| 1 | Dag Fornæss (Neo) | NOR | 41.25 | (7) | | 7:42.30 | (1) | | 2:04.50 | (1) | TR | 15:37.20 | (4) | | 175.840 | TR | - |
| 2 | Ard Schenk (Senior) | NED | 40.61 | (1) | TR | 7:58.20 | (11) | | 2:05.80 | (2) | | 15:32.90 | (3) | | 177.008 | | +1.168 |
| 3 | Kees Verkerk (Senior) | NED | 42.46 | (16) | | 7:50.40 | (5) | | 2:06.50 | (4) | | 15:29.10 | (2) | | 178.122 | | +2.282 |
| 4 | Göran Claeson (Senior) | SWE | 41.99 | (13) | | 7:49.10 | (4) | | 2:06.60 | (5) | | 15:41.80 | (5) | | 178.190 | | +2.350 |
| 5 | Magne Thomassen (M30) | NOR | 40.79 | (3) | | 7:58.20 | (11) | | 2:07.00 | (6) | | 15:57.00 | (11) | SB | 178.793 | | +2.953 |
| 6 | Eddy Verheijen (Senior) | NED | 41.09 | (5) | | 7:56.10 | (10) | | 2:09.30 | (12) | | 15:49.60 | (8) | | 179.280 | SB | +3.440 |
| 7 | Per Willy Guttormsen (Senior) | NOR | 43.46 | (22) | | 7:47.90 | (3) | | 2:08.80 | (9) | | 15:22.10 | (1) | TR, SB | 179.288 | | +3.448 |
| 8 | Roar Grønvold (Senior) | NOR | 41.28 | (8) | | 7:52.50 | (7) | | 2:05.80 | (2) | | 16:18.20 | (15) | | 179.373 | | +3.533 |
| 9 | Sten Stensen (Neo) | NOR | 42.98 | (20) | | 7:54.20 | (9) | | 2:07.50 | (7) | | 15:43.60 | (6) | | 180.080 | | +4.240 |
| 10 | Gerhard Zimmermann (Senior) | FRG | 41.85 | (12) | | 7:59.30 | (14) | | 2:09.10 | (10) | | 16:05.70 | (13) | | 181.098 | | +5.258 |
| 11 | Peter Nottet (Senior) | NED | 42.88 | (19) | | 7:58.70 | (13) | | 2:09.20 | (11) | | 15:51.20 | (9) | | 181.377 | | +5.537 |
| 12 | Raimo Hietala (Senior) | FIN | 42.77 | (18) | | 8:02.80 | (15) | | 2:09.40 | (13) | | 15:52.70 | (10) | PB | 181.818 | | +5.978 |
| 13 | Örjan Sandler (M30) | SWE | 43.63 | (26) | | 7:54.10 | (8) | | 2:09.40 | (13) | | 15:59.00 | (12) | NRM | 182.123 | | +6.283 |
| 14 | Valerij Troitskij (Neo) | URS | 41.08 | (4) | | 8:05.60 | (16) | | 2:11.60 | (16) | | 16:21.40 | (16) | | 182.577 | | +6.737 |
| 15 | Göran.41 Johansson (Senior) | SWE | 42.07 | (14) | | 8:08.00 | (17) | | 2:09.80 | (15) | | 16:12.40 | (14) | | 182.757 | | +6.917 |
| 16 | Aleksandr Tsjekulajev (Senior) | URS | 41.32 | (9) | | 7:51.00 | (6) | | 2:21.10 | (31) | | 15:49.00 | (7) | SB | 182.903 | | +7.063 |
| 17 | Mats Wallberg (Neo) | SWE | 41.20 | (6) | | 8:17.50 | (21) | | 2:07.80 | (8) | | - | | | 133.550 | | -42.290 |
| 18 | Bruno Toniolli (Senior) | ITA | 42.59 | (17) | | 8:14.40 | (20) | | 2:11.90 | (17) | | - | | | 135.997 | | -39.843 |
| 19 | Kimmo Koskinen (Neo) | FIN | 43.71 | (29) | | 8:12.10 | (18) | | 2:12.10 | (18) | | - | | | 136.953 | | -38.887 |
| 20 | Józef Iskrzycki (Senior) | POL | 43.06 | (21) | | 8:30.20 | (24) | | 2:12.50 | (19) | SB | - | | | 138.247 | | -37.593 |
| 21 | Gerd Bonke (Neo) | GDR | 43.70 | (28) | | 8:13.50 | (19) | | 2:16.00 | (24) | | - | | | 138.383 | | -37.457 |
| 22 | Helmut Kraus (A1) | FRG | 41.78 | (11) | TRJ | 8:38.30 | (27) | | 2:14.70 | (20) | | - | | | 138.510 | | -37.330 |
| 23 | Jouko Salakka (A2) | FIN | 43.69 | (27) | | 8:18.00 | (22) | | 2:15.30 | (23) | | - | | | 138.590 | | -37.250 |
| 24 | Giancarlo (Giovanni) Gloder (Senior) | ITA | 44.54 | (30) | | 8:24.70 | (23) | | 2:15.00 | (21) | | - | | | 140.010 | | -35.830 |
| 25 | John Tipper (Senior) | GBR | 42.19 | (15) | | 8:52.90 | (31) | SB | 2:15.00 | (21) | SB | - | | | 140.480 | | -35.360 |
| 26 | David Hampton (Neo) | GBR | 43.55 | (23) | | 8:44.20 | (29) | | 2:19.10 | (28) | | - | | | 142.337 | | -33.503 |
| 27 | Richard Tourne (Neo) | FRA | 43.60 | (25) | | 8:40.70 | (28) | | 2:20.70 | (29) | | - | | | 142.570 | | -33.270 |
| 28 | György Martos (Senior) | HUN | 44.95 | (31) | | 8:47.00 | (30) | | 2:18.00 | (26) | | - | | | 143.650 | | -32.190 |
| 29 | Franz Krienbühl (M40) | SUI | 45.38 | (33) | | 8:33.30 | (25) | | 2:21.70 | (32) | | - | | | 143.943 | | -31.897 |
| 30 | Othmar Braunecker (Senior) | AUT | 41.62 | (10) | | 9:23.60 | (34) | SB | 2:18.50 | (27) | | - | | | 144.147 | | -31.693 |
| 31 | Siegfried Hartmann (Neo) | AUT | 43.55 | (23) | | 9:06.90 | (33) | | 2:20.90 | (30) | | - | | | 145.207 | | -30.633 |
| 32 | Peter Reimann (M30) | SUI | 45.48 | (34) | | 9:05.70 | (32) | | 2:22.50 | (33) | | - | | | 147.550 | | -28.290 |
| 33 | Michel Piens (Senior) | BEL | 44.98 | (32) | | 9:32.30 | (35) | | 2:28.00 | (34) | | - | | | 151.543 | | -24.297 |
| 34 | Stanisław Kłotkowski (Senior) | POL | 55.33 | (35) | | 8:34.30 | (26) | | 2:17.00 | (25) | | - | | | 152.427 | | -23.413 |
| Jan Bols (Senior) | NED | 40.77 | (2) | | 7:43.90 | (2) | | - | | | - | | | - | | - |