| 1 | Johnny Höglin (Senior) | SWE | 15:23.60 | OR, NR, TR | - |
| 2 | Fred Anton Maier (Senior) | NOR | 15:23.90 | | +0.300 |
| 3 | Örjan Sandler (Senior) | SWE | 15:31.80 | | +8.200 |
| 4 | Per Willy Guttormsen (Senior) | NOR | 15:32.60 | | +9.000 |
| 5 | Kees Verkerk (Senior) | NED | 15:33.90 | | +10.300 |
| 6 | Jonny Nilsson (Senior) | SWE | 15:39.60 | SB | +16.000 |
| 7 | Magne Thomassen (Senior) | NOR | 15:44.90 | | +21.300 |
| 8 | Peter Nottet (Neo) | NED | 15:54.70 | | +31.100 |
| 9 | Valerij Lavrusjkin (Neo) | URS | 15:54.80 | | +31.200 |
| 10 | Stanislav Seljanin (M30) | URS | 15:56.40 | | +32.800 |
| 11 | Günther Traub (Senior) | FRG | 16:01.30 | | +37.700 |
| 12 | Jouko Launonen (Senior) | FIN | 16:02.10 | | +38.500 |
| 13 | Jan Bols (Neo) | NED | 16:09.50 | | +45.900 |
| 14 | Kimmo Koskinen (Neo) | FIN | 16:15.70 | | +52.100 |
| 15 | Paul Enock (M30) | CAN | 16:21.20 | SB | +57.600 |
| 16 | Anatolij Masjkov (Neo) | URS | 16:22.10 | | +58.500 |
| 17 | Hermann Strutz (Senior) | AUT | 16:24.90 | | +1.01.300 |
| 18 | Jürgen Traub (Senior) | FRG | 16:33.80 | | +1.10.200 |
| 19 | Renato de Riva (Senior) | ITA | 16:39.50 | | +1.15.900 |
| 20 | Raimo Hietala (Neo) | FIN | 16:45.90 | SB | +1.22.300 |
| 21 | William Thomas "Bill" Lanigan (Neo) | USA | 16:50.10 | | +1.26.500 |
| 22 | Yoshiaki Demachi (Senior) | JPN | 16:54.60 | | +1.31.000 |
| 23 | Robert Hodges (Senior) | CAN | 17:01.90 | PB | +1.38.300 |
| 24 | Giancarlo (Giovanni) Gloder (Neo) | ITA | 17:03.20 | | +1.39.600 |
| 25 | William Cox (Neo) | USA | 17:08.20 | | +1.44.600 |
| 26 | François Perrenoud (A1) | FRA | 17:10.20 | SB | +1.46.600 |
| 27 | György Ivánkai (M30) | HUN | 17:36.20 | | +2.12.600 |
| 28 | Hirofumi Ootsuka (Neo) | JPN | 17:38.80 | | +2.15.200 |