| 1 | Jevgenij Grisjin (Senior) | URS | 40.20 | WR | - |
| 2 | Rafail Gratsj (Neo) | URS | 40.80 | SB | +0.600 |
| 3 | Alv Gjestvang (A1) | NOR | 41.00 | WRJ, NR | +0.800 |
| 4 | Jurij.25 Sergejev (Senior) | URS | 41.10 | | +0.900 |
| 5 | Toivo Salonen (Neo) | FIN | 41.70 | NR | +1.500 |
| 6 | William Carrow (M30) | USA | 41.80 | | +1.600 |
| 7 | Colin Hickey (Senior) | AUS | 41.90 | NR | +1.700 |
| Bengt Malmsten (M30) | SWE | 41.90 | NRM, NR | +1.700 |
| 9 | Juhani.35 Järvinen (Neo) | FIN | 42.20 | PB | +2.000 |
| Matti Hamberg (Senior) | FIN | 42.20 | PB | +2.000 |
| 11 | Shinkichi Takemura (Senior) | JPN | 42.40 | NR | +2.200 |
| Johnny Werket (M30) | USA | 42.40 | | +2.200 |
| 13 | Yrjö Uimonen (Senior) | FIN | 42.50 | PB | +2.300 |
| Finn Hodt (M35) | NOR | 42.50 | | +2.300 |
| 15 | Bertil Eng (Senior) | SWE | 42.60 | | +2.400 |
| 16 | Sigmund Søfteland (M30) | NOR | 42.70 | SB | +2.500 |
| 17 | Yoshitaka Hori (Neo) | JPN | 42.80 | SB | +2.600 |
| Hroar Elvenes (Senior) | NOR | 42.80 | SB | +2.600 |
| Bohumil Jauris (Neo) | TCH | 42.80 | NR | +2.600 |
| Kenneth Charles Henry (Senior) | USA | 42.80 | | +2.600 |
| 21 | John D. Cronshey (Senior) | GBR | 42.90 | NR | +2.700 |
| 22 | Guido Citterio (Senior) | ITA | 43.10 | | +2.900 |
| Takeji Asasaka (Senior) | JPN | 43.10 | PB | +2.900 |
| Gerard Maarse (Senior) | NED | 43.10 | PB | +2.900 |
| 25 | Gordon Audley (Senior) | CAN | 43.20 | PB | +3.000 |
| Raymond Gilloz (Senior) | FRA | 43.20 | NR | +3.000 |
| Donald McDermott (Senior) | USA | 43.20 | | +3.000 |
| 28 | Yeong Jang (Neo) | KOR | 43.50 | | +3.300 |
| Vladimir Kolár (Senior) | TCH | 43.50 | SB | +3.300 |
| 30 | Kiyotaka Takabayashi (Senior) | JPN | 43.60 | | +3.400 |
| Jaroslav Doubek (Senior) | TCH | 43.60 | | +3.400 |
| 32 | Franz Offenberger (Senior) | AUT | 43.80 | SB | +3.600 |
| 33 | Guido Caroli (Senior) | ITA | 43.90 | | +3.700 |
| 34 | Helmut Kuhnert (Neo) | GDR | 44.00 | NR | +3.800 |
| Yeong-Seok Jo (Senior) | KOR | 44.00 | | +3.800 |
| 36 | Ralf Olin (M30) | CAN | 44.10 | | +3.900 |
| 37 | Ernst Biel (Neo) | AUT | 44.20 | PB | +4.000 |
| Kees Broekman (Senior) | NED | 44.20 | PB | +4.000 |
| Sigvard Ericsson (Senior) | SWE | 44.20 | | +4.000 |
| 40 | Erich Kull (Senior) | SUI | 44.30 | NR | +4.100 |
| 41 | Kurt Eminger (Neo) | AUT | 44.40 | SB | +4.200 |
| 42 | Gunnar.30 Ström (Senior) | SWE | 44.70 | | +4.500 |
| 43 | Wim de Graaff (Senior) | NED | 44.90 | | +4.700 |
| 44 | Alexander Connell (Senior) | GBR | 45.20 | PB | +5.000 |
| 45 | John Graham Hearn (Senior) | GBR | 45.90 | PB | +5.700 |
| DNS | John Sands (Neo) | CAN | DNS | | - |
| DNS | Jurij.30 Mikhajlov (Senior) | URS | DNS | | - |