| 1 | Hjalmar Johan Andersen (Senior) | NOR | 2:20.40 | | - |
| 2 | Wim van der Voort (Senior) | NED | 2:20.60 | | +0.200 |
| 3 | Roald Aas (Senior) | NOR | 2:21.60 | | +1.200 |
| 4 | Carl-Erik Asplund (Senior) | SWE | 2:22.60 | SB | +2.200 |
| 5 | Kees Broekman (Senior) | NED | 2:22.80 | | +2.400 |
| 6 | Lassi Parkkinen (M35) | FIN | 2:23.00 | | +2.600 |
| 7 | Kauko Salomaa (Senior) | FIN | 2:23.30 | | +2.900 |
| 8 | Ivar.20 Martinsen (M30) | NOR | 2:23.40 | | +3.000 |
| Sigvard Ericsson (Neo) | SWE | 2:23.40 | SB | +3.000 |
| 9 | Ferenc Lőrincz (A2) | HUN | 2:23.70 | NRJ | +3.300 |
| 10 | Tsuneo Sato (Senior) | JPN | 2:23.90 | | +3.500 |
| 11 | Gerard Maarse (Neo) | NED | 2:24.30 | | +3.900 |
| Johnny Werket (Senior) | USA | 2:24.30 | | +3.900 |
| 12 | Norman A. Holwell (Neo) | GBR | 2:24.50 | SB | +4.100 |
| 13 | Nicolai Stene (M30) | NOR | 2:24.80 | | +4.400 |
| 14 | Craig.27 MacKay (Senior) | CAN | 2:25.00 | NR | +4.600 |
| Kenneth Charles Henry (Neo) | USA | 2:25.00 | | +4.600 |
| 15 | Patrick McNamara (Senior) | USA | 2:25.50 | | +5.100 |
| 16 | Gunnar.30 Ström (Neo) | SWE | 2:25.80 | | +5.400 |
| 17 | Franz Offenberger (Neo) | AUT | 2:25.90 | SB | +5.500 |
| 18 | József Merényi (Senior) | HUN | 2:26.10 | SB | +5.700 |
| 19 | Arthur Mannsbarth (Neo) | AUT | 2:26.60 | SB | +6.200 |
| 20 | Masanori Aoki (Senior) | JPN | 2:26.90 | | +6.500 |
| 21 | Kalevi Laitinen (M30) | FIN | 2:27.10 | | +6.700 |
| 22 | Toivo Salonen (A2) | FIN | 2:27.40 | | +7.000 |
| 23 | Cornelis van der Elst (Senior) | NED | 2:27.60 | | +7.200 |
| John Wickström (Senior) | SWE | 2:27.60 | | +7.200 |
| 24 | Donald McDermott (Neo) | USA | 2:28.80 | | +8.400 |
| 25 | Ralf Olin (Senior) | CAN | 2:29.30 | | +8.900 |
| 26 | Colin Hickey (Neo) | AUS | 2:30.40 | | +10.000 |
| 27 | Enrico Musolino (Neo) | ITA | 2:30.70 | | +10.300 |
| 28 | Guido Citterio (Neo) | ITA | 2:30.80 | | +10.400 |
| 29 | Sukenobu Kudo (Senior) | JPN | 2:31.60 | | +11.200 |
| 30 | Kiyotaka Takabayashi (Neo) | JPN | 2:32.00 | | +11.600 |
| 31 | William Anthony Jones (Senior) | GBR | 2:32.20 | | +11.800 |
| 32 | Konrad Pecher (Neo) | AUT | 2:34.80 | SB | +14.400 |
| 33 | Robert Laboubée (Senior) | BEL | 2:36.40 | | +16.000 |
| 34 | John Graham Hearn (Neo) | GBR | 2:40.10 | | +19.700 |
| 35 | Jean Massez (Senior) | BEL | 2:43.80 | SB | +23.400 |