| 1 | Lieuwe de Boer (Senior) | NED | 38.95 | | - |
| 2 | Jukka Ala-Louko (A2) | FIN | 39.39 | | +0.440 |
| 3 | Jos Valentijn (Senior) | NED | 39.49 | | +0.540 |
| 4 | Hubert Hirschbichler (Senior) | FRG | 39.73 | | +0.780 |
| 5 | Paul Ederer (Neo) | FRG | 39.89 | | +0.940 |
| 6 | Esa Puolakka (Neo) | FIN | 39.91 | | +0.960 |
| 7 | Stefan Panzer (Neo) | FRG | 39.92 | | +0.970 |
| 8 | Rainer Scharrelmann (Senior) | FRG | 40.03 | | +1.080 |
| 9 | Urpo Pikkupeura (Neo) | FIN | 40.26 | | +1.310 |
| 10 | Herbert Schwarz (Senior) | FRG | 40.48 | | +1.530 |
| 11 | Walter Köppen (Senior) | FRG | 40.51 | | +1.560 |
| 12 | Fritz Gawenus (Neo) | FRG | 40.54 | | +1.590 |
| 13 | Archibald Marshall (Senior) | GBR | 40.72 | | +1.770 |
| 14 | Hans-Peter Oberhuber (B2) | FRG | 41.14 | | +2.190 |
| Wim Brink (Senior) | NED | 41.14 | PB | +2.190 |
| 16 | Wolfgang Scharf (Neo) | FRG | 41.17 | | +2.220 |
| 17 | Jouko Salakka (Senior) | FIN | 41.19 | SB | +2.240 |
| 18 | Colin V. Coates (M30) | AUS | 41.51 | | +2.560 |
| 19 | Bernhard Mayer (Senior) | FRG | 41.70 | SB | +2.750 |
| 20 | Markus Eicher (Senior) | FRG | 41.80 | | +2.850 |
| 21 | Andries Kasper (Senior) | NED | 41.91 | SB | +2.960 |
| 22 | Michael Richmond (A2) | AUS | 42.10 | | +3.150 |
| 23 | Alan Luke (Neo) | GBR | 42.19 | PB | +3.240 |
| 24 | Günter Schumacher (Senior) | FRG | 42.27 | | +3.320 |
| 25 | Mari Stevense (Senior) | NED | 42.46 | | +3.510 |
| 26 | Arjaan van der Kreeke (M30) | NED | 42.53 | | +3.580 |
| 27 | Jarmo Alppi (Senior) | FIN | 42.78 | | +3.830 |
| 28 | Geoffrey Sandys (Senior) | GBR | 42.97 | SB | +4.020 |
| 29 | Willy van Houtum (A1) | NED | 43.10 | | +4.150 |
| 30 | Jos Habraken (A2) | NED | 43.37 | | +4.420 |
| 31 | John French (Senior) | GBR | 43.67 | | +4.720 |
| 32 | Coen Pfrommer (n/a) | NED | 43.93 | SB | +4.980 |
| 33 | Nico Borsboom (Senior) | NED | 43.98 | SB | +5.030 |
| 34 | Jaap Rijnsdorp (n/a) | NED | 44.07 | | +5.120 |
| 35 | Robby van Houtum (A1) | NED | 44.12 | | +5.170 |
| 36 | Ruud Huisman (Neo) | NED | 44.67 | SB | +5.720 |
| 37 | René Santegoeds (A1) | NED | 45.10 | PB | +6.150 |
| 38 | Hans Kooijmans (A2) | NED | 45.38 | PB | +6.430 |