| 2 | Hjalmar Johan Andersen (Senior) | NOR | 16:45.80 | OR, TR | - |
| 3 | Kees Broekman (Senior) | NED | 17:10.60 | | +24.800 |
| 4 | Carl-Erik Asplund (Senior) | SWE | 17:16.60 | PB | +30.800 |
| 5 | Pentti Lammio (M30) | FIN | 17:20.50 | | +34.700 |
| 6 | Anton Huiskes (Senior) | NED | 17:25.50 | | +39.700 |
| 7 | Sverre Ingolf Haugli (Senior) | NOR | 17:30.20 | SB | +44.400 |
| 8 | Kazuhiko.27 Sugawara (Senior) | JPN | 17:34.00 | NR | +48.200 |
| 9 | Lassi Parkkinen (M35) | FIN | 17:36.80 | | +51.000 |
| 10 | Göthe Hedlund (M30) | SWE | 17:39.20 | SB | +53.400 |
| 11 | John Graham Hearn (Neo) | GBR | 17:41.50 | SB | +55.700 |
| 12 | Arthur Mannsbarth (Neo) | AUT | 17:44.20 | SB | +58.400 |
| 13 | Kauko Salomaa (Senior) | FIN | 17:49.60 | SB | +1.03.800 |
| 14 | Sigvard Ericsson (Neo) | SWE | 17:52.80 | | +1.07.000 |
| 15 | Yoshiyasu Gomi (A2) | JPN | 17:53.00 | | +1.07.200 |
| 16 | Norman A. Holwell (Neo) | GBR | 18:02.40 | SB | +1.16.600 |
| 17 | Patrick McNamara (Senior) | USA | 18:08.70 | SB | +1.22.900 |
| 18 | József Merényi (Senior) | HUN | 18:09.00 | SB | +1.23.200 |
| 19 | Yngvar.20 Karlsen (M30) | NOR | 18:10.60 | | +1.24.800 |
| 20 | Egbert van 't Oever (Senior) | NED | 18:20.80 | | +1.35.000 |
| 21 | Gunnar Hallkvist (M30) | SWE | 18:20.90 | | +1.35.100 |
| 22 | Ralf Olin (Senior) | CAN | 18:22.80 | NR | +1.37.000 |
| 23 | Theo Meding (Neo) | FRG | 18:24.40 | NR | +1.38.600 |
| 24 | Matti Tuomi (Senior) | FIN | 18:25.50 | | +1.39.700 |
| 25 | Craig.27 MacKay (Senior) | CAN | 18:27.40 | PB | +1.41.600 |
| 26 | Albert Broadhurst (Senior) | USA | 18:44.20 | PB | +1.58.400 |
| 27 | Franz Offenberger (Neo) | AUT | 19:04.20 | SB | +2.18.400 |
| 28 | Charles Burke (Neo) | USA | 19:07.10 | SB | +2.21.300 |
| 29 | Guido Caroli (Senior) | ITA | 19:13.60 | SB | +2.27.800 |
| DNF | Ingar Nordlund (M30) | NOR | DNF | | - |
| DNF | Johnny Werket (Senior) | USA | DNF | | - |