| 1 | Odd.17 Lundberg (Senior) | NOR | 45.20 | (3) | | 5:02.40 | (1) | | 2:25.20 | (3) | | 8:38.60 | (2) | | 195.860 | | - |
| 2 | Vladimir Prosjin (Senior) | URS | 44.10 | (2) | | 5:06.20 | (3) | | 2:26.40 | (4) | | 8:44.10 | (3) | | 196.343 | | +0.483 |
| 3 | Nikolaj.11 Petrov (M30) | URS | 46.00 | (14) | | 5:04.60 | (2) | | 2:24.30 | (2) | | 8:37.80 | (1) | | 196.645 | | +0.785 |
| 4 | Konstantin Kudrjavtsev (M30) | URS | 43.10 | (1) | NRM | 5:09.20 | (7) | | 2:27.10 | (5) | | 9:03.20 | (9) | | 197.986 | SB | +2.126 |
| 5 | Pēteris Strods (Senior) | URS | 45.90 | (13) | SB | 5:06.30 | (4) | PB | 2:24.20 | (1) | SB | 8:57.60 | (6) | SB | 198.776 | PB | +2.916 |
| 6 | Henry Hebbe (M30) | NOR | 45.40 | (7) | PB | 5:08.40 | (5) | | 2:27.60 | (6) | | 9:05.50 | (12) | | 200.549 | SB | +4.689 |
| 7 | Igor Ippolitov (Senior) | URS | 45.20 | (3) | | 5:16.60 | (13) | | 2:29.50 | (9) | | 8:51.20 | (5) | | 200.919 | SB | +5.059 |
| 8 | Gennadij Piskunov (M30) | URS | 46.40 | (18) | SB | 5:11.40 | (9) | SB | 2:29.20 | (8) | SB | 8:51.00 | (4) | SB | 201.133 | SB | +5.273 |
| 9 | Erling Magnar Hagen (Senior) | NOR | 45.30 | (6) | PB | 5:08.80 | (6) | | 2:30.40 | (11) | | 9:05.30 | (11) | | 201.428 | SB | +5.568 |
| 10 | Ivan Anikanov (M30) | URS | 45.70 | (9) | | 5:14.60 | (10) | | 2:30.90 | (13) | | 9:07.20 | (14) | | 203.153 | | +7.293 |
| 11 | Aage Johansen (Senior) | NOR | 45.80 | (11) | | 5:17.80 | (14) | | 2:31.50 | (14) | | 9:03.40 | (10) | | 203.605 | SB | +7.745 |
| 12 | Jurij Golovtsjenko (Senior) | URS | 45.60 | (8) | SB | 5:21.40 | (16) | SB | 2:29.50 | (9) | SB | 9:10.90 | (15) | SB | 204.088 | SB | +8.228 |
| 13 | Ivan Andrejev (M30) | URS | 47.60 | (20) | SB | 5:14.80 | (11) | SB | 2:32.90 | (18) | SB | 9:06.00 | (13) | SB | 205.632 | PB | +9.772 |
| 14 | Rafail Bazjanov (n/a) | URS | 45.20 | (3) | SB | 5:22.50 | (17) | PB | 2:33.80 | (19) | SB | 9:17.40 | (19) | PB | 205.955 | PB | +10.095 |
| 15 | Arkadij Tsjulkov (M30) | URS | 48.30 | (23) | SB | 5:17.90 | (15) | SB | 2:32.80 | (15) | SB | 8:59.10 | (8) | SB | 206.126 | PB | +10.266 |
| 16 | Pavel Beljajev (Senior) | URS | 46.10 | (15) | SB | 5:23.20 | (18) | SB | 2:32.80 | (15) | | 9:12.50 | (17) | SB | 206.149 | SB | +10.289 |
| 17 | Jurij Kurbatov (Senior) | URS | 47.90 | (22) | SB | 5:25.60 | (22) | SB | 2:30.50 | (12) | SB | 8:58.70 | (7) | SB | 206.202 | SB | +10.342 |
| 18 | Nikolaj Gusarov (Senior) | URS | 45.80 | (11) | SB | 5:23.30 | (19) | SB | 2:34.70 | (21) | SB | 9:14.10 | (18) | SB | 206.659 | PB | +10.799 |
| 19 | Nikolaj Urusovskij (Neo) | URS | 47.30 | (19) | SB | 5:27.10 | (23) | SB | 2:34.00 | (20) | | 9:23.80 | (20) | | 209.528 | SB | +13.668 |
| 20 | Georgij Serebrjakov (Senior) | URS | 48.40 | (24) | PB | 5:23.90 | (20) | SB | 2:37.80 | (22) | | 9:12.20 | (16) | | 210.203 | PB | +14.343 |
| 21 | Charles Mathiesen (M35) | NOR | 46.20 | (17) | | 5:10.90 | (8) | | 2:28.90 | (7) | | - | | | 147.649 | | - |
| 22 | Jevgenij Lettsjford (M30) | URS | 45.70 | (9) | SB | 5:15.60 | (12) | SB | 2:32.80 | (15) | | - | | | 149.233 | | - |
| 23 | Leonid Pusjkarjov (Senior) | URS | 46.10 | (15) | SB | 5:25.30 | (21) | SB | 2:37.90 | (23) | SB | - | | | 152.949 | | - |
| 24 | ? Krotkov (n/a) | URS | 47.80 | (21) | PB | 5:48.50 | (24) | PB | 2:41.60 | (24) | PB | - | | | 159.749 | | - |