| 1 | Boris Stenin (Senior) | URS | 41.70 | (2) | | 8:17.40 | (8) | | 2:10.70 | (1) | | 17:09.60 | (5) | | 186.486 | TR, SB | - |
| 2 | Andre Kouprianoff (Neo) | FRA | 43.30 | (7) | | 8:12.40 | (4) | NR | 2:13.50 | (3) | NR | 17:24.10 | (10) | NR | 189.245 | NR | +2.759 |
| 3 | Helmut Kuhnert (Senior) | GDR | 43.50 | (9) | | 8:20.20 | (11) | | 2:14.30 | (6) | | 17:04.20 | (3) | | 189.496 | NR | +3.010 |
| 4 | Valerij.39 Kotov (Neo) | URS | 44.80 | (26) | | 8:06.10 | (1) | | 2:14.30 | (6) | | 17:15.00 | (8) | | 189.926 | | +3.440 |
| 5 | Viktor Kositsjkin (Neo) | URS | 44.40 | (19) | | 8:11.10 | (3) | | 2:16.60 | (17) | | 17:01.50 | (2) | | 190.118 | | +3.632 |
| 6 | Jan.31 Pesman (Senior) | NED | 44.50 | (22) | | 8:16.50 | (7) | | 2:16.20 | (15) | | 16:53.70 | (1) | | 190.235 | NR | +3.749 |
| 7 | Knut.33 Johannesen (Senior) | NOR | 44.40 | (19) | | 8:09.80 | (2) | | 2:15.70 | (12) | | 17:14.20 | (7) | | 190.323 | SB | +3.837 |
| 8 | Per-Olof Brogren (Neo) | SWE | 44.00 | (15) | | 8:17.80 | (9) | | 2:15.90 | (13) | | 17:19.90 | (9) | PB | 191.075 | PB | +4.589 |
| 9 | Oleg Gontsjarenko (Senior) | URS | 43.90 | (12) | | 8:21.70 | (13) | | 2:14.70 | (10) | | 17:26.20 | (11) | | 191.280 | | +4.794 |
| 10 | Nils Egil Aaness (Senior) | NOR | 43.70 | (10) | | 8:21.50 | (12) | | 2:15.20 | (11) | | 17:31.50 | (14) | SB | 191.491 | SB | +5.005 |
| 11 | Henk van der Grift (Senior) | NED | 42.70 | (5) | | 8:24.70 | (19) | SB | 2:13.90 | (5) | | 17:54.20 | (16) | SB | 191.513 | SB | +5.027 |
| 12 | Ivar Nilsson (Senior) | SWE | 45.00 | (27) | | 8:14.60 | (6) | | 2:17.40 | (21) | | 17:13.90 | (6) | | 191.955 | SB | +5.469 |
| 13 | Jeen van den Berg (M30) | NED | 45.40 | (32) | | 8:18.10 | (10) | | 2:16.90 | (20) | | 17:04.40 | (4) | PB | 192.063 | PB | +5.577 |
| 14 | Torstein Seiersten (Senior) | NOR | 45.30 | (31) | | 8:13.50 | (5) | | 2:18.70 | (28) | | 17:29.70 | (12) | | 193.368 | SB | +6.882 |
| 15 | Terence Monaghan (Senior) | GBR | 45.70 | (36) | | 8:22.60 | (14) | | 2:19.70 | (32) | SB | 17:30.50 | (13) | | 195.051 | SB | +8.565 |
| 16 | Renato de Riva (Neo) | ITA | 45.70 | (36) | | 8:22.60 | (14) | | 2:19.20 | (30) | | 17:52.70 | (15) | | 195.995 | | +9.509 |
| Fred Anton Maier (Neo) | NOR | 47.30 | (44) | SB | 8:36.70 | (31) | | DNS | | | - | | | - | | - |
| Jürgen Sonntag (Senior) | FRG | 46.90 | (42) | SB | 9:14.50 | (44) | | 2:26.30 | (42) | PB | NC | | | - | | - |
| Louis Rapelli (Neo) | SUI | 46.50 | (41) | | 9:12.40 | (43) | | 2:27.00 | (43) | | NC | | | - | | - |
| Garry Cassidy (A2) | AUS | 45.50 | (34) | | 9:08.30 | (41) | NRJ | 2:25.90 | (41) | | NC | | | - | | - |
| Manfred Schüler (Senior) | GDR | 44.30 | (18) | | 9:11.00 | (42) | | 2:19.40 | (31) | | NC | | | - | | - |
| John Eyre (Senior) | AUS | 45.40 | (32) | PB | 8:59.50 | (39) | SB | 2:24.40 | (39) | | NC | | | - | | - |
| Jucheng Yang (Neo) | CHN | 42.60 | (4) | SB | 9:06.50 | (40) | SB | 2:18.50 | (27) | SB | NC | | | - | | - |
| Jouko Jokinen (Neo) | FIN | 43.30 | (7) | | 8:57.70 | (38) | SB | 2:18.40 | (26) | | NC | | | - | | - |
| György Ivánkai (Neo) | HUN | 45.70 | (36) | SB | 8:39.40 | (35) | | 2:23.90 | (38) | | NC | | | - | | - |
| Hermann Strutz (Neo) | AUT | 45.20 | (30) | | 8:40.80 | (36) | | 2:20.40 | (33) | | NC | | | - | | - |
| Janusz Tlalka (Senior) | POL | 46.90 | (42) | | 8:33.60 | (28) | | 2:25.00 | (40) | | NC | | | - | | - |
| Terence Malkin (Senior) | GBR | 45.10 | (28) | | 8:36.30 | (30) | SB | 2:22.90 | (36) | | NC | | | - | | - |
| Toivo Salonen (Senior) | FIN | 42.80 | (6) | | 8:44.50 | (37) | | 2:16.60 | (17) | | NC | | | - | | - |
| John D. Cronshey (M30) | RSA | 45.60 | (35) | | 8:36.20 | (29) | SB | 2:20.70 | (34) | | NC | | | - | | - |
| Kurt Robert Stille (Senior) | DEN | 46.00 | (39) | | 8:32.20 | (26) | | 2:23.80 | (37) | | NC | | | - | | - |
| Leo Tynkkynen (Senior) | FIN | 44.10 | (17) | | 8:38.80 | (33) | | 2:18.00 | (24) | | NC | | | - | | - |
| Jinyu.40 Wang (A2) | CHN | 43.90 | (12) | SB | 8:37.00 | (32) | SB | 2:14.30 | (6) | NRJ, NR | NC | | | - | | - |
| Jevgenij Grisjin (Senior) | URS | 40.50 | (1) | TR | 8:39.00 | (34) | SB | 2:13.40 | (2) | | DNS | | | - | | - |
| Colin Hickey (Senior) | AUS | 42.50 | (3) | | 8:32.80 | (27) | SB | 2:17.40 | (21) | | NC | | | - | | - |
| Mario Gios (Senior) | ITA | 45.10 | (28) | | 8:29.00 | (24) | | 2:18.10 | (25) | | NC | | | - | | - |
| Kees Broekman (M30) | NED | 46.00 | (39) | | 8:24.20 | (16) | | 2:21.70 | (35) | | NC | | | - | | - |
| Olle Dahlberg (M30) | SWE | 44.40 | (19) | | 8:29.60 | (25) | | 2:17.50 | (23) | | NC | | | - | | - |
| Zhihuan Luo (A1) | CHN | 44.00 | (15) | SB | 8:26.70 | (22) | SB | 2:18.80 | (29) | SB | NC | | | - | | - |
| Juhani.35 Järvinen (Senior) | FIN | 44.50 | (22) | | 8:27.60 | (23) | | 2:16.00 | (14) | | NC | | | - | | - |
| Wim de Graaff (Senior) | NED | 44.70 | (25) | | 8:25.30 | (20) | | 2:16.80 | (19) | | NC | | | - | | - |
| Keijo Tapiovaara (Neo) | FIN | 44.60 | (24) | | 8:24.50 | (17) | | 2:16.20 | (15) | | NC | | | - | | - |
| Raymond Gilloz (Senior) | FRA | 43.80 | (11) | | 8:26.40 | (21) | | 2:14.60 | (9) | | NC | | | - | | - |
| Roald Aas (M30) | NOR | 43.90 | (12) | | 8:24.50 | (17) | | 2:13.80 | (4) | | NC | | | - | | - |