| 1 | Valerij Kaplan (Senior) | URS | 41.40 | (1) | | 4:35.50 | (2) | | 2:11.90 | (2) | | 7:56.40 | (1) | | 178.922 | | - |
| 2 | Aleksandr Tsjekulajev (Neo) | URS | 42.50 | (8) | | 4:35.00 | (1) | | 2:12.10 | (3) | | 7:57.30 | (2) | | 180.096 | | +1.174 |
| 3 | Nikolaj Kajdalov (M30) | URS | 42.20 | (4) | | 4:47.00 | (13) | NRM | 2:10.10 | (1) | TR | 8:18.40 | (11) | | 183.239 | NRM | +4.317 |
| 4 | György Ivánkai (Senior) | HUN | 44.10 | (29) | | 4:38.90 | (3) | NR | 2:14.70 | (8) | | 7:59.40 | (3) | | 183.423 | NR | +4.501 |
| 5 | Muzakhid Khabibulin (M30) | URS | 43.00 | (12) | | 4:40.50 | (5) | | 2:14.40 | (7) | | 8:08.90 | (7) | | 183.440 | | +4.518 |
| 6 | Aleksej Legotkin (Neo) | URS | 42.40 | (7) | | 4:45.70 | (12) | | 2:15.40 | (10) | | 8:05.60 | (5) | | 183.709 | | +4.787 |
| 7 | Raimo Hietala (Neo) | FIN | 44.00 | (24) | | 4:40.70 | (6) | | 2:14.20 | (6) | SB | 8:05.20 | (4) | | 184.036 | SB | +5.114 |
| 8 | Stanislav Petrov (Neo) | URS | 43.40 | (18) | | 4:43.90 | (8) | | 2:16.00 | (15) | | 8:06.00 | (6) | | 184.649 | | +5.727 |
| 9 | Anatolij Nokhrin (Neo) | URS | 43.10 | (14) | | 4:42.50 | (7) | | 2:17.00 | (18) | | 8:12.00 | (8) | | 185.049 | | +6.127 |
| 10 | Vladimir.39 Svesjnikov (Senior) | URS | 43.20 | (15) | | 4:45.30 | (10) | SB | 2:15.10 | (9) | SB | 8:16.20 | (10) | | 185.403 | SB | +6.481 |
| 11 | Vladimir.47 Dmitrijev (A2) | URS | 43.30 | (16) | | 4:45.50 | (11) | TRJ | 2:15.70 | (12) | | 8:15.70 | (9) | | 185.686 | TRJ | +6.764 |
| 12 | Gennadij Podkovyrov (Neo) | URS | 42.50 | (8) | | 4:48.00 | (14) | | 2:16.00 | (15) | | 8:35.30 | (21) | | 187.363 | | +8.441 |
| 13 | György Martos (Senior) | HUN | 43.80 | (22) | | 4:54.30 | (24) | | 2:17.50 | (19) | | 8:21.20 | (13) | | 188.803 | | +9.881 |
| 14 | Vladimir Sakharov (C2) | URS | 43.50 | (19) | NRJ | 4:55.80 | (27) | NRJ | 2:19.20 | (25) | NRJ | 8:25.20 | (15) | NRJ | 189.720 | NRJ | +10.798 |
| 15 | Rainer Klehr (Neo) | GDR | 44.10 | (29) | | 4:53.40 | (21) | | 2:19.70 | (26) | | 8:27.60 | (17) | | 190.326 | | +11.404 |
| 16 | Mihály Martos (Neo) | HUN | 43.30 | (16) | | 4:58.80 | (34) | | 2:18.60 | (22) | | 8:30.40 | (20) | | 190.340 | SB | +11.418 |
| 17 | Vasilij Klabukov (Senior) | URS | 44.00 | (24) | | 4:52.80 | (19) | | 2:19.90 | (27) | | 8:30.00 | (18) | | 190.433 | | +11.511 |
| 18 | Anatolij Ryzjkov (Neo) | URS | 43.70 | (20) | SB | 4:58.30 | (33) | PB | 2:18.00 | (21) | SB | 8:30.20 | (19) | SB | 190.436 | PB | +11.514 |
| 19 | Mikhail Mokrusjin (Neo) | URS | 43.90 | (23) | | 4:57.00 | (30) | SB | 2:19.10 | (24) | | 8:39.00 | (23) | SB | 191.666 | SB | +12.744 |
| 20 | Vasilij Vorozjtsov (A2) | URS | 44.80 | (34) | | 4:51.70 | (16) | | 2:23.30 | (31) | | 8:26.80 | (16) | | 191.862 | | +12.940 |
| 21 | Vladimir Khlebnikov (Neo) | URS | 45.20 | (37) | | 4:55.00 | (26) | | 2:21.30 | (29) | | 8:24.90 | (14) | | 191.956 | | +13.034 |
| 22 | Anatolij Zverev (Neo) | URS | 45.60 | (38) | SB | 4:54.30 | (24) | PB | 2:23.30 | (31) | SB | 8:20.30 | (12) | SB | 192.446 | PB | +13.524 |
| 23 | Gennadij Sitjakov (Neo) | URS | 44.00 | (24) | SB | 4:57.30 | (31) | PB | 2:23.80 | (33) | SB | 8:35.80 | (22) | SB | 193.063 | PB | +14.141 |
| 24 | Norbert Kutzner (Senior) | GDR | 44.90 | (35) | | 5:04.80 | (36) | | 2:24.40 | (37) | | 8:56.50 | (26) | | 197.483 | | +18.561 |
| 25 | Heinz Müller (Neo) | GDR | 43.70 | (20) | | 5:12.00 | (40) | | 2:23.80 | (33) | | 8:59.00 | (28) | | 197.533 | | +18.611 |
| 26 | Karl-Heinz Ströh (A2) | GDR | 44.90 | (35) | | 5:09.30 | (38) | | 2:23.80 | (33) | | 8:55.10 | (25) | | 197.893 | | +18.971 |
| 27 | Jonny Ströh (Neo) | GDR | 46.40 | (40) | | 5:08.30 | (37) | | 2:26.90 | (39) | | 8:58.10 | (27) | | 200.559 | | +21.637 |
| 28 | Aleksandr.1 Kuzmin (Neo) | URS | 1:00.00 | (41) | SB | 5:03.00 | (35) | PB | 2:24.00 | (36) | PB | 8:39.90 | (24) | SB | 210.490 | PB | +31.568 |
| 29 | Aleksej Kirjanov (n/a) | URS | 42.80 | (10) | PB | 4:44.10 | (9) | PB | 2:15.70 | (12) | PB | - | | | 135.383 | | -43.539 |
| 30 | Vladimir Gvozdetskij (Neo) | URS | 41.40 | (1) | | 4:49.10 | (15) | PB | 2:17.50 | (19) | | - | | | 135.416 | | -43.506 |
| 31 | Aleksandr Kertsjenko (Neo) | URS | 42.20 | (4) | | 4:53.60 | (22) | | 2:13.30 | (4) | | - | | | 135.566 | | -43.356 |
| 32 | Viktor Tsjursin (Neo) | URS | 42.20 | (4) | | 4:54.20 | (23) | | 2:15.40 | (10) | | - | | | 136.366 | | -42.556 |
| 33 | Valerij Lavrusjkin (Neo) | URS | 42.90 | (11) | | 4:53.20 | (20) | | 2:14.00 | (5) | | - | | | 136.432 | | -42.490 |
| 34 | Jouko Jokinen (M30) | FIN | 42.00 | (3) | | 4:56.70 | (29) | | 2:15.90 | (14) | | - | | | 136.750 | | -42.172 |
| 35 | Vladimir Makarov (Neo) | URS | 44.30 | (31) | | 4:40.10 | (4) | | 2:18.80 | (23) | | - | | | 137.249 | | -41.673 |
| 36 | Valerij Bazjanov (A1) | URS | 43.00 | (12) | | 4:52.10 | (17) | | 2:16.80 | (17) | | - | | | 137.283 | | -41.639 |
| 37 | Ivan Svitsjkarjov (Neo) | URS | 44.00 | (24) | | 4:55.90 | (28) | | 2:21.00 | (28) | | - | | | 140.316 | | -38.606 |
| 38 | Vladimir Zobnin (n/a) | URS | 44.00 | (24) | SB | 4:58.00 | (32) | PB | 2:25.00 | (38) | PB | - | | | 141.999 | | -36.923 |
| 39 | Nikolaj Losev (n/a) | URS | 45.70 | (39) | SB | 5:11.20 | (39) | PB | 2:23.00 | (30) | SB | - | | | 145.232 | | -33.690 |
| 40 | Aleksandr Tsjepelkin (A2) | URS | 44.30 | (31) | SB | 5:24.20 | (41) | PB | 2:31.50 | (40) | SB | - | | | 148.833 | | -30.089 |
| Nikolaj Mikhalin (Senior) | URS | 44.40 | (33) | | 4:52.20 | (18) | | - | | | - | | | - | | - |