| 1 | Dag Fornæss (Neo) | NOR | 40.40 | (2) | ER | 7:32.10 | (3) | | 2:06.30 | (4) | | 15:27.50 | (2) | | 174.085 | ER | - |
| 2 | Kees Verkerk (Senior) | NED | 41.40 | (6) | | 7:47.00 | (10) | | 2:04.40 | (1) | ER | 15:03.60 | (1) | WR | 174.747 | SB | +0.662 |
| 3 | Göran Claeson (Senior) | SWE | 41.20 | (5) | | 7:31.20 | (1) | ER | 2:05.60 | (2) | | 15:31.60 | (4) | | 174.767 | | +0.682 |
| 4 | Ard Schenk (Senior) | NED | 41.40 | (6) | | 7:35.20 | (4) | | 2:06.60 | (5) | | 15:48.60 | (13) | | 176.550 | | +2.465 |
| 5 | Gerhard Zimmermann (Senior) | FRG | 41.60 | (9) | | 7:37.20 | (5) | | 2:08.50 | (8) | | 15:34.60 | (6) | NR | 176.883 | | +2.798 |
| 6 | Magne Thomassen (Senior) | NOR | 40.90 | (3) | | 7:55.50 | (14) | | 2:06.70 | (6) | | 15:34.10 | (5) | SB | 177.388 | | +3.303 |
| 7 | Fred Anton Maier (M30) | NOR | 43.20 | (24) | | 7:31.40 | (2) | | 2:09.00 | (10) | NRM | 15:28.40 | (3) | NRM | 177.760 | NRM | +3.675 |
| 8 | Peter Nottet (Senior) | NED | 41.90 | (12) | | 7:38.80 | (6) | | 2:09.90 | (15) | | 15:35.80 | (7) | | 177.870 | | +3.785 |
| 9 | Svein-Erik Stiansen (Senior) | NOR | 41.80 | (10) | | 7:52.40 | (13) | | 2:06.20 | (3) | | 15:41.60 | (9) | PB | 178.187 | | +4.102 |
| 10 | Aleksandr Tsjekulajev (Neo) | URS | 41.80 | (10) | | 7:40.00 | (7) | SB | 2:09.00 | (10) | | 15:54.60 | (14) | SB | 178.530 | | +4.445 |
| 11 | Kimmo Koskinen (Neo) | FIN | 42.10 | (15) | | 7:41.60 | (8) | | 2:10.10 | (16) | | 15:48.20 | (12) | NR | 179.037 | | +4.952 |
| 12 | Eddy Verheijen (Neo) | NED | 42.80 | (20) | | 7:46.70 | (9) | | 2:09.70 | (12) | | 15:37.40 | (8) | | 179.573 | | +5.488 |
| 13 | Valerij Lavrusjkin (Senior) | URS | 42.60 | (17) | | 7:49.60 | (12) | | 2:09.70 | (12) | | 15:43.70 | (10) | SB | 179.978 | | +5.893 |
| 14 | Jan Bols (Senior) | NED | 42.70 | (18) | | 7:48.20 | (11) | | 2:10.40 | (17) | | 15:43.70 | (10) | | 180.172 | | +6.087 |
| 15 | Günther Traub (M30) | FRG | 42.70 | (18) | | 7:57.00 | (15) | | 2:09.70 | (12) | | 16:17.70 | (16) | SB | 182.518 | | +8.433 |
| 16 | Franz Krienbühl (M40) | SUI | 43.30 | (25) | | 7:57.30 | (16) | | 2:11.20 | (20) | | 16:07.80 | (15) | NR | 183.153 | | +9.068 |
| 17 | Örjan Sandler (Senior) | SWE | 42.10 | (15) | | 7:59.70 | (17) | | 2:08.50 | (8) | | - | | | 132.903 | | -41.182 |
| 18 | Valerij Kaplan (Senior) | URS | 41.40 | (6) | | 8:14.90 | (19) | | 2:10.90 | (19) | | - | | | 134.523 | | -39.562 |
| 19 | Guido Gillarduzzi (Senior) | ITA | 43.70 | (27) | | 8:11.40 | (18) | | 2:13.60 | (23) | | - | | | 137.373 | | -36.712 |
| 20 | Giancarlo (Giovanni) Gloder (Senior) | ITA | 42.90 | (21) | | 8:22.00 | (21) | | 2:14.50 | (24) | | - | | | 137.933 | | -36.152 |
| 21 | Sten Stensen (Neo) | NOR | 42.00 | (13) | SB | 8:57.80 | (29) | | 2:08.40 | (7) | | - | | | 138.580 | | -35.505 |
| 22 | György Martos (Senior) | HUN | 42.90 | (21) | | 8:22.30 | (22) | | 2:17.70 | (31) | | - | | | 139.030 | | -35.055 |
| 23 | Timo Luostarinen (Neo) | FIN | 43.00 | (23) | | 8:32.00 | (25) | | 2:14.80 | (25) | | - | | | 139.133 | | -34.952 |
| 24 | François Perrenoud (A2) | FRA | 43.60 | (26) | | 8:24.60 | (23) | | 2:17.50 | (30) | | - | | | 139.893 | | -34.192 |
| 25 | György Ivánkai (M30) | HUN | 44.40 | (31) | | 8:18.00 | (20) | | 2:17.20 | (27) | SB | - | | | 139.933 | | -34.152 |
| 26 | Olavi Hjellman (Senior) | FIN | 42.00 | (13) | | 8:56.30 | (28) | | 2:13.50 | (22) | | - | | | 140.130 | | -33.955 |
| 27 | Herbert Frankl (Neo) | AUT | 44.10 | (30) | | 8:24.60 | (23) | | 2:18.90 | (33) | | - | | | 140.860 | | -33.225 |
| 28 | Othmar Braunecker (Senior) | AUT | 40.90 | (3) | NR | 9:07.50 | (31) | | 2:17.10 | (26) | | - | | | 141.350 | | -32.735 |
| 29 | Rolf-Dieter Bastian (Neo) | FRG | 44.70 | (32) | | 8:42.10 | (26) | | 2:17.30 | (28) | | - | | | 142.677 | | -31.408 |
| 31 | Stanisław Kłotkowski (Senior) | POL | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 144.280 | | -29.805 |
| 32 | Erhard Keller (Senior) | FRG | - | | | - | | | 2:13.10 | (21) | | - | | | 148.447 | | -25.638 |
| 34 | Jurij Malykhin (Neo) | URS | - | | | 9:10.00 | (32) | | - | | | - | | | 151.933 | | -22.152 |