| 1 | Andrew Barron (Neo) | CAN | 2:09.10 | | - |
| 2 | Colin V. Coates (Senior) | AUS | 2:09.88 | | +0.780 |
| 3 | Sicco de Vries (Senior) | NED | 2:09.96 | PB | +0.860 |
| 4 | Jouko Salakka (Neo) | FIN | 2:13.15 | | +4.050 |
| 5 | John Cassidy (Neo) | CAN | 2:13.58 | | +4.480 |
| 6 | Ad Overdevest (Neo) | NED | 2:13.65 | SB | +4.550 |
| 7 | Gus Katinas (Neo) | AUS | 2:13.87 | | +4.770 |
| 8 | Thomas Overend (Neo) | CAN | 2:14.49 | | +5.390 |
| 9 | Nico van der Walle (Senior) | NED | 2:16.14 | SB | +7.040 |
| 10 | Ferdinand Wendl (Neo) | FRG | 2:20.04 | | +10.940 |
| 11 | Jan.50 Vermeulen (Senior) | NED | 2:20.95 | SB | +11.850 |
| 12 | Michael Creighton (B1) | AUS | 2:22.00 | NRJ | +12.900 |
| 13 | Hans Colijn (n/a) | NED | 2:26.02 | PB | +16.920 |
| 14 | Alexander Schreiber (Neo) | FRG | 2:26.08 | | +16.980 |
| 15 | Ernst Süß (Senior) | FRG | 2:27.30 | | +18.200 |
| 16 | Wolfgang Schertzinger (Senior) | FRG | 2:27.72 | | +18.620 |
| 17 | Jacques Segers (Neo) | NED | 2:27.88 | | +18.780 |
| 18 | Peter Merdes (B1) | FRG | 2:35.19 | | +26.090 |
| 19 | Louis Taken (Senior) | NED | 2:39.61 | SB | +30.510 |
| 20 | Jörg Stoll (B2) | FRG | 2:43.00 | PB | +33.900 |
| 21 | Eduard von Lowen (n/a) | NED | 2:44.15 | PB | +35.050 |
| 22 | Thomas Merdes (C2) | FRG | 2:44.17 | | +35.070 |
| 23 | Rolf Merdes (Neo) | FRG | 2:44.60 | | +35.500 |
| 24 | Klaus Neumann (C2) | FRG | 2:44.81 | | +35.710 |
| 25 | Wolfgang Seitz (A1) | FRG | 2:45.08 | | +35.980 |
| 26 | Rob von Lowen (n/a) | NED | 2:50.65 | PB | +41.550 |
| 27 | Udo Jandewerth (C1) | FRG | 2:54.38 | | +45.280 |