| 1 | Jurij.30 Mikhajlov (Senior) | URS | 2:09.10 | WR | - |
| 2 | Toivo Salonen (Neo) | FIN | 2:10.50 | NR | +1.400 |
| 3 | Robert Merkulov (Senior) | URS | 2:10.90 | | +1.800 |
| 4 | Boris Sjilkov (Senior) | URS | 2:11.10 | SB | +2.000 |
| 5 | Juhani.35 Järvinen (Neo) | FIN | 2:11.40 | | +2.300 |
| 6 | Dmitrij Sakunenko (Senior) | URS | 2:12.30 | SB | +3.200 |
| 7 | Oleg Gontsjarenko (Senior) | URS | 2:12.90 | NR | +3.800 |
| 8 | Sigvard Ericsson (Senior) | SWE | 2:13.00 | NR | +3.900 |
| 9 | Sverre Ingolf Haugli (M30) | NOR | 2:13.70 | NRM, NR | +4.600 |
| 10 | Helmut Kuhnert (Neo) | GDR | 2:14.10 | NR | +5.000 |
| 11 | Leo Tynkkynen (Neo) | FIN | 2:14.20 | SB | +5.100 |
| 12 | Matti Hamberg (Senior) | FIN | 2:14.40 | PB | +5.300 |
| 13 | Jan.34 Kristiansen (Neo) | NOR | 2:14.60 | | +5.500 |
| Knut Håkon Tangen (Senior) | NOR | 2:14.60 | PB | +5.500 |
| 15 | Colin Hickey (Senior) | AUS | 2:14.70 | NR | +5.600 |
| Gerard Maarse (Senior) | NED | 2:14.70 | NR | +5.600 |
| 17 | Gunnar.30 Ström (Senior) | SWE | 2:14.80 | PB | +5.700 |
| 18 | Wim de Graaff (Senior) | NED | 2:15.10 | | +6.000 |
| Bohumil Jauris (Neo) | TCH | 2:15.10 | | +6.000 |
| 20 | Kees Broekman (Senior) | NED | 2:15.40 | | +6.300 |
| Vladimir Kolár (Senior) | TCH | 2:15.40 | SB | +6.300 |
| 22 | Boris Jakimov (Neo) | URS | 2:16.00 | SB | +6.900 |
| 23 | Gunnar Sjölin (M30) | SWE | 2:16.10 | NRM | +7.000 |
| 24 | Hroar Elvenes (Senior) | NOR | 2:16.20 | | +7.100 |
| 25 | Kauko Salomaa (Senior) | FIN | 2:16.30 | PB | +7.200 |
| 26 | Alv Gjestvang (A1) | NOR | 2:16.50 | NRJ | +7.400 |
| Hjalmar Johan Andersen (M30) | NOR | 2:16.50 | SB | +7.400 |
| Bertil Eng (Senior) | SWE | 2:16.50 | | +7.400 |
| 29 | John D. Cronshey (Senior) | GBR | 2:16.60 | NR | +7.500 |
| Eugene Sandvig (Senior) | USA | 2:16.60 | NR | +7.500 |
| 31 | Vladimir Sjilykovskij (Neo) | URS | 2:16.70 | SB | +7.600 |
| Johnny Werket (M30) | USA | 2:16.70 | NRM | +7.600 |
| 33 | Finn Hodt (M35) | NOR | 2:17.00 | PB | +7.900 |
| 34 | Bengt Malmsten (M30) | SWE | 2:17.40 | | +8.300 |
| 35 | Patrick McNamara (M30) | USA | 2:17.50 | | +8.400 |
| 36 | Olle Dahlberg (Senior) | SWE | 2:17.60 | SB | +8.500 |
| 37 | Sigmund Søfteland (M30) | NOR | 2:17.70 | PB | +8.600 |
| 38 | Franz Offenberger (Senior) | AUT | 2:18.40 | | +9.300 |
| Jaroslav Doubek (Senior) | TCH | 2:18.40 | PB | +9.300 |
| 40 | Jeen van den Berg (Senior) | NED | 2:18.50 | SB | +9.400 |
| 41 | Takeji Asasaka (Senior) | JPN | 2:18.80 | NR | +9.700 |
| 42 | John Graham Hearn (Senior) | GBR | 2:18.90 | | +9.800 |
| 43 | Donald McDermott (Senior) | USA | 2:19.20 | | +10.100 |
| 44 | Yoshitaka Hori (Neo) | JPN | 2:20.30 | | +11.200 |
| 45 | Manfred Schüler (Neo) | GDR | 2:21.10 | SB | +12.000 |
| 46 | Kurt Eminger (Neo) | AUT | 2:21.40 | | +12.300 |
| Alexander Connell (Senior) | GBR | 2:21.40 | PB | +12.300 |
| Sven.21 Andersson (M30) | SWE | 2:21.40 | PB | +12.300 |
| 49 | Arthur Mannsbarth (Senior) | AUT | 2:21.50 | | +12.400 |
| 50 | Arthur Longsjo (Senior) | USA | 2:22.10 | PB | +13.000 |
| 51 | Ernst Räpple (Neo) | FRG | 2:22.40 | PB | +13.300 |
| 52 | Erich Kull (Senior) | SUI | 2:22.60 | | +13.500 |
| 53 | Kenneth Charles Henry (Senior) | USA | 2:22.90 | SB | +13.800 |
| 54 | Jürg Rohrbach (Senior) | SUI | 2:23.10 | | +14.000 |
| 55 | Charles Burke (Senior) | USA | 2:23.50 | PB | +14.400 |
| 56 | Hans Keller (Senior) | FRG | 2:25.90 | | +16.800 |
| Erich Löwenberger (Senior) | GDR | 2:25.90 | PB | +16.800 |
| 58 | Shinkichi Takemura (Senior) | JPN | 2:26.70 | | +17.600 |
| 59 | Wilfried Janssen (M35) | SUI | 2:29.10 | | +20.000 |
| 60 | Michael Posch (Neo) | AUT | 2:30.00 | SB | +20.900 |
| 61 | Hans Jacob Moestue (Senior) | NOR | 2:30.90 | | +21.800 |
| 62 | Herbert Söllner (Neo) | FRG | 2:34.20 | | +25.100 |
| 63 | Ernst Biel (Neo) | AUT | 2:36.40 | | +27.300 |