| 1 | Jevgenij Grisjin (Senior) | URS | 42.40 | (1) | TR | 8:29.00 | (15) | | 2:14.00 | (2) | | 17:34.50 | (11) | | 190.691 | WR | - |
| 2 | Knut.33 Johannesen (Neo) | NOR | 44.80 | (15) | | 8:12.50 | (1) | ER, TR | 2:18.70 | (9) | | 16:50.10 | (1) | ER, TR | 190.788 | | +0.097 |
| 3 | Sigvard Ericsson (Senior) | SWE | 44.30 | (9) | | 8:18.50 | (5) | | 2:17.70 | (7) | | 17:07.00 | (3) | | 191.400 | SB | +0.709 |
| 4 | Robert Merkulov (Senior) | URS | 44.10 | (7) | | 8:18.10 | (3) | NR | 2:18.70 | (9) | | 17:17.10 | (6) | NR | 191.998 | NR | +1.307 |
| 5 | Oleg Gontsjarenko (Senior) | URS | 44.30 | (9) | | 8:16.70 | (2) | | 2:19.00 | (11) | | 17:14.00 | (5) | | 192.003 | | +1.312 |
| 6 | Juhani.35 Järvinen (Neo) | FIN | 43.90 | (5) | | 8:22.20 | (7) | | 2:17.40 | (5) | | 17:28.00 | (9) | | 192.320 | SB | +1.629 |
| 7 | Boris Sjilkov (Senior) | URS | 43.50 | (4) | | 8:23.20 | (8) | | 2:16.70 | (4) | | 17:54.10 | (15) | | 193.091 | | +2.400 |
| 8 | Toivo Salonen (Neo) | FIN | 43.20 | (3) | | 8:35.00 | (21) | | 2:15.80 | (3) | | 17:43.70 | (14) | | 193.151 | SB | +2.460 |
| 9 | Roald Aas (Senior) | NOR | 45.10 | (17) | | 8:20.90 | (6) | | 2:18.30 | (8) | | 17:30.70 | (10) | | 193.825 | | +3.134 |
| 10 | Jurij.30 Mikhajlov (Senior) | URS | 42.80 | (2) | | 8:37.20 | (23) | | 2:13.90 | (1) | TR | 18:16.30 | (16) | | 193.968 | | +3.277 |
| 11 | Torstein Seiersten (Senior) | NOR | 45.20 | (19) | | 8:24.90 | (10) | | 2:22.00 | (21) | | 17:01.70 | (2) | | 194.108 | | +3.417 |
| 12 | Gunnar Sjölin (M30) | SWE | 45.30 | (21) | | 8:23.30 | (9) | | 2:19.50 | (13) | | 17:24.70 | (8) | SB | 194.365 | SB | +3.674 |
| 13 | Helmut Kuhnert (Neo) | GDR | 44.60 | (13) | NR | 8:26.10 | (11) | NR | 2:23.40 | (23) | | 17:13.30 | (4) | NR | 194.675 | NR | +3.984 |
| 14 | Kees Broekman (Senior) | NED | 46.50 | (26) | | 8:18.30 | (4) | | 2:21.00 | (17) | | 17:17.10 | (6) | | 195.185 | | +4.494 |
| 15 | Sverre Ingolf Haugli (M30) | NOR | 46.30 | (25) | | 8:26.60 | (12) | | 2:19.50 | (13) | | 17:36.30 | (12) | | 196.275 | | +5.584 |
| 16 | Knut Håkon Tangen (Senior) | NOR | 46.00 | (24) | | 8:27.00 | (13) | | 2:21.70 | (20) | | 17:40.60 | (13) | | 196.963 | | +6.272 |
| 17 | Lennart.37 Johansson (A2) | SWE | 43.90 | (5) | NRJ, TRJ | 8:34.90 | (20) | TRJ | 2:17.40 | (5) | NRJ, TRJ | - | | | 141.190 | | - |
| 18 | Gerard Maarse (Senior) | NED | 44.40 | (12) | | 8:27.60 | (14) | | 2:19.30 | (12) | | - | | | 141.593 | | - |
| 19 | Kauko Salomaa (Senior) | FIN | 44.10 | (7) | | 8:32.30 | (18) | | 2:21.00 | (17) | | - | | | 142.330 | | - |
| 20 | Anatolij Titov (Neo) | URS | 45.20 | (19) | | 8:32.00 | (17) | SB | 2:19.70 | (15) | SB | - | | | 142.966 | | - |
| 21 | Gunnar.30 Ström (Senior) | SWE | 44.30 | (9) | | 8:35.20 | (22) | | 2:22.00 | (21) | | - | | | 143.153 | | - |
| 22 | Wim de Graaff (Senior) | NED | 45.10 | (17) | | 8:31.90 | (16) | | 2:21.00 | (17) | | - | | | 143.290 | | - |
| 23 | Hans Almgren (Neo) | SWE | 45.40 | (22) | SB | 8:37.30 | (24) | SB | 2:20.10 | (16) | SB | - | | | 143.830 | | - |
| 24 | Olle Dahlberg (Senior) | SWE | 44.90 | (16) | | 8:33.30 | (19) | | 2:24.00 | (24) | | - | | | 144.230 | | - |
| 25 | Terence Monaghan (Neo) | GBR | 48.00 | (27) | | 8:54.50 | (27) | | 2:24.00 | (24) | | - | | | 149.450 | | - |
| 26 | Hans Keller (Senior) | FRG | 48.40 | (28) | | 8:40.00 | (25) | | 2:28.70 | (26) | | - | | | 149.966 | | - |
| 27 | Rolf Trøen (Neo) | NOR | 44.60 | (13) | | 8:45.90 | (26) | | - | | | - | | | 97.190 | | - |
| 28 | Antoni Skrzypnik (Senior) | POL | 45.80 | (23) | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 45.800 | | - |