| 1 | Aleksandr Aparakin (Senior) | URS | 40.69 | (9) | | 4:22.85 | (1) | PB | 2:06.68 | (1) | | 7:45.07 | (2) | | 173.231 | SB | - |
| 2 | Piotr Krysiak (Neo) | POL | 41.01 | (12) | | 4:22.90 | (2) | SB | 2:07.03 | (3) | | 7:43.68 | (1) | | 173.537 | | +0.306 |
| 3 | Andrej.59 Iljin (Neo) | URS | 40.39 | (6) | | 4:26.15 | (5) | SB | 2:07.02 | (2) | | 7:53.42 | (6) | | 174.430 | SB | +1.199 |
| 4 | Tibor Kopacz (Neo) | ROU | 41.05 | (14) | | 4:25.26 | (4) | | 2:08.95 | (7) | | 7:49.33 | (4) | | 175.176 | SB | +1.945 |
| 5 | Ivan.57 Andrianov (Senior) | URS | 40.59 | (8) | | 4:29.44 | (15) | SB | 2:07.39 | (4) | | 8:02.09 | (10) | | 176.168 | SB | +2.937 |
| 6 | Sergej.60 Berezin (Neo) | URS | 41.42 | (16) | | 4:28.22 | (12) | SB | 2:08.04 | (6) | | 8:01.99 | (9) | | 177.002 | SB | +3.771 |
| 7 | Dmitrij Rapp (A2) | URS | 42.34 | (28) | | 4:26.36 | (6) | SB | 2:10.95 | (12) | | 7:46.99 | (3) | | 177.082 | SB | +3.851 |
| 8 | Nikolaj Tumanov (Neo) | URS | 40.48 | (7) | | 4:29.17 | (14) | | 2:09.01 | (9) | | 8:09.71 | (13) | | 177.315 | SB | +4.084 |
| 9 | Viktor Syrtsjin (Senior) | URS | 41.52 | (18) | | 4:28.67 | (13) | SB | 2:08.96 | (8) | | 8:13.78 | (16) | | 178.662 | SB | +5.431 |
| 10 | Andrej Malysjev (Neo) | URS | 41.81 | (21) | | 4:30.90 | (18) | SB | 2:12.36 | (16) | | 8:02.40 | (11) | | 179.320 | SB | +6.089 |
| 11 | Jürgen Warnicke (Senior) | GDR | 41.95 | (22) | | 4:30.78 | (16) | | 2:13.65 | (24) | | 8:00.20 | (7) | | 179.650 | | +6.419 |
| 12 | Ion Opincariu (Neo) | ROU | 42.66 | (31) | | 4:27.69 | (9) | | 2:10.13 | (11) | | 8:10.42 | (14) | | 179.693 | | +6.462 |
| 13 | Michael Hannig (Neo) | GDR | 42.04 | (24) | | 4:30.84 | (17) | | 2:13.16 | (22) | | 8:02.80 | (12) | | 179.846 | | +6.615 |
| 14 | Sergej Kobzev (Neo) | URS | 41.69 | (20) | | 4:28.13 | (11) | SB | 2:12.42 | (17) | | 8:17.31 | (18) | | 180.249 | SB | +7.018 |
| 15 | László Kovács (Senior) | HUN | 42.21 | (25) | | 4:35.29 | (22) | | 2:12.68 | (19) | | 8:13.32 | (15) | | 181.649 | | +8.418 |
| 16 | Arpad Szekely (Neo) | ROU | 42.79 | (32) | | 4:35.29 | (22) | | 2:12.28 | (15) | | 8:14.91 | (17) | | 182.255 | | +9.024 |
| 17 | Vladimir Masjkovtsev (Senior) | URS | 41.55 | (19) | | 4:27.09 | (8) | SB | 2:27.95 | (34) | SB | 7:52.89 | (5) | | 182.670 | SB | +9.439 |
| 18 | Andreas Erdelji (Senior) | ROU | 43.78 | (38) | | 4:46.32 | (30) | | 2:12.52 | (18) | | 8:00.78 | (8) | | 183.751 | | +10.520 |
| 19 | Jirí Kyncl (A2) | CZE | 43.97 | (39) | | 4:51.92 | (34) | | 2:20.75 | (32) | | 8:38.05 | (19) | | 191.344 | | +18.113 |
| 20 | Karel Stárek (Neo) | TCH | 43.62 | (37) | | 4:53.75 | (35) | | 2:22.44 | (33) | | 8:48.43 | (20) | | 192.901 | SB | +19.670 |
| 21 | René Jauris (A2) | TCH | 44.19 | (40) | SB | 4:49.24 | (32) | PB | 2:20.42 | (31) | SB | 9:04.99 | (21) | | 193.701 | SB | +20.470 |
| Vladimir Mokhnatkin (A2) | URS | 42.03 | (23) | SB | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | - |
| Andrej Ratnikov (Neo) | URS | 40.33 | (5) | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | - |
| Aleksandr.57 Kornilov (Senior) | URS | 40.28 | (4) | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | - |
| Vladislav Vasikov (Senior) | URS | 40.23 | (3) | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | - |
| Jevgenij Kulikov (Senior) | URS | 39.06 | (1) | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | - |
| In Park (A1) | PRK | 42.29 | (27) | | 5:08.63 | (36) | | - | | | - | | | - | | - |
| Richard Paták (A1) | TCH | 44.24 | (41) | | 5:16.18 | (37) | | 2:30.32 | (35) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Ulf Mademann (Neo) | GDR | 40.14 | (2) | | 4:28.10 | (10) | | 2:47.66 | (36) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Steffen Meißner (A1) | GDR | 54.73 | (42) | | 4:38.65 | (24) | | 2:16.26 | (28) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Ferdinánd Biró (Neo) | HUN | 43.23 | (35) | | 4:47.90 | (31) | | 2:17.15 | (29) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Imre Temesi (M30) | HUN | 43.08 | (34) | | 4:49.47 | (33) | | 2:12.81 | (21) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Thomas Schlechte (A2) | GDR | 42.52 | (30) | | 4:43.69 | (29) | | 2:15.38 | (26) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Syn-Te Kim (A1) | PRK | 42.22 | (26) | | 4:40.82 | (27) | | 2:17.57 | (30) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Dezideriu Jenei (Neo) | ROU | 41.10 | (15) | | 4:43.33 | (28) | | 2:11.86 | (14) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Olaf Ziegra (Neo) | GDR | 42.43 | (29) | SB | 4:39.12 | (25) | SB | 2:13.36 | (23) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Bogusław Taraszkiewicz (Neo) | POL | 43.23 | (35) | | 4:35.28 | (21) | | 2:16.07 | (27) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Jevgenij Tverskov (Neo) | URS | 40.70 | (10) | | 4:40.60 | (26) | SB | 2:12.75 | (20) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Sergej Kodanjov (Neo) | URS | 41.02 | (13) | | 4:34.06 | (20) | SB | 2:14.33 | (25) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Sergej.59 Stepanov (Neo) | URS | 41.45 | (17) | | 4:31.07 | (19) | | 2:11.11 | (13) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Włodzimierz Waś (Neo) | POL | 42.87 | (33) | | 4:24.15 | (3) | | 2:09.88 | (10) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Leonid Sajtsjuk (Senior) | URS | 40.82 | (11) | | 4:26.43 | (7) | SB | 2:07.50 | (5) | | - | | | - | | - |