| 1 | Valerij Kaplan (Senior) | URS | 41.20 | (1) | | 7:51.60 | (4) | | 2:07.40 | (3) | SB | 16:08.00 | (5) | SB | 179.228 | | - |
| 2 | Eduard Matusevitsj (Senior) | URS | 41.80 | (4) | | 7:51.50 | (3) | | 2:05.60 | (1) | NR, TR | 16:22.90 | (12) | SB | 179.962 | | +0.734 |
| 3 | Kees Verkerk (Senior) | NED | 42.70 | (14) | | 7:48.20 | (2) | | 2:08.70 | (4) | | 15:55.20 | (3) | | 180.181 | | +0.953 |
| 4 | Valerij Tsjagin (Senior) | URS | 41.70 | (3) | SB | 7:55.70 | (10) | | 2:07.30 | (2) | PB | 16:18.60 | (11) | SB | 180.634 | SB | +1.406 |
| 5 | Fred Anton Maier (Senior) | NOR | 43.80 | (24) | | 7:44.90 | (1) | | 2:11.00 | (11) | | 15:54.10 | (2) | | 181.662 | | +2.434 |
| 6 | Ard Schenk (Neo) | NED | 42.30 | (9) | | 7:51.80 | (5) | | 2:10.50 | (8) | | 16:17.50 | (9) | | 181.855 | | +2.627 |
| 7 | Svein-Erik Stiansen (Senior) | NOR | 42.30 | (9) | | 7:55.80 | (11) | | 2:09.50 | (5) | | 16:23.40 | (13) | | 182.217 | | +2.989 |
| 8 | Stanislav Seljanin (Senior) | URS | 44.60 | (27) | | 7:52.60 | (6) | | 2:12.60 | (21) | SB | 15:50.80 | (1) | SB | 183.601 | | +4.373 |
| 9 | Örjan Sandler (Senior) | SWE | 43.30 | (19) | SB | 7:54.20 | (7) | | 2:12.00 | (17) | SB | 16:17.80 | (10) | | 183.610 | SB | +4.382 |
| 10 | Aleksandr Kertsjenko (Neo) | URS | 42.40 | (13) | | 7:57.70 | (14) | | 2:09.50 | (5) | | 16:46.00 | (23) | | 183.637 | | +4.409 |
| 11 | Anatolij Masjkov (Neo) | URS | 43.50 | (22) | SB | 7:56.90 | (12) | | 2:11.20 | (14) | SB | 16:17.10 | (8) | SB | 183.780 | SB | +4.552 |
| 12 | Per Willy Guttormsen (Senior) | NOR | 43.70 | (23) | | 7:55.60 | (9) | | 2:13.00 | (23) | | 16:09.20 | (6) | | 184.054 | | +4.826 |
| 13 | Jonny Nilsson (Senior) | SWE | 43.80 | (24) | | 7:55.20 | (8) | | 2:13.10 | (24) | SB | 16:07.80 | (4) | | 184.077 | SB | +4.849 |
| 14 | Ingar Bollerud (Neo) | NOR | 44.00 | (26) | | 7:56.90 | (12) | | 2:11.60 | (15) | | 16:15.00 | (7) | | 184.307 | | +5.079 |
| 15 | Ivar.42 Eriksen (Senior) | NOR | 41.90 | (5) | | 8:05.80 | (18) | | 2:10.30 | (7) | | 16:51.10 | (25) | SB | 184.469 | PB | +5.241 |
| 16 | Dag Nordskog (Neo) | NOR | 43.40 | (21) | | 8:06.20 | (19) | | 2:11.00 | (11) | | 16:29.20 | (14) | PB | 185.147 | SB | +5.919 |
| 17 | Aleksandr Tsjekulajev (Neo) | URS | 42.80 | (15) | | 8:12.50 | (25) | | 2:10.60 | (9) | SB | 16:32.60 | (15) | SB | 185.214 | SB | +5.986 |
| 18 | Lasse Efskind (Neo) | NOR | 42.10 | (8) | SB | 8:07.60 | (22) | | 2:11.60 | (15) | SB | 16:52.40 | (26) | PB | 185.348 | PB | +6.120 |
| 19 | Hallvard Smørgrav (A2) | NOR | 43.00 | (16) | | 8:04.80 | (17) | | 2:11.00 | (11) | SB | 16:47.80 | (24) | SB | 185.538 | SB | +6.310 |
| 20 | Arve Haugen (Senior) | NOR | 42.30 | (9) | | 8:10.30 | (24) | SB | 2:12.40 | (19) | PB | 16:55.40 | (28) | PB | 186.234 | PB | +7.006 |
| 21 | Dagfinn Hagen (Neo) | NOR | 43.30 | (19) | SB | 8:09.20 | (23) | SB | 2:13.10 | (24) | SB | 16:54.60 | (27) | SB | 187.318 | SB | +8.090 |
| 22 | Magne Thomassen (Senior) | NOR | 42.00 | (6) | | 8:02.20 | (15) | | 2:10.80 | (10) | | - | | | 133.820 | | - |
| 23 | Ants Antson (Senior) | URS | 43.00 | (16) | | 8:06.40 | (20) | | 2:12.30 | (18) | | - | | | 135.740 | | - |
| 24 | Roar Grønvold (Neo) | NOR | 42.30 | (9) | | 8:14.60 | (26) | | 2:12.50 | (20) | | - | | | 135.927 | | - |
| 25 | Arne Lier (Neo) | NOR | 43.20 | (18) | | 8:07.30 | (21) | | 2:14.50 | (26) | | - | | | 136.765 | | - |
| 26 | Johan Lind (Senior) | NOR | 42.00 | (6) | | 8:26.70 | (28) | | 2:12.80 | (22) | SB | - | | | 136.937 | | - |
| 27 | Ole Christian Iversen (Neo) | NOR | 1:02.10 | (28) | | 8:18.50 | (27) | SB | 2:18.30 | (27) | | - | | | 158.050 | | - |
| 28 | Bjørn Tveter (Neo) | NOR | 41.40 | (2) | | 8:02.30 | (16) | | - | | | - | | | 89.631 | | - |