| 1 | Peter Mueller (Senior) | USA | 39.06 | (3) | | 1:19.04 | (3) | | 39.77 | (11) | | 1:18.22 | (1) | TR | 157.460 | TR | - |
| 2 | Frode Rønning (A2) | NOR | 38.61 | (1) | TR | 1:19.75 | (6) | TRJ | 39.52 | (4) | | 1:19.86 | (4) | | 157.935 | TRJ | +0.475 |
| 3 | Gaétan Boucher (Neo) | CAN | 39.38 | (7) | | 1:18.72 | (2) | | 39.56 | (6) | | 1:19.44 | (2) | | 158.020 | | +0.560 |
| 4 | Kai Arne Engelstad (Senior) | NOR | 39.54 | (13) | | 1:18.61 | (1) | TR | 39.61 | (7) | | 1:19.90 | (5) | | 158.405 | | +0.945 |
| 5 | Jevgenij Kulikov (Senior) | URS | 38.96 | (2) | | 1:20.55 | (10) | | 39.23 | (2) | | 1:20.57 | (8) | | 158.750 | | +1.290 |
| 6 | Aleksandr.57 Kornilov (Neo) | URS | 39.37 | (6) | | 1:20.07 | (8) | | 39.62 | (9) | | 1:20.90 | (10) | | 159.475 | | +2.015 |
| 7 | Terje.52 Andersen (Senior) | NOR | 39.60 | (15) | | 1:19.12 | (4) | SB | 40.42 | (21) | | 1:20.24 | (7) | | 159.700 | | +2.240 |
| 8 | Jan-Åke Carlberg (Neo) | SWE | 39.52 | (11) | | 1:19.64 | (5) | | 39.99 | (15) | | 1:21.09 | (11) | | 159.875 | | +2.415 |
| 9 | Aleksandr.52 Safronov (Senior) | URS | 39.39 | (8) | | 1:21.44 | (18) | | 39.19 | (1) | | 1:21.20 | (13) | | 159.900 | | +2.440 |
| 10 | Bert de Jong (Senior) | NED | 40.00 | (22) | | 1:20.23 | (9) | | 40.00 | (16) | | 1:19.97 | (6) | | 160.100 | | +2.640 |
| 11 | Dieter Jander (Neo) | GDR | 39.44 | (9) | | 1:20.91 | (13) | | 39.53 | (5) | | 1:21.66 | (20) | | 160.255 | SB | +2.795 |
| 12 | Steffen Doering (A1) | GDR | 39.21 | (5) | | 1:21.16 | (15) | | 39.68 | (10) | | 1:21.60 | (18) | | 160.270 | | +2.810 |
| 13 | Andrej Malikov (Senior) | URS | 39.78 | (17) | | 1:21.55 | (20) | | 39.30 | (3) | | 1:21.21 | (14) | | 160.460 | | +3.000 |
| 14 | Herbert Schwarz (Senior) | FRG | 40.19 | (25) | | 1:19.78 | (7) | | 40.54 | (25) | | 1:19.74 | (3) | | 160.490 | SB | +3.030 |
| 15 | Oloph Granath (Senior) | SWE | 39.82 | (18) | | 1:21.35 | (17) | | 39.61 | (7) | | 1:20.88 | (9) | | 160.545 | | +3.085 |
| 16 | André Kraaijeveld (Senior) | NED | 39.52 | (11) | | 1:21.26 | (16) | | 39.77 | (11) | | 1:21.71 | (21) | | 160.775 | SB | +3.315 |
| 17 | Johan Granath (Senior) | SWE | 39.85 | (19) | | 1:20.89 | (11) | | 40.12 | (17) | | 1:21.36 | (15) | | 161.095 | | +3.635 |
| 18 | Lieuwe de Boer (Senior) | NED | 39.47 | (10) | | 1:21.53 | (19) | | 39.90 | (13) | | 1:21.94 | (22) | | 161.105 | | +3.645 |
| 19 | Jan van de Roemer (Neo) | NED | 39.63 | (16) | | 1:21.67 | (21) | | 40.28 | (20) | | 1:21.63 | (19) | | 161.560 | | +4.100 |
| 20 | Jan Jóźwik (Senior) | POL | 39.94 | (20) | | 1:21.90 | (23) | | 40.22 | (19) | | 1:21.41 | (17) | | 161.815 | | +4.355 |
| 21 | Jarle.55 Pedersen (Senior) | NOR | 40.12 | (24) | | 1:22.54 | (28) | | 39.98 | (14) | | 1:21.13 | (12) | | 161.935 | | +4.475 |
| 22 | Stefan Panzer (Neo) | FRG | 40.08 | (23) | | 1:21.97 | (24) | | 40.47 | (23) | | 1:21.38 | (16) | | 162.225 | | +4.765 |
| 23 | Miel Govaert (Neo) | NED | 39.59 | (14) | | 1:21.74 | (22) | | 40.82 | (28) | | 1:22.24 | (24) | | 162.400 | | +4.940 |
| 24 | Jørn Didriksen (Senior) | NOR | 41.56 | (34) | | 1:20.90 | (12) | SB | 40.16 | (18) | SB | 1:22.02 | (23) | | 163.180 | SB | +5.720 |
| 25 | Jacques Thibault (Neo) | CAN | 39.97 | (21) | | 1:22.41 | (27) | | 40.68 | (27) | | 1:23.24 | (26) | | 163.475 | | +6.015 |
| 26 | Peter.52 Eriksson (Senior) | SWE | 40.43 | (27) | | 1:22.18 | (25) | | 40.53 | (24) | | 1:22.94 | (25) | | 163.520 | | +6.060 |
| 27 | Dietmar Semler (A2) | FRG | 40.36 | (26) | | 1:22.35 | (26) | | 41.11 | (30) | | 1:23.56 | (27) | | 164.425 | | +6.965 |
| 28 | Giovanni Paganin (Senior) | ITA | 40.63 | (28) | | 1:23.50 | (30) | | 40.98 | (29) | | 1:23.67 | (30) | | 165.195 | | +7.735 |
| 29 | Rainer Scharrelmann (Neo) | FRG | 40.88 | (29) | | 1:24.13 | (33) | | 40.54 | (25) | | 1:23.95 | (32) | | 165.460 | | +8.000 |
| 30 | Walter Köppen (Senior) | FRG | 41.07 | (31) | | 1:25.53 | (37) | | 40.45 | (22) | | 1:23.62 | (29) | | 166.095 | | +8.635 |
| 31 | Floriano Martello (Senior) | ITA | 41.26 | (33) | | 1:23.05 | (29) | SB | 41.43 | (32) | | 1:23.89 | (31) | | 166.160 | | +8.700 |
| 32 | Paul Ederer (Neo) | FRG | 41.06 | (30) | | 1:24.72 | (35) | | 41.17 | (31) | | 1:25.20 | (35) | | 167.190 | | +9.730 |
| 33 | Maurizio Marchetto (Neo) | ITA | 42.03 | (36) | | 1:23.70 | (31) | | 42.28 | (34) | | 1:23.59 | (28) | SB | 167.955 | SB | +10.495 |
| 34 | Sławomir Grasza (Neo) | POL | 42.27 | (37) | | 1:23.94 | (32) | | 42.22 | (33) | | 1:24.89 | (34) | | 168.905 | | +11.445 |
| 35 | Giovanni Panciera (Senior) | ITA | 42.47 | (39) | | 1:24.26 | (34) | | 42.84 | (35) | | 1:24.23 | (33) | SB | 169.555 | SB | +12.095 |
| 36 | Piotr Krysiak (Neo) | POL | 42.46 | (38) | | 1:26.59 | (39) | | 42.89 | (36) | | 1:26.09 | (36) | SB | 171.690 | SB | +14.230 |
| 37 | Sies Uilkema (Neo) | NED | 39.09 | (4) | | 1:21.06 | (14) | | - | | | - | | | 79.620 | | - |
| 38 | Uwe Gebauer (Neo) | FRG | 41.14 | (32) | | 1:26.37 | (38) | | - | | | - | | | 84.325 | | - |
| Andreas Lemcke (A2) | FRG | 41.67 | (35) | | 1:25.31 | (36) | | - | | | - | | | 84.325 | | - |
| 39 | Michael Moser (C1) | FRG | 46.50 | (40) | | - | | | - | | | 1:37.84 | (37) | | 95.420 | | - |
| 40 | Tilo Abisch (D2) | FRG | - | | | - | | | 53.21 | (37) | | - | | | 53.210 | | - |