| 1 | Jonny Nilsson (Neo) | SWE | 15:50.10 | TR, SB | - |
| 2 | Fred Anton Maier (Senior) | NOR | 16:06.00 | | +15.900 |
| 3 | Knut.33 Johannesen (M30) | NOR | 16:06.30 | | +16.200 |
| 4 | Rudie Liebrechts (Neo) | NED | 16:08.60 | | +18.500 |
| 5 | Ants Antson (Senior) | URS | 16:08.70 | | +18.600 |
| 6 | Viktor Kositsjkin (Senior) | URS | 16:19.30 | | +29.200 |
| 7 | Gerhard Zimmermann (Neo) | FRG | 16:22.50 | SB | +32.400 |
| 8 | Terence Malkin (Senior) | GBR | 16:35.20 | | +45.100 |
| 9 | Kurt Robert Stille (Senior) | DEN | 16:38.30 | | +48.200 |
| 10 | Ivar Nilsson (M30) | SWE | 16:40.30 | | +50.200 |
| 11 | Hermann Strutz (Senior) | AUT | 16:42.60 | NR | +52.500 |
| 12 | Igor Ostasjov (Senior) | URS | 16:45.50 | | +55.400 |
| 13 | Per Ivar Moe (A2) | NOR | 16:47.10 | TRJ | +57.000 |
| 14 | Jouko Launonen (Senior) | FIN | 16:49.80 | | +59.700 |
| 15 | Ralf Olin (M35) | CAN | 16:53.30 | NRM, NR | +1.03.200 |
| 16 | Kees Verkerk (Neo) | NED | 16:53.40 | | +1.03.300 |
| 17 | Örjan Sandler (Neo) | SWE | 16:56.90 | | +1.06.800 |
| 18 | Renato de Riva (Senior) | ITA | 16:57.50 | | +1.07.400 |
| 19 | Günther Traub (Senior) | FRG | 16:58.40 | | +1.08.300 |
| 20 | Juhani.35 Järvinen (Senior) | FIN | 17:05.00 | SB | +1.14.900 |
| 21 | Jürgen Traub (Neo) | FRG | 17:08.90 | | +1.18.800 |
| 22 | Toyofumi Aruga (Neo) | JPN | 17:09.90 | | +1.19.800 |
| 23 | Choon-Bong Kim (Neo) | PRK | 17:10.80 | NR | +1.20.700 |
| 24 | Satoshi Shinpo (Neo) | JPN | 17:11.30 | | +1.21.200 |
| 25 | Luvsansharavyn Tsend (Neo) | MGL | 17:12.40 | | +1.22.300 |
| 26 | Kalervo Hietala (Senior) | FIN | 17:12.60 | | +1.22.500 |
| 27 | Andre Kouprianoff (Senior) | FRA | 17:17.40 | SB | +1.27.300 |
| 28 | Anthony Bullen (Senior) | GBR | 17:19.80 | PB | +1.29.700 |
| 29 | Ruedi Uster (Neo) | SUI | 17:23.40 | | +1.33.300 |
| 30 | Wayne Lebombard (Neo) | USA | 17:30.60 | | +1.40.500 |
| 31 | Yeong-Bae Choi (Senior) | KOR | 17:31.30 | NR | +1.41.200 |
| 32 | Yoshihiro Kawano (Neo) | JPN | 17:39.00 | SB | +1.48.900 |
| 33 | György Ivánkai (Senior) | HUN | 17:47.30 | SB | +1.57.200 |