| 1 | Fred Anton Maier (Senior) | NOR | 4:17.50 | WR | - |
| 2 | Johnny Höglin (Senior) | SWE | 4:21.60 | NR | +4.100 |
| 3 | Per Willy Guttormsen (Senior) | NOR | 4:21.80 | SB | +4.300 |
| 4 | Örjan Sandler (Senior) | SWE | 4:22.40 | SB | +4.900 |
| 5 | Jan Bols (Neo) | NED | 4:25.40 | SB | +7.900 |
| 6 | Dag Fornæss (Neo) | NOR | 4:25.50 | | +8.000 |
| 7 | Svein-Erik Stiansen (Senior) | NOR | 4:26.90 | | +9.400 |
| 8 | Göran Claeson (Neo) | SWE | 4:28.10 | SB | +10.600 |
| 9 | Bård Henriksen (Neo) | NOR | 4:31.10 | SB | +13.600 |
| 10 | Gerhard Zimmermann (Senior) | FRG | 4:31.80 | | +14.300 |
| 11 | Günther Traub (Senior) | FRG | 4:33.60 | | +16.100 |
| 12 | Hallvard Smørgrav (Neo) | NOR | 4:34.40 | SB | +16.900 |
| 13 | Wim Beukers (Senior) | NED | 4:35.10 | | +17.600 |
| 14 | Jorrit Jorritsma (Neo) | NED | 4:35.40 | | +17.900 |
| 15 | Jürgen Traub (Senior) | FRG | 4:35.70 | | +18.200 |
| 16 | Ivar.42 Eriksen (Senior) | NOR | 4:36.00 | SB | +18.500 |
| 17 | Renato de Riva (Senior) | ITA | 4:37.30 | | +19.800 |
| 18 | Ab Krook (Senior) | NED | 4:37.40 | PB | +19.900 |
| 19 | Hermann Strutz (Senior) | AUT | 4:39.30 | | +21.800 |
| 20 | Dag Nordskog (Neo) | NOR | 4:39.70 | | +22.200 |
| 21 | Arie Eriks (Neo) | NED | 4:41.10 | | +23.600 |
| 22 | Richard Wurster (Senior) | USA | 4:46.50 | | +29.000 |
| 23 | Dick Stekelenburg (A2) | NED | 4:47.80 | | +30.300 |
| 24 | Michel Thépénier (Neo) | FRA | 4:49.30 | | +31.800 |
| 25 | Rolf-Dieter Bastian (Neo) | FRG | 4:54.40 | SB | +36.900 |