| 1 | Göran Claeson (Senior) | SWE | 41.65 | (4) | | 7:46.04 | (2) | | 2:06.86 | (3) | | 15:50.52 | (4) | SB | 178.066 | TR | - |
| 2 | Amund Martin Sjøbrend (Neo) | NOR | 41.42 | (1) | | 7:48.42 | (3) | | 2:05.33 | (1) | TR | 16:01.02 | (6) | SB | 178.089 | SB | +0.023 |
| 3 | Hans van Helden (Senior) | NED | 42.25 | (10) | | 7:44.42 | (1) | TR | 2:07.98 | (6) | | 15:49.45 | (2) | | 178.824 | | +0.758 |
| 4 | Harm Kuipers (Senior) | NED | 42.08 | (8) | | 7:50.94 | (6) | | 2:07.83 | (5) | | 15:50.37 | (3) | | 179.302 | | +1.236 |
| 5 | Asle Terje Johansen (Neo) | NOR | 41.43 | (2) | | 7:56.71 | (9) | | 2:06.14 | (2) | | 16:04.74 | (8) | | 179.384 | | +1.318 |
| 6 | Sten Stensen (Senior) | NOR | 42.57 | (12) | | 7:49.73 | (5) | | 2:08.85 | (10) | | 15:46.66 | (1) | TR | 179.826 | | +1.760 |
| 7 | Jan Derksen (Neo) | NED | 42.43 | (11) | | 7:52.83 | (7) | | 2:10.26 | (14) | | 15:50.92 | (5) | | 180.679 | | +2.613 |
| 8 | Jurij Kondakov (Neo) | URS | 42.22 | (9) | | 7:53.02 | (8) | | 2:06.90 | (4) | | 16:37.37 | (14) | | 181.690 | | +3.624 |
| 9 | Aleksandr Tsygankov (Senior) | URS | 41.71 | (5) | | 8:00.09 | (13) | | 2:08.22 | (7) | | 16:26.77 | (11) | | 181.797 | | +3.731 |
| 10 | Jan Egil Storholt (Senior) | NOR | 41.43 | (2) | | 8:03.11 | (16) | | 2:08.72 | (9) | | 16:26.45 | (10) | | 181.969 | | +3.903 |
| 11 | Örjan Sandler (M30) | SWE | 43.26 | (16) | | 7:49.25 | (4) | | 2:11.38 | (17) | | 16:03.32 | (7) | | 182.144 | | +4.078 |
| 12 | Aleksandr.50 Vladimirov (Neo) | URS | 42.61 | (13) | | 7:59.37 | (12) | | 2:09.77 | (12) | | 16:19.59 | (9) | NR | 182.782 | NR | +4.716 |
| 13 | Bo Fransson (Neo) | SWE | 42.00 | (7) | | 7:58.56 | (11) | | 2:11.30 | (16) | | 16:32.55 | (12) | SB | 183.249 | SB | +5.183 |
| 14 | Klaus Wunderlich (Neo) | GDR | 43.27 | (17) | | 8:07.66 | (17) | | 2:11.08 | (15) | | 17:01.96 | (16) | | 186.827 | | +8.761 |
| 15 | Franz Krienbühl (M45) | SUI | 44.48 | (22) | | 8:01.95 | (15) | | 2:13.61 | (23) | | 16:34.60 | (13) | | 186.941 | | +8.875 |
| 16 | Dan.50 Johansson (Neo) | SWE | 50.77 | (25) | | 8:01.77 | (14) | | 2:11.52 | (18) | | 16:39.44 | (15) | SB | 192.759 | | +14.693 |
| 17 | Nikolaj Kuzmenko (Neo) | URS | 41.72 | (6) | | 8:15.46 | (20) | | 2:09.49 | (11) | | - | | | 134.429 | | - |
| 18 | Andrzej.51 Zawadzki (Neo) | POL | 42.96 | (14) | | 8:09.64 | (19) | | 2:10.08 | (13) | | - | | | 135.284 | | - |
| 19 | Jouko Salakka (Neo) | FIN | 43.23 | (15) | | 8:09.39 | (18) | | 2:12.41 | (21) | | - | | | 136.305 | | - |
| 20 | Herbert Schwarz (Neo) | FRG | 43.56 | (19) | | 8:20.01 | (23) | | 2:12.03 | (20) | | - | | | 137.571 | | - |
| 21 | Giancarlo (Giovanni) Gloder (Senior) | ITA | 43.57 | (20) | | 8:16.02 | (21) | | 2:14.74 | (24) | | - | | | 138.085 | | - |
| 22 | Krzysztof Ferens (Senior) | POL | 43.50 | (18) | | 8:28.83 | (26) | | 2:11.89 | (19) | | - | | | 138.346 | | - |
| 23 | Geoffrey Sandys (Neo) | GBR | 44.45 | (21) | | 8:16.47 | (22) | | 2:17.31 | (27) | | - | | | 139.867 | | - |
| 24 | Ivano Bamberghi (Senior) | ITA | 44.77 | (23) | | 8:23.91 | (24) | | 2:16.79 | (26) | | - | | | 140.757 | | - |
| 25 | Floriano Martello (Neo) | ITA | 45.00 | (24) | | 8:24.76 | (25) | | 2:16.16 | (25) | | - | | | 140.862 | | - |
| 26 | Helmut Kraus (Neo) | FRG | 1:03.63 | (26) | | 8:33.56 | (27) | | 2:13.59 | (22) | | - | | | 159.516 | | - |
| 27 | Piet Kleine (Neo) | NED | 1:18.87 | (27) | | 7:56.98 | (10) | | 2:08.46 | (8) | | - | | | 169.388 | | - |