| 1 | Kees Verkerk (Senior) | NED | 2:03.40 | OR, TR | - |
| 2 | Ard Schenk (Neo) | NED | 2:05.00 | | +1.600 |
| Ivar.42 Eriksen (Senior) | NOR | 2:05.00 | | +1.600 |
| 4 | Magne Thomassen (Senior) | NOR | 2:05.10 | | +1.700 |
| 5 | Bjørn Tveter (Senior) | NOR | 2:05.20 | | +1.800 |
| Johnny Höglin (Senior) | SWE | 2:05.20 | SB | +1.800 |
| 7 | Svein-Erik Stiansen (Senior) | NOR | 2:05.50 | SB | +2.100 |
| 8 | Eduard Matusevitsj (M30) | URS | 2:06.10 | | +2.700 |
| 9 | Peter Nottet (Neo) | NED | 2:06.30 | SB | +2.900 |
| 10 | Örjan Sandler (Senior) | SWE | 2:07.00 | | +3.600 |
| 11 | Aleksandr Kertsjenko (Neo) | URS | 2:07.10 | | +3.700 |
| 12 | Valerij Kaplan (Senior) | URS | 2:07.20 | | +3.800 |
| Ants Antson (Senior) | URS | 2:07.20 | NR | +3.800 |
| 14 | Jouko Launonen (Senior) | FIN | 2:07.50 | SB | +4.100 |
| 15 | Günther Traub (Senior) | FRG | 2:07.70 | | +4.300 |
| 16 | Jan Bols (Neo) | NED | 2:07.80 | | +4.400 |
| Manne Lavås (Senior) | SWE | 2:07.80 | | +4.400 |
| 18 | Kimmo Koskinen (Neo) | FIN | 2:07.90 | SB | +4.500 |
| 19 | Richard Wurster (Senior) | USA | 2:08.40 | NR | +5.000 |
| 20 | Göran Claeson (Neo) | SWE | 2:08.60 | | +5.200 |
| 21 | Olavi Hjellman (Neo) | FIN | 2:10.10 | SB | +6.700 |
| 22 | Jürgen Traub (Senior) | FRG | 2:10.20 | | +6.800 |
| 23 | Wayne Lebombard (Senior) | USA | 2:11.20 | | +7.800 |
| 24 | Raimo Hietala (Neo) | FIN | 2:11.70 | | +8.300 |
| William Thomas "Bill" Lanigan (Neo) | USA | 2:11.70 | | +8.300 |
| 26 | Robert Hodges (Senior) | CAN | 2:12.00 | | +8.600 |
| 27 | György Martos (Senior) | HUN | 2:12.20 | NR | +8.800 |
| 28 | John Tipper (Neo) | GBR | 2:12.40 | | +9.000 |
| 29 | György Ivánkai (M30) | HUN | 2:12.60 | NRM | +9.200 |
| 30 | Tadao Ishihata (Senior) | JPN | 2:12.70 | | +9.300 |
| 31 | Keiichi Suzuki (Senior) | JPN | 2:13.10 | | +9.700 |
| 32 | Giancarlo (Giovanni) Gloder (Neo) | ITA | 2:13.20 | | +9.800 |
| 33 | Elio Locatelli (Senior) | ITA | 2:13.30 | | +9.900 |
| 34 | Renato de Riva (Senior) | ITA | 2:13.60 | | +10.200 |
| Roger Capon (Neo) | USA | 2:13.60 | | +10.200 |
| 36 | Michel Thépénier (Neo) | FRA | 2:13.70 | | +10.300 |
| 37 | François Perrenoud (A1) | FRA | 2:14.00 | NRJ, TRJ | +10.600 |
| 38 | Guido Gillarduzzi (Senior) | ITA | 2:14.10 | | +10.700 |
| 39 | Othmar Braunecker (Senior) | AUT | 2:14.40 | SB | +11.000 |
| 40 | Hermann Strutz (Senior) | AUT | 2:14.80 | | +11.400 |
| Masaki Suzuki (Neo) | JPN | 2:14.80 | SB | +11.400 |
| Mutsuhiko Maeda (Neo) | JPN | 2:14.80 | | +11.400 |
| 42 | Geoffrey Stockdale (Senior) | GBR | 2:15.60 | PB | +12.200 |
| 43 | Erich Korbel (Senior) | AUT | 2:15.70 | | +12.300 |
| 44 | Mihály Martos (Neo) | HUN | 2:15.80 | | +12.400 |
| 45 | Peter Williamson (Neo) | CAN | 2:16.00 | PB | +12.600 |
| 46 | Hansruedi Widmer (Senior) | SUI | 2:16.10 | | +12.700 |
| 47 | Franz Krienbühl (M35) | SUI | 2:16.30 | | +12.900 |
| 48 | Colin V. Coates (Neo) | AUS | 2:16.70 | SB | +13.300 |
| Luvsavlkhagvyn Dasjnjam (Senior) | MGL | 2:16.70 | | +13.300 |
| 50 | Ik-Hwan Lee (Neo) | KOR | 2:17.50 | SB | +14.100 |
| 51 | Bujiin Jalbaa (Senior) | MGL | 2:18.00 | | +14.600 |
| 52 | David Bodington (Neo) | GBR | 2:19.10 | | +15.700 |