| 1 | Jevgenij Grisjin (Senior) | URS | 2:08.60 | WR | - |
| Jurij.30 Mikhajlov (Senior) | URS | 2:08.60 | PB | - |
| 3 | Toivo Salonen (Neo) | FIN | 2:09.40 | NR | +0.800 |
| 4 | Juhani.35 Järvinen (Neo) | FIN | 2:09.70 | SB | +1.100 |
| 5 | Robert Merkulov (Senior) | URS | 2:10.30 | PB | +1.700 |
| 6 | Sigvard Ericsson (Senior) | SWE | 2:11.00 | NR | +2.400 |
| 7 | Colin Hickey (Senior) | AUS | 2:11.80 | NR | +3.200 |
| 8 | Boris Sjilkov (Senior) | URS | 2:11.90 | | +3.300 |
| 9 | Knut.33 Johannesen (Neo) | NOR | 2:12.20 | NR | +3.600 |
| 10 | Roald Aas (Senior) | NOR | 2:12.90 | SB | +4.300 |
| 11 | Bertil Eng (Senior) | SWE | 2:13.10 | PB | +4.500 |
| 12 | Gerard Maarse (Senior) | NED | 2:13.10 | PB | +4.500 |
| 13 | Wim de Graaff (Senior) | NED | 2:13.10 | NR | +4.500 |
| 14 | Kees Broekman (Senior) | NED | 2:13.10 | PB | +4.500 |
| 15 | Bohumil Jauris (Neo) | TCH | 2:13.60 | NR | +5.000 |
| 16 | Jan.34 Kristiansen (Neo) | NOR | 2:13.70 | PB | +5.100 |
| 17 | Bengt Malmsten (M30) | SWE | 2:14.60 | NRM | +6.000 |
| 18 | Matti Hamberg (Senior) | FIN | 2:14.80 | | +6.200 |
| 19 | John D. Cronshey (Senior) | GBR | 2:15.00 | NR | +6.400 |
| 20 | Patrick McNamara (M30) | USA | 2:15.20 | NRM, NR | +6.600 |
| 21 | Takeji Asasaka (Senior) | JPN | 2:15.40 | NR | +6.800 |
| 22 | Gunnar.30 Ström (Senior) | SWE | 2:15.60 | | +7.000 |
| 23 | Yoshitaka Hori (Neo) | JPN | 2:15.90 | SB | +7.300 |
| 24 | Hroar Elvenes (Senior) | NOR | 2:16.00 | SB | +7.400 |
| 25 | Johnny Werket (M30) | USA | 2:16.10 | PB | +7.500 |
| 26 | Leo Tynkkynen (Neo) | FIN | 2:16.20 | | +7.600 |
| 27 | Guido Citterio (Senior) | ITA | 2:16.50 | NR | +7.900 |
| Vladimir Kolár (Senior) | TCH | 2:16.50 | | +7.900 |
| 29 | Yeong Jang (Neo) | KOR | 2:16.70 | NR | +8.100 |
| 30 | Eugene Sandvig (Senior) | USA | 2:17.10 | | +8.500 |
| 31 | Franz Offenberger (Senior) | AUT | 2:17.30 | NR | +8.700 |
| 32 | Arthur Mannsbarth (Senior) | AUT | 2:17.40 | PB | +8.800 |
| 33 | John Graham Hearn (Senior) | GBR | 2:17.50 | PB | +8.900 |
| 34 | Raymond Gilloz (Senior) | FRA | 2:17.70 | NR | +9.100 |
| 35 | Hans Keller (Senior) | FRG | 2:18.10 | NR | +9.500 |
| 36 | Shinkichi Takemura (Senior) | JPN | 2:18.30 | PB | +9.700 |
| 37 | Donald McDermott (Senior) | USA | 2:18.60 | PB | +10.000 |
| 38 | Kurt Eminger (Neo) | AUT | 2:19.00 | SB | +10.400 |
| 39 | Yoshiyasu Gomi (Neo) | JPN | 2:19.20 | PB | +10.600 |
| Jaroslav Doubek (Senior) | TCH | 2:19.20 | | +10.600 |
| 41 | Ralf Olin (M30) | CAN | 2:19.70 | NRM, NR | +11.100 |
| 42 | Guido Caroli (Senior) | ITA | 2:20.00 | | +11.400 |
| Yeong-Seok Jo (Senior) | KOR | 2:20.00 | PB | +11.400 |
| 44 | Jong-Seon Kim (Senior) | KOR | 2:20.50 | PB | +11.900 |
| 45 | John Sands (Neo) | CAN | 2:20.70 | PB | +12.100 |
| 46 | Erich Kull (Senior) | SUI | 2:21.70 | PB | +13.100 |
| Jürg Rohrbach (Senior) | SUI | 2:21.70 | PB | +13.100 |
| 48 | Remo Tomasi (Senior) | ITA | 2:22.20 | | +13.600 |
| 49 | Nico Olsthoorn (Senior) | NED | 2:22.60 | SB | +14.000 |
| 50 | Alexander Connell (Senior) | GBR | 2:23.00 | | +14.400 |
| 51 | Ernst Biel (Neo) | AUT | 2:23.50 | PB | +14.900 |
| Chang-Pyeon Nam (M30) | KOR | 2:23.50 | NRM | +14.900 |
| 53 | Gordon Audley (Senior) | CAN | 2:26.10 | PB | +17.500 |
| DNS | Pierre Huylebroeck (M30) | BEL | DNS | | - |