| 1 | Hans van Helden (Senior) | NED | 39.65 | (1) | NR | 7:20.73 | (2) | NR | 83.723 | | - |
| 2 | Klaas Vriend (Senior) | NED | 40.68 | (5) | | 7:23.52 | (3) | | 85.032 | | +1.309 |
| 3 | Joop Pasman (Neo) | NED | 40.42 | (2) | | 7:28.19 | (4) | | 85.239 | | +1.516 |
| 4 | Piet Kleine (Senior) | NED | 41.41 | (11) | | 7:18.32 | (1) | | 85.242 | | +1.519 |
| 5 | Gerrit Woudenberg (Senior) | NED | 41.07 | (6) | PB | 7:29.84 | (6) | PB | 86.054 | | +2.331 |
| 6 | Peter van de Kant (Senior) | NED | 41.21 | (7) | PB | 7:30.47 | (7) | PB | 86.257 | | +2.534 |
| 7 | Daan Gompen (Neo) | NED | 41.54 | (14) | PB | 7:28.53 | (5) | PB | 86.393 | | +2.670 |
| 8 | Herbert Schwarz (Neo) | FRG | 41.30 | (9) | | 7:31.65 | (8) | NR | 86.465 | | +2.742 |
| 9 | Jan Derksen (Senior) | NED | 41.39 | (10) | | 7:32.23 | (9) | | 86.613 | | +2.890 |
| 10 | Colin V. Coates (M30) | AUS | 41.53 | (12) | | 7:32.72 | (10) | NR | 86.802 | | +3.079 |
| 11 | Bruno Toniolli (M30) | ITA | 40.66 | (4) | | 7:44.17 | (12) | NRM | 87.077 | | +3.354 |
| 12 | Ad Overdevest (Neo) | NED | 41.95 | (17) | SB | 7:45.86 | (15) | | 88.536 | | +4.813 |
| 13 | Maurizio Marchetto (Neo) | ITA | 42.13 | (19) | | 7:44.19 | (13) | SB | 88.549 | | +4.826 |
| 14 | Bert de Jong (Neo) | NED | 41.78 | (16) | | 7:48.97 | (16) | PB | 88.677 | | +4.954 |
| 15 | Markus Eicher (Neo) | FRG | 42.31 | (22) | | 7:45.38 | (14) | | 88.848 | | +5.125 |
| 16 | Gus Katinas (Senior) | AUS | 41.26 | (8) | PB | 7:57.68 | (22) | SB | 89.028 | | +5.305 |
| 17 | Lars-Magnus Jansson (Senior) | SWE | 41.53 | (12) | PB | 7:55.71 | (20) | PB | 89.101 | | +5.378 |
| 18 | Loris Vellar (Senior) | ITA | 42.10 | (18) | | 7:50.78 | (17) | | 89.178 | | +5.455 |
| 19 | Floriano Martello (Senior) | ITA | 41.62 | (15) | | 8:00.95 | (24) | | 89.715 | | +5.992 |
| 20 | Ivano Bamberghi (Senior) | ITA | 42.71 | (23) | | 7:51.16 | (18) | PB | 89.826 | | +6.103 |
| 21 | Walter Birk (Senior) | SUI | 42.29 | (21) | | 7:56.12 | (21) | | 89.902 | | +6.179 |
| 22 | Giovanni Panciera (Neo) | ITA | 42.24 | (20) | | 7:58.46 | (23) | | 90.086 | | +6.363 |
| 23 | Bernhard Mayer (Senior) | FRG | 42.98 | (26) | | 7:55.16 | (19) | | 90.496 | | +6.773 |
| 24 | Gilbert van Eesbeeck (Neo) | BEL | 42.93 | (24) | PB | 8:01.02 | (25) | NR | 91.032 | | +7.309 |
| 25 | Jan Heida (Neo) | NED | 40.54 | (3) | SB | 8:33.20 | (28) | | 91.860 | | +8.137 |
| 26 | Leo Moser (Neo) | ITA | 42.96 | (25) | | 8:09.55 | (27) | PB | 91.915 | | +8.192 |
| 27 | Lars-Erik Sandler (M30) | SWE | 43.79 | (27) | SB | 8:05.99 | (26) | PB | 92.389 | | +8.666 |
| 28 | Brian Reid (Neo) | GBR | 44.06 | (28) | | 8:45.27 | (29) | | 96.587 | | +12.864 |
| 29 | Günter Schumacher (Neo) | FRG | - | | | 7:43.50 | (11) | | 46.350 | | - |