| 1 | Ants Antson (Senior) | URS | 42.10 | (2) | NR | 4:27.30 | (1) | WR | 2:09.90 | (3) | | 7:43.50 | (3) | NR | 176.302 | PB | - |
| 2 | Knut.33 Johannesen (M30) | NOR | 43.00 | (5) | SB | 4:28.70 | (2) | NR | 2:10.20 | (5) | SB | 7:40.40 | (1) | | 177.224 | PB | +0.922 |
| 3 | Rudie Liebrechts (Neo) | NED | 43.30 | (12) | | 4:30.90 | (5) | NR | 2:09.10 | (2) | | 7:45.10 | (5) | | 177.995 | PB | +1.693 |
| 4 | Fred Anton Maier (Senior) | NOR | 43.40 | (15) | SB | 4:29.60 | (3) | SB | 2:11.30 | (7) | SB | 7:41.70 | (2) | | 178.271 | SB | +1.969 |
| 5 | Viktor Kositsjkin (Senior) | URS | 43.10 | (9) | | 4:29.60 | (3) | NR | 2:11.80 | (8) | | 7:44.10 | (4) | NR | 178.379 | PB | +2.077 |
| 6 | Eduard Matusevitsj (Senior) | URS | 43.30 | (12) | | 4:34.10 | (9) | | 2:08.40 | (1) | NR, TR | 7:47.40 | (7) | NR | 178.525 | | +2.223 |
| 7 | Muzakhid Khabibulin (M30) | URS | 42.50 | (3) | SB | 4:34.50 | (12) | SB | 2:10.10 | (4) | SB | 7:55.00 | (9) | | 179.117 | PB | +2.815 |
| 8 | Per Willy Guttormsen (Neo) | NOR | 43.50 | (17) | SB | 4:32.40 | (7) | SB | 2:12.20 | (10) | SB | 7:47.00 | (6) | SB | 179.667 | SB | +3.365 |
| 9 | Svein-Erik Stiansen (Neo) | NOR | 43.00 | (5) | | 4:34.20 | (10) | SB | 2:11.80 | (8) | | 7:54.10 | (8) | | 180.045 | SB | +3.743 |
| 10 | Kees Verkerk (Neo) | NED | 43.80 | (21) | SB | 4:33.10 | (8) | SB | 2:10.60 | (6) | | 7:55.00 | (9) | | 180.351 | SB | +4.049 |
| 11 | Terence Malkin (Senior) | GBR | 43.00 | (5) | | 4:35.70 | (14) | NR | 2:12.80 | (11) | NR | 7:57.10 | (11) | NR | 180.927 | PB | +4.625 |
| 12 | Günther Traub (Senior) | FRG | 43.60 | (19) | | 4:34.80 | (13) | NR | 2:13.50 | (14) | | 8:02.20 | (12) | | 182.121 | | +5.819 |
| 13 | Ard Schenk (A2) | NED | 43.10 | (9) | | 4:43.40 | (21) | | 2:13.30 | (12) | NRJ | 8:05.70 | (14) | | 183.338 | SB | +7.036 |
| 14 | Kurt Robert Stille (Senior) | DEN | 43.80 | (21) | SB | 4:39.00 | (16) | NR | 2:13.90 | (16) | NR | 8:07.30 | (15) | | 183.665 | PB | +7.363 |
| 15 | Jurij Jumasjev (Neo) | URS | 43.00 | (5) | | 4:47.00 | (25) | | 2:13.30 | (12) | | 8:05.50 | (13) | | 183.818 | | +7.516 |
| 16 | Peter Nottet (A2) | NED | 43.50 | (17) | | 4:40.40 | (18) | SB | 2:14.60 | (18) | SB | 8:12.70 | (19) | | 184.371 | SB | +8.069 |
| 17 | Torstein Seiersten (M30) | NOR | 43.60 | (19) | SB | 4:44.30 | (22) | | 2:14.90 | (19) | SB | 8:07.60 | (16) | | 184.712 | PB | +8.410 |
| 18 | Anstein Gjengedal (A2) | NOR | 43.30 | (12) | SB | 4:39.60 | (17) | PB | 2:14.20 | (17) | SB | 8:38.50 | (20) | | 186.484 | SB | +10.182 |
| 19 | Klaus Kaensche (Neo) | FRG | 44.50 | (25) | | 4:42.90 | (20) | SB | 2:17.70 | (21) | SB | 8:09.50 | (18) | | 186.500 | SB | +10.198 |
| 20 | Paul Enock (Senior) | CAN | 45.60 | (26) | SB | 4:46.70 | (24) | SB | 2:19.90 | (24) | SB | 8:08.10 | (17) | | 188.828 | SB | +12.526 |
| 21 | Edmond Lundsten (Senior) | NOR | 43.90 | (23) | | 4:41.30 | (19) | | 2:13.50 | (14) | SB | - | | | 135.284 | | - |
| 22 | Toyofumi Aruga (Neo) | JPN | 44.40 | (24) | PB | 4:47.20 | (26) | PB | 2:17.30 | (20) | | - | | | 138.034 | | - |
| 23 | Rosslyn Wallace (Senior) | USA | 43.20 | (11) | | 4:57.30 | (28) | | 2:19.40 | (23) | | - | | | 139.218 | | - |
| 24 | Yoshihiro Kawano (Neo) | JPN | 45.60 | (26) | | 4:53.50 | (27) | PB | 2:20.00 | (25) | | - | | | 141.184 | | - |
| 25 | Satoshi Shinpo (Neo) | JPN | 55.40 | (28) | | 4:46.00 | (23) | NR | 2:18.30 | (22) | | - | | | 149.167 | | - |
| 26 | Magne Thomassen (Neo) | NOR | 42.00 | (1) | | 4:34.20 | (10) | SB | - | | | - | | | 87.700 | | - |
| 27 | Per Ivar Moe (A2) | NOR | 42.70 | (4) | SB | 4:32.00 | (6) | WRJ, TR | - | | | - | | | 88.034 | | - |
| 28 | Ivar.42 Eriksen (Neo) | NOR | 43.40 | (15) | | 4:37.30 | (15) | SB | - | | | - | | | 89.617 | | - |