| 1 | Oleg Bozjev (Neo) | URS | 39.77 | (4) | | 4:15.90 | (1) | SB | 2:02.06 | (1) | TR | 7:32.46 | (2) | | 168.352 | TR, SB | - |
| 2 | Vadim Motovilov (Neo) | URS | 40.54 | (9) | | 4:22.35 | (4) | PB | 2:04.33 | (2) | | 7:37.97 | (9) | | 171.505 | PB | +3.153 |
| 3 | Andreas Ehrig (Neo) | GDR | 40.15 | (7) | | 4:25.07 | (11) | SB | 2:05.57 | (5) | | 7:36.37 | (7) | | 171.821 | SB | +3.469 |
| 4 | Aleksej Boldyrev (Senior) | URS | 40.79 | (13) | | 4:23.06 | (8) | SB | 2:05.99 | (8) | SB | 7:36.45 | (8) | | 172.274 | SB | +3.922 |
| 5 | André Hoffmann (Neo) | GDR | 41.34 | (21) | | 4:23.03 | (7) | | 2:06.29 | (9) | | 7:33.68 | (3) | | 172.642 | | +4.290 |
| 6 | Igor Vidjakin (Neo) | URS | 39.42 | (2) | | 4:28.77 | (15) | SB | 2:05.73 | (6) | | 7:50.29 | (13) | SB | 173.154 | SB | +4.802 |
| 7 | Andrej Malysjev (Neo) | URS | 40.99 | (15) | | 4:23.29 | (9) | SB | 2:08.00 | (14) | | 7:39.77 | (11) | SB | 173.514 | PB | +5.162 |
| 8 | Michael Hannig (Neo) | GDR | 41.35 | (22) | | 4:22.41 | (5) | | 2:08.12 | (17) | | 7:38.63 | (10) | | 173.654 | | +5.302 |
| 9 | Aleksandr Laktionov (Neo) | URS | 39.53 | (3) | | 4:29.54 | (19) | PB | 2:04.65 | (3) | SB | 7:59.27 | (15) | SB | 173.930 | PB | +5.578 |
| 10 | Piotr Krysiak (Senior) | POL | 41.77 | (25) | | 4:25.88 | (12) | | 2:07.15 | (12) | | 7:35.02 | (6) | | 173.968 | | +5.616 |
| 11 | Aleksandr Mozin (Neo) | URS | 42.36 | (32) | | 4:22.95 | (6) | SB | 2:09.10 | (21) | SB | 7:31.86 | (1) | SB | 174.404 | PB | +6.052 |
| 12 | Nikolaj Meluzov (Neo) | URS | 40.83 | (14) | | 4:24.65 | (10) | | 2:09.61 | (24) | | 7:46.12 | (12) | | 174.753 | SB | +6.401 |
| 13 | Vladimir Mitin (A2) | URS | 41.20 | (18) | | 4:28.99 | (17) | SB | 2:08.04 | (15) | | 7:56.12 | (14) | | 176.323 | SB | +7.971 |
| 14 | Vladislav Vasikov (Senior) | URS | 39.25 | (1) | | 4:36.03 | (33) | SB | 2:07.30 | (13) | SB | 8:13.67 | (19) | SB | 177.055 | PB | +8.703 |
| 15 | Boris Repnin (Neo) | URS | 40.73 | (12) | | 4:28.55 | (14) | SB | 2:08.51 | (20) | | 8:10.13 | (18) | SB | 177.337 | SB | +8.985 |
| 16 | Sergej Korobov (A2) | URS | 43.96 | (40) | | 4:26.70 | (13) | SB | 2:13.79 | (35) | SB | 7:34.43 | (5) | | 178.449 | PB | +10.097 |
| 17 | Andrzej Jóźwik (Neo) | POL | 41.67 | (24) | | 4:33.08 | (28) | | 2:11.14 | (30) | | 8:01.42 | (16) | | 179.038 | | +10.686 |
| 18 | Fajzi Gizatullin (Senior) | URS | 54.70 | (44) | | 4:19.93 | (3) | SB | 2:06.47 | (10) | | 7:34.16 | (4) | | 185.593 | SB | +17.241 |
| 19 | Zsolt Zakarias (A1) | ROU | 57.05 | (45) | | 4:37.03 | (35) | | 2:15.04 | (37) | | 8:06.58 | (17) | | 196.892 | | +28.540 |
| Jevgenij Tverskov (Neo) | URS | 40.47 | (8) | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | - |
| Richard Paták (A2) | TCH | 44.70 | (42) | | 5:17.75 | (44) | | 2:19.32 | (43) | PB | - | | | - | | - |
| René Jauris (Neo) | TCH | 44.61 | (41) | | 4:55.38 | (43) | | 2:19.02 | (42) | SB | - | | | - | | - |
| Jirí Kyncl (Neo) | TCH | 44.97 | (43) | | 4:52.75 | (42) | SB | 2:18.22 | (41) | SB | - | | | - | | - |
| Ferenc Simó (M30) | HUN | 41.98 | (28) | | 4:48.36 | (41) | | 2:20.48 | (44) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Zdenek Stepánek (Senior) | TCH | 42.60 | (35) | | 4:43.98 | (39) | | 2:17.02 | (39) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Imre Temesi (M30) | HUN | 42.69 | (36) | | 4:42.18 | (38) | | 2:17.09 | (40) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Dezideriu Jenei (Neo) | ROU | 40.73 | (11) | | 4:47.22 | (40) | | 2:11.66 | (31) | | - | | | - | | - |
| László Kovács (Senior) | HUN | 43.17 | (39) | | 4:36.52 | (34) | SB | 2:14.45 | (36) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Emerik Miklós (A1) | ROU | 42.75 | (38) | | 4:35.30 | (31) | | 2:15.29 | (38) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Vladimir Tsjebysjev (Neo) | URS | 42.72 | (37) | PB | 4:37.07 | (36) | PB | 2:12.78 | (34) | PB | - | | | - | | - |
| Ferdinánd Biró (Senior) | HUN | 42.56 | (34) | | 4:35.53 | (32) | | 2:12.73 | (33) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Andrej Bakhvalov (Neo) | URS | 41.25 | (19) | | 4:38.89 | (37) | SB | 2:10.10 | (27) | SB | - | | | - | | - |
| Dawid Urbański (A2) | POL | 41.77 | (26) | | 4:34.98 | (30) | SB | 2:12.35 | (32) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Heiko Scandolo (A2) | GDR | 42.28 | (31) | | 4:32.60 | (25) | | 2:09.63 | (25) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Sergej Moltsjanov (Neo) | URS | 41.04 | (17) | | 4:33.49 | (29) | SB | 2:09.11 | (22) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Steffen Meißner (A2) | GDR | 42.13 | (29) | | 4:31.21 | (22) | SB | 2:10.13 | (28) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Viktor Syrtsjin (Senior) | URS | 41.77 | (27) | SB | 4:32.78 | (27) | SB | 2:08.49 | (19) | SB | - | | | - | | - |
| Ion Opincariu (Senior) | ROU | 42.56 | (33) | | 4:30.10 | (20) | | 2:09.71 | (26) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Sergej Kozulin (Neo) | URS | 42.27 | (30) | | 4:29.36 | (18) | SB | 2:10.15 | (29) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Konstantin Kudrjavtsev (A1) | URS | 41.47 | (23) | | 4:31.66 | (24) | SB | 2:08.13 | (18) | SB | - | | | - | | - |
| Andrej Komissarov (Neo) | URS | 40.13 | (6) | | 4:31.24 | (23) | SB | 2:09.32 | (23) | SB | - | | | - | | - |
| Mikhail Daniulov (Neo) | URS | 41.02 | (16) | | 4:32.66 | (26) | SB | 2:06.72 | (11) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Andrej Rybin (A2) | URS | 40.67 | (10) | TRJ | 4:30.75 | (21) | | 2:05.55 | (4) | TRJ | - | | | - | | - |
| Sergej Nikisjin (Senior) | URS | 40.00 | (5) | | 4:28.83 | (16) | SB | 2:05.88 | (7) | | - | | | - | | - |
| Nazif Badretdinov (Senior) | URS | 41.32 | (20) | | 4:19.62 | (2) | SB | 2:08.11 | (16) | | - | | | - | | - |