| 1 | Fred Anton Maier (Senior) | NOR | 7:22.40 | WR | - |
| 2 | Kees Verkerk (Senior) | NED | 7:23.20 | NR | +0.800 |
| 3 | Peter Nottet (Neo) | NED | 7:25.50 | PB | +3.100 |
| 4 | Per Willy Guttormsen (Senior) | NOR | 7:27.80 | | +5.400 |
| 5 | Johnny Höglin (Senior) | SWE | 7:32.70 | | +10.300 |
| 6 | Örjan Sandler (Senior) | SWE | 7:32.80 | | +10.400 |
| 7 | Jonny Nilsson (Senior) | SWE | 7:32.90 | PB | +10.500 |
| 8 | Jan Bols (Neo) | NED | 7:33.10 | | +10.700 |
| 9 | Kimmo Koskinen (Neo) | FIN | 7:35.90 | NR | +13.500 |
| 10 | Valerij Lavrusjkin (Neo) | URS | 7:37.90 | | +15.500 |
| 11 | Stanislav Seljanin (M30) | URS | 7:38.50 | | +16.100 |
| 12 | Svein-Erik Stiansen (Senior) | NOR | 7:39.60 | | +17.200 |
| 13 | Günther Traub (Senior) | FRG | 7:40.40 | | +18.000 |
| 14 | Anatolij Masjkov (Neo) | URS | 7:41.90 | | +19.500 |
| 15 | Jouko Launonen (Senior) | FIN | 7:46.50 | SB | +24.100 |
| 16 | Hermann Strutz (Senior) | AUT | 7:53.30 | | +30.900 |
| 17 | Raimo Hietala (Neo) | FIN | 7:54.00 | SB | +31.600 |
| 18 | Giancarlo (Giovanni) Gloder (Neo) | ITA | 7:54.50 | SB | +32.100 |
| 19 | Paul Enock (M30) | CAN | 7:54.80 | | +32.400 |
| 20 | Jürgen Traub (Senior) | FRG | 7:55.30 | | +32.900 |
| 21 | Yoshiaki Demachi (Senior) | JPN | 7:55.60 | | +33.200 |
| 22 | Tadao Ishihata (Senior) | JPN | 7:55.80 | | +33.400 |
| 23 | Guido Gillarduzzi (Senior) | ITA | 7:57.40 | | +35.000 |
| 24 | William Thomas "Bill" Lanigan (Neo) | USA | 7:57.70 | | +35.300 |
| 25 | William Cox (Neo) | USA | 7:58.10 | | +35.700 |
| 26 | Renato de Riva (Senior) | ITA | 7:58.20 | | +35.800 |
| 27 | John B. Blewitt (Neo) | GBR | 7:59.80 | SB | +37.400 |
| 28 | Wayne Lebombard (Senior) | USA | 8:03.80 | | +41.400 |
| 29 | Robert Hodges (Senior) | CAN | 8:05.00 | PB | +42.600 |
| 30 | Michel Thépénier (Neo) | FRA | 8:06.20 | | +43.800 |
| 31 | François Perrenoud (A1) | FRA | 8:07.50 | | +45.100 |
| György Ivánkai (M30) | HUN | 8:07.50 | NRM | +45.100 |
| 33 | Mutsuhiko Maeda (Neo) | JPN | 8:08.30 | | +45.900 |
| 34 | Franz Krienbühl (M35) | SUI | 8:08.90 | | +46.500 |
| 35 | Ruedi Uster (Senior) | SUI | 8:12.20 | | +49.800 |
| 36 | Luvsansharavyn Tsend (Senior) | MGL | 8:15.80 | NR | +53.400 |
| 37 | Erich Korbel (Senior) | AUT | 8:20.80 | | +58.400 |
| 38 | Ik-Hwan Lee (Neo) | KOR | 8:28.20 | PB | +1.05.800 |