| 1 | Viktor Kositsjkin (Senior) | URS | 43.60 | (8) | | 8:04.90 | (4) | | 2:18.00 | (8) | | 16:45.00 | (35) | SB | 188.339 | SB | - |
| 2 | Henk van der Grift (Senior) | NED | 42.70 | (3) | | 8:20.50 | (8) | | 2:13.90 | (2) | SB | 17:15.20 | (40) | | 189.143 | NR | +0.804 |
| 3 | Ivar Nilsson (Senior) | SWE | 45.00 | (20) | | 8:03.20 | (1) | TR | 2:17.30 | (5) | | 16:44.60 | (34) | SB | 189.316 | NR | +0.977 |
| 4 | Boris Stenin (Senior) | URS | 42.10 | (2) | | 8:22.90 | (12) | | 2:13.50 | (1) | TR, SB | 17:40.50 | (46) | | 189.915 | | +1.576 |
| 5 | Jinyu.40 Wang (Neo) | CHN | 43.80 | (9) | | 8:18.10 | (6) | | 2:16.60 | (3) | | 17:05.80 | (37) | | 190.433 | | +2.094 |
| 6 | Zhihuan Luo (Neo) | CHN | 43.10 | (5) | | 8:24.90 | (14) | | 2:17.10 | (4) | | 17:20.40 | (44) | SB | 191.308 | | +2.969 |
| 7 | Knut.33 Johannesen (Senior) | NOR | 45.20 | (27) | | 8:04.40 | (3) | SB | 2:20.90 | (15) | | 17:07.70 | (38) | | 191.991 | | +3.652 |
| 8 | Andre Kouprianoff (Neo) | FRA | 42.90 | (4) | | 8:21.10 | (9) | | 2:21.40 | (19) | | 17:19.10 | (43) | | 192.098 | | +3.759 |
| 9 | Robert Merkulov (M30) | URS | 43.30 | (6) | | 8:29.10 | (21) | | 2:17.40 | (6) | | 17:21.80 | (45) | | 192.099 | | +3.760 |
| 10 | Jonny Nilsson (A2) | SWE | 47.70 | (45) | | 8:04.20 | (2) | TRJ | 2:21.00 | (16) | TRJ | 16:29.40 | (1) | WRJ, TR | 192.590 | NRJ, TRJ | +4.251 |
| 11 | Hermann Strutz (Neo) | AUT | 44.90 | (19) | SB | 8:21.20 | (10) | SB | 2:20.20 | (12) | | 17:11.10 | (39) | SB | 193.307 | SB | +4.968 |
| 12 | Keijo Tapiovaara (Neo) | FIN | 45.00 | (20) | | 8:22.70 | (11) | | 2:21.20 | (17) | | 17:15.60 | (42) | | 194.114 | | +5.775 |
| 13 | Terence Monaghan (Senior) | GBR | 45.10 | (25) | | 8:20.20 | (7) | | 2:22.00 | (21) | | 17:15.30 | (41) | | 194.217 | | +5.878 |
| 14 | Fred Anton Maier (Neo) | NOR | 47.10 | (43) | | 8:15.30 | (5) | | 2:22.20 | (23) | | 17:01.10 | (36) | SB | 195.085 | | +6.746 |
| 15 | Magne Thomassen (Neo) | NOR | 44.00 | (13) | | 8:24.50 | (13) | | 2:22.20 | (23) | | 17:48.90 | (47) | | 195.295 | | +6.956 |
| 16 | Jürgen Schmidt (Neo) | GDR | 44.00 | (13) | SB | 8:25.00 | (15) | SB | 2:22.10 | (22) | | 17:51.90 | (48) | SB | 195.461 | SB | +7.122 |
| 17 | Jevgenij Grisjin (M30) | URS | 41.70 | (1) | TR | 8:47.30 | (39) | SB | 2:17.70 | (7) | | - | | | 140.330 | | - |
| 18 | Svein-Erik Stiansen (Neo) | NOR | 43.90 | (11) | | 8:25.40 | (16) | SB | 2:20.60 | (13) | | - | | | 141.306 | | - |
| 19 | Edward Rudolph (Neo) | USA | 43.40 | (7) | | 8:30.20 | (23) | SB | 2:21.30 | (18) | | - | | | 141.519 | | - |
| 20 | Toivo Salonen (Senior) | FIN | 43.80 | (9) | | 8:39.10 | (33) | | 2:19.40 | (9) | | - | | | 142.176 | | - |
| 21 | Günther Traub (Neo) | FRG | 45.00 | (20) | | 8:27.80 | (19) | | 2:19.60 | (10) | | - | | | 142.313 | | - |
| 22 | Bo Karenus (Senior) | SWE | 45.10 | (25) | | 8:30.20 | (23) | | 2:19.80 | (11) | SB | - | | | 142.719 | | - |
| 23 | Rudie Liebrechts (Neo) | NED | 45.00 | (20) | | 8:35.70 | (28) | | 2:20.70 | (14) | | - | | | 143.470 | | - |
| 24 | Gerhard Zimmermann (A2) | FRG | 45.00 | (20) | | 8:29.10 | (21) | | 2:22.70 | (26) | | - | | | 143.476 | | - |
| 25 | Mario Gios (Senior) | ITA | 45.30 | (28) | | 8:26.60 | (18) | | 2:22.90 | (27) | | - | | | 143.593 | | - |
| 26 | Göran Slott (Neo) | SWE | 44.80 | (17) | | 8:28.10 | (20) | | 2:24.00 | (31) | | - | | | 143.610 | | - |
| 27 | Valerij.39 Kotov (Neo) | URS | 45.40 | (30) | | 8:31.00 | (25) | | 2:21.70 | (20) | | - | | | 143.733 | | - |
| 28 | Helmut Kuhnert (Senior) | GDR | 44.20 | (15) | | 8:36.60 | (29) | | 2:23.70 | (29) | | - | | | 143.760 | | - |
| 29 | Rolf Trøen (Senior) | NOR | 44.80 | (17) | | 8:35.30 | (27) | | 2:23.70 | (29) | | - | | | 144.229 | | - |
| 30 | Kurt Robert Stille (Senior) | DEN | 45.70 | (31) | | 8:26.30 | (17) | | 2:24.20 | (32) | | - | | | 144.396 | | - |
| 31 | Chris Meeuwisse (Senior) | NED | 43.90 | (11) | | 8:40.50 | (34) | | 2:25.40 | (34) | | - | | | 144.416 | | - |
| 32 | Hongbin Su (A1) | CHN | 45.70 | (31) | | 8:37.70 | (31) | | 2:22.40 | (25) | | - | | | 144.936 | | - |
| 33 | Bernard Sakhof (A2) | FRA | 44.70 | (16) | TRJ | 8:35.20 | (26) | | 2:26.90 | (36) | | - | | | 145.186 | | - |
| 34 | Jouko Jokinen (Senior) | FIN | 45.30 | (28) | | 8:41.00 | (35) | SB | 2:23.60 | (28) | | - | | | 145.266 | | - |
| 35 | Arie Zee (Neo) | NED | 45.80 | (33) | | 8:37.60 | (30) | | 2:24.60 | (33) | | - | | | 145.759 | | - |
| 36 | Renato de Riva (Senior) | ITA | 46.70 | (39) | | 8:38.40 | (32) | | 2:26.70 | (35) | | - | | | 147.439 | | - |
| 37 | Shuuji Kobayashi (Neo) | JPN | 46.20 | (36) | SB | 8:42.50 | (36) | SB | 2:28.40 | (39) | SB | - | | | 147.916 | | - |
| 38 | György Ivánkai (Senior) | HUN | 46.50 | (38) | | 8:46.20 | (38) | | 2:27.70 | (38) | | - | | | 148.353 | | - |
| 39 | Elio Locatelli (A2) | ITA | 46.40 | (37) | | 9:04.30 | (43) | | 2:30.10 | (41) | | - | | | 150.862 | | - |
| 40 | Tadeusz Matuszewski (Senior) | POL | 45.80 | (33) | | 9:09.50 | (44) | | 2:31.20 | (42) | | - | | | 151.150 | | - |
| 41 | Jean Pou (Neo) | FRA | 48.20 | (47) | | 8:59.80 | (42) | | 2:31.40 | (43) | | - | | | 152.646 | | - |
| 42 | Henryk Osowski (Senior) | POL | 47.30 | (44) | | 9:14.30 | (45) | | 2:29.90 | (40) | | - | | | 152.695 | | - |
| 43 | Garry Cassidy (Neo) | AUS | 46.00 | (35) | | 9:21.50 | (46) | | 2:35.70 | (45) | | - | | | 154.050 | | - |
| 44 | Luvsavlkhagvyn Dasjnjam (Neo) | MGL | 46.80 | (41) | | 9:23.00 | (47) | | 2:34.30 | (44) | | - | | | 154.533 | | - |
| 45 | Tadashi Ezashi (B2) | JPN | 53.80 | (48) | | 8:51.50 | (40) | | 2:27.20 | (37) | | - | | | 156.016 | | - |
| 46 | Allan Heffernan (M30) | AUS | 46.70 | (39) | | 9:32.70 | (48) | | 2:38.60 | (46) | | - | | | 156.836 | | - |
| 47 | Luvsansharavyn Tsend (Neo) | MGL | 47.80 | (46) | SB | 8:59.20 | (41) | NR | 2:54.50 | (47) | | - | | | 159.886 | | - |
| 48 | Paul Enock (Senior) | CAN | 46.80 | (41) | | 8:43.50 | (37) | | - | | | - | | | 99.150 | | - |