36 | (12) | | 82.743 | | +1.390 |
| 6 | Pertti Niittylä (Neo) | FIN | 40.43 | (3) | | 2:07.23 | (9) | | 82.840 | | +1.487 |
| 7 | Piet Kleine (Senior) | NED | 41.97 | (15) | | 2:03.02 | (2) | | 82.976 | | +1.623 |
| 8 | Jan Derksen (Senior) | NED | 41.73 | (11) | | 2:05.65 | (5) | | 83.613 | | +2.260 |
| 9 | Gerrit Woudenberg (Senior) | NED | 41.80 | (13) | | 2:05.71 | (6) | PB | 83.703 | | +2.350 |
| 10 | Bert de Jong (Neo) | NED | 41.55 | (8) | SB | 2:06.60 | (7) | SB | 83.750 | | +2.397 |
| 11 | Bruno Toniolli (M30) | ITA | 41.47 | (7) | | 2:08.19 | (15) | | 84.200 | | +2.847 |
| 12 | Peter van de Kant (Senior) | NED | 42.07 | (16) | | 2:07.32 | (10) | SB | 84.510 | | +3.157 |
| 13 | Jan Heida (Neo) | NED | 41.73 | (11) | | 2:08.61 | (16) | SB | 84.600 | | +3.247 |
| 14 | Olavi Hjellman (Senior) | FIN | 42.13 | (17) | | 2:07.77 | (13) | NRM | 84.720 | | +3.367 |
| 15 | Jan A. de Vries (Neo) | NED | 41.84 | (14) | | 2:09.01 | (18) | | 84.843 | | +3.490 |
| 16 | Daan Gompen (Neo) | NED | 42.43 | (25) | | 2:07.78 | (14) | SB | 85.023 | | +3.670 |
| 17 | Lars-Magnus Jansson (Senior) | SWE | 42.25 | (20) | | 2:08.65 | (17) | PB | 85.133 | | +3.780 |
| 18 | Floriano Martello (Senior) | ITA | 42.13 | (17) | | 2:09.48 | (21) | | 85.290 | | +3.937 |
| 19 | Ad Overdevest (Neo) | NED | 42.27 | (21) | | 2:09.25 | (19) | | 85.353 | | +4.000 |
| 20 | Georg Friesinger (Neo) | FRG | 42.16 | (19) | | 2:09.85 | (22) | SB | 85.443 | | +4.090 |
| 21 | Riekele.56 Heida (A2) | NED | 42.42 | (24) | SB | 2:09.44 | (20) | SB | 85.566 | | +4.213 |
| 22 | Colin V. Coates (M30) | AUS | 42.27 | (21) | NRM | 2:10.53 | (24) | NRM | 85.780 | | +4.427 |
| 23 | Gus Katinas (Senior) | AUS | 41.61 | (9) | | 2:12.76 | (30) | SB | 85.863 | | +4.510 |
| 24 | Helmut Kraus (Neo) | FRG | 41.66 | (10) | | 2:13.23 | (32) | SB | 86.070 | | +4.717 |
| 25 | Giovanni Panciera (Neo) | ITA | 42.45 | (26) | | 2:11.38 | (27) | | 86.243 | | +4.890 |
| 26 | Maurizio Marchetto (Neo) | ITA | 42.98 | (29) | | 2:10.18 | (23) | | 86.373 | | +5.020 |
| 27 | Ivano Bamberghi (Senior) | ITA | 42.70 | (27) | | 2:11.51 | (29) | | 86.536 | | +5.183 |
| 28 | Loris Vellar (Senior) | ITA | 42.83 | (28) | | 2:11.18 | (26) | | 86.556 | | +5.203 |
| 29 | Walter Birk (Senior) | SUI | 43.38 | (32) | | 2:10.59 | (25) | | 86.910 | | +5.557 |
| 30 | Anton Eicher (Senior) | FRG | 42.27 | (21) | | 2:14.30 | (34) | SB | 87.036 | | +5.683 |
| 31 | Leo Moser (Neo) | ITA | 43.24 | (31) | | 2:11.46 | (28) | | 87.060 | | +5.707 |
| 32 | Gilbert van Eesbeeck (Neo) | BEL | 43.23 | (30) | | 2:12.93 | (31) | | 87.540 | | +6.187 |
| 33 | Lars-Erik Sandler (M30) | SWE | 43.80 | (33) | | 2:13.50 | (33) | PB | 88.300 | | +6.947 |
| 34 | Per Mattson (A2) | SWE | 44.45 | (34) | | 2:17.53 | (35) | | 90.293 | | +8.940 |
| 35 | Hilbert van der Duim (A1) | NED | 1:05.61 | (35) | | 2:07.34 | (11) | | 108.056 | | +26.703 |