| 1 | Kees Verkerk (Senior) | NED | 42.10 | (9) | | 7:30.40 | (1) | TR | 2:10.00 | (2) | | 15:51.70 | (1) | NR | 178.059 | SB | - |
| 2 | Ard Schenk (Neo) | NED | 41.50 | (3) | | 7:39.60 | (3) | SB | 2:09.10 | (1) | | 16:00.80 | (4) | | 178.534 | SB | +0.475 |
| 3 | Fred Anton Maier (Senior) | NOR | 43.00 | (15) | | 7:38.20 | (2) | | 2:11.40 | (6) | | 15:57.50 | (3) | | 180.496 | SB | +2.437 |
| 4 | Ants Antson (Senior) | URS | 41.90 | (7) | | 7:47.80 | (8) | | 2:10.60 | (4) | | 16:27.30 | (10) | | 181.579 | SB | +3.520 |
| 5 | Svein-Erik Stiansen (Senior) | NOR | 41.60 | (4) | | 7:49.10 | (10) | | 2:10.50 | (3) | | 16:33.60 | (12) | | 181.691 | SB | +3.632 |
| 6 | Valerij Kaplan (Senior) | URS | 41.90 | (7) | | 7:44.90 | (4) | | 2:11.20 | (5) | | 16:33.50 | (11) | | 181.799 | | +3.740 |
| 7 | Per Willy Guttormsen (Senior) | NOR | 43.50 | (19) | | 7:47.20 | (7) | | 2:13.50 | (13) | | 15:54.90 | (2) | SB | 182.465 | SB | +4.406 |
| 8 | Jouko Launonen (Senior) | FIN | 42.10 | (9) | | 7:48.40 | (9) | | 2:13.00 | (10) | | 16:24.30 | (9) | | 182.489 | SB | +4.430 |
| 9 | Peter Nottet (Neo) | NED | 43.40 | (18) | | 7:46.30 | (6) | | 2:13.00 | (10) | | 16:16.60 | (7) | | 183.194 | SB | +5.135 |
| 10 | Johnny Höglin (Senior) | SWE | 43.10 | (16) | | 7:50.60 | (13) | | 2:12.10 | (7) | | 16:20.80 | (8) | | 183.234 | | +5.175 |
| 11 | Eduard Matusevitsj (Senior) | URS | 41.70 | (5) | | 7:58.40 | (21) | | 2:12.50 | (8) | | 16:36.70 | (15) | | 183.542 | SB | +5.483 |
| 12 | Ingar Bollerud (Neo) | NOR | 44.00 | (28) | | 7:46.10 | (5) | | 2:14.90 | (19) | | 16:02.90 | (5) | | 183.722 | SB | +5.663 |
| 13 | Jorrit Jorritsma (Neo) | NED | 42.80 | (12) | | 7:51.10 | (14) | | 2:12.70 | (9) | | 16:36.40 | (14) | | 183.964 | SB | +5.905 |
| 14 | Stanislav Seljanin (M30) | URS | 44.60 | (33) | | 7:50.50 | (12) | | 2:13.30 | (12) | | 16:07.90 | (6) | | 184.479 | | +6.420 |
| 15 | Gerhard Zimmermann (Senior) | FRG | 42.90 | (13) | | 7:50.40 | (11) | | 2:13.80 | (16) | | 16:48.20 | (36) | | 184.951 | | +6.892 |
| 16 | Hermann Strutz (Senior) | AUT | 44.10 | (29) | | 7:51.40 | (15) | | 2:16.90 | (23) | | 16:35.30 | (13) | | 186.639 | SB | +8.580 |
| 17 | Magne Thomassen (Senior) | NOR | 41.80 | (6) | | 8:05.00 | (22) | | 2:13.50 | (13) | | - | | | 134.800 | | - |
| 18 | Rudie Liebrechts (Senior) | NED | 43.80 | (22) | | 7:52.00 | (16) | | 2:13.70 | (15) | | - | | | 135.567 | | - |
| 19 | Örjan Sandler (Senior) | SWE | 43.80 | (22) | | 7:53.80 | (18) | | 2:14.10 | (17) | | - | | | 135.880 | | - |
| 20 | Jonny Nilsson (Senior) | SWE | 43.80 | (22) | | 7:52.90 | (17) | | 2:15.00 | (21) | | - | | | 136.090 | | - |
| 21 | Renato de Riva (Senior) | ITA | 44.20 | (30) | | 7:55.40 | (19) | | 2:14.50 | (18) | | - | | | 136.574 | | - |
| 22 | Rauli Helén (Neo) | FIN | 44.50 | (32) | | 7:57.90 | (20) | | 2:14.90 | (19) | PB | - | | | 137.257 | | - |
| 23 | Ruedi Uster (Senior) | SUI | 43.70 | (21) | | 8:09.70 | (24) | | 2:17.10 | (24) | | - | | | 138.370 | | - |
| 24 | Erhard Keller (Neo) | FRG | 42.10 | (9) | | 8:34.50 | (33) | | 2:15.10 | (22) | | - | | | 138.584 | | - |
| 25 | Wayne Lebombard (Neo) | USA | 42.90 | (13) | | 8:19.70 | (28) | | 2:17.80 | (25) | SB | - | | | 138.804 | | - |
| 26 | Rainer Klehr (Neo) | GDR | 43.90 | (25) | | 8:09.50 | (23) | | 2:17.90 | (27) | | - | | | 138.817 | | - |
| 27 | John Tipper (Neo) | GBR | 43.60 | (20) | | 8:15.80 | (27) | | 2:18.50 | (29) | | - | | | 139.347 | | - |
| 28 | Guido Gillarduzzi (Senior) | ITA | 44.40 | (31) | | 8:13.50 | (25) | | 2:17.80 | (25) | | - | | | 139.684 | | - |
| 29 | Günther Traub (Senior) | FRG | 43.90 | (25) | | 8:15.20 | (26) | | 2:18.80 | (30) | | - | | | 139.687 | | - |
| 30 | Hansruedi Widmer (Neo) | SUI | 43.90 | (25) | | 8:21.60 | (30) | | 2:20.30 | (31) | | - | | | 140.828 | | - |
| 31 | Keiichi Suzuki (Senior) | JPN | 40.90 | (1) | | 9:03.40 | (34) | SB | 2:18.10 | (28) | | - | | | 141.274 | | - |
| 32 | Tadao Ishihata (Senior) | JPN | 44.80 | (34) | | 8:23.50 | (31) | | 2:20.90 | (32) | | - | | | 142.117 | | - |
| 33 | Michel Duchet (Neo) | FRA | 45.00 | (35) | | 8:24.20 | (32) | | 2:21.60 | (33) | | - | | | 142.620 | | - |
| 34 | Bernd Prusowski (A1) | GDR | 45.30 | (36) | | 8:21.40 | (29) | | 2:22.10 | (34) | | - | | | 142.807 | | - |
| 35 | Raymond Fonvieille (Senior) | FRA | 43.30 | (17) | | 9:05.10 | (35) | SB | 2:24.60 | (35) | | - | | | 146.011 | | - |
| 36 | Thomas Gray (Neo) | USA | 41.40 | (2) | | 9:21.70 | (36) | SB | 2:26.30 | (36) | | - | | | 146.337 | | - |