| 1 | Stefan Panzer (Senior) | FRG | 38.85 | | - |
| Dietmar Semler (Neo) | FRG | 38.85 | SB | - |
| 3 | Rolf Falk-Larssen (Neo) | NOR | 38.95 | | +0.100 |
| 4 | Jouko Vesterlund (Senior) | FIN | 39.17 | | +0.320 |
| 5 | Hein Vergeer (Neo) | NED | 39.19 | | +0.340 |
| 6 | Hans Magnusson (Neo) | SWE | 39.22 | | +0.370 |
| 7 | Göran.58 Johansson (Senior) | SWE | 39.23 | | +0.380 |
| 8 | Anders Moberg (Senior) | SWE | 39.25 | | +0.400 |
| 9 | Yep Kramer (Senior) | NED | 39.27 | | +0.420 |
| 10 | Hans van Helden (M35) | FRA | 39.49 | | +0.640 |
| 11 | Bjørn Arne Nyland (Neo) | NOR | 39.58 | | +0.730 |
| 12 | Thomas Nietsch (Senior) | FRG | 39.60 | | +0.750 |
| 13 | Frits Schalij (Senior) | NED | 39.63 | | +0.780 |
| 14 | Arne Nicander Nilsen (Neo) | NOR | 39.79 | | +0.940 |
| 15 | Hans-Peter Oberhuber (Neo) | FRG | 39.81 | | +0.960 |
| 16 | Mark Mitchell (Neo) | USA | 39.84 | | +0.990 |
| 17 | Tom Erik Oxholm (Senior) | NOR | 39.85 | | +1.000 |
| 18 | Andreas Lemcke (Neo) | FRG | 39.93 | | +1.080 |
| 19 | Wolfgang Scharf (Neo) | FRG | 39.97 | | +1.120 |
| 20 | Roger Hagel (Senior) | SWE | 40.00 | | +1.150 |
| 21 | Øyvind Tveter (Senior) | NOR | 40.12 | | +1.270 |
| 22 | Mario de March (Neo) | ITA | 40.14 | | +1.290 |
| 23 | Tomas Gustafson (Neo) | SWE | 40.16 | | +1.310 |
| 24 | Claes Bengtsson (Neo) | SWE | 40.26 | | +1.410 |
| 25 | Leo van Geest (Senior) | NED | 40.50 | | +1.650 |
| 26 | Rolf Sibrandy (Senior) | NED | 40.67 | | +1.820 |
| 27 | Jan Bengtsson (Neo) | SWE | 40.68 | | +1.830 |
| 28 | Charles Olivier Belle (Senior) | FRA | 41.01 | | +2.160 |
| 29 | Werner Jäger (Neo) | AUT | 41.12 | | +2.270 |
| 30 | Robert Vunderink (Neo) | NED | 41.16 | | +2.310 |
| 31 | Geir Karlstad (A2) | NOR | 41.18 | | +2.330 |
| 32 | Frode Herman Syvertsen (Neo) | NOR | 41.28 | | +2.430 |
| 33 | Bryan Carbis (Neo) | GBR | 42.77 | | +3.920 |
| 34 | Jean Noël Fagot (Senior) | FRA | 43.02 | | +4.170 |
| 35 | Derek Webber (Senior) | GBR | 43.59 | | +4.740 |
| 36 | Jan Ykema (Neo) | NED | 1:01.97 | | +23.120 |
| DQ | Uwe Gebauer (Senior) | FRG | DQ | | - |
| DQ | Egbert Post (Senior) | NED | DQ | | - |