| 1 | Jevgenij Grisjin (M30) | URS | 2:14.00 | TR | - |
| 2 | Robert Merkulov (M30) | URS | 2:14.90 | SB | +0.900 |
| 3 | Boris Stenin (Senior) | URS | 2:15.00 | | +1.000 |
| 4 | Vladimirs Orlovs (Neo) | URS | 2:15.60 | | +1.600 |
| 5 | Eduard Matusevitsj (Senior) | URS | 2:15.90 | | +1.900 |
| Vladimir Budin (Senior) | URS | 2:15.90 | | +1.900 |
| 7 | Gennadij Voronin (Senior) | URS | 2:16.10 | | +2.100 |
| 8 | Ants Antson (Neo) | URS | 2:16.30 | | +2.300 |
| 9 | Viktor Kositsjkin (Senior) | URS | 2:16.50 | | +2.500 |
| Nikolaj Kajdalov (Senior) | URS | 2:16.50 | | +2.500 |
| 11 | Lev Zajtsev (Senior) | URS | 2:16.60 | | +2.600 |
| 12 | Vladimir Gurov (Senior) | URS | 2:16.80 | | +2.800 |
| 13 | Stanislav Serjogin (Neo) | URS | 2:19.00 | | +5.000 |
| 14 | Boris Jakimov (Senior) | URS | 2:19.20 | SB | +5.200 |
| 15 | Vadim Vasnetsov (Neo) | URS | 2:19.50 | | +5.500 |
| 16 | Vladimir Gejderikh (Senior) | URS | 2:19.80 | | +5.800 |
| 17 | Boris Guljajev (Neo) | URS | 2:19.90 | | +5.900 |
| 18 | Lev.37 Kuznetsov (Senior) | URS | 2:20.30 | | +6.300 |
| Iosif Gluzman (n/a) | URS | 2:20.30 | SB | +6.300 |
| 20 | Oleg Aljasov (Senior) | URS | 2:20.60 | | +6.600 |
| 21 | Rafail Gratsj (Senior) | URS | 2:20.90 | | +6.900 |
| 22 | Jurij Vorotnikov (Senior) | URS | 2:21.00 | | +7.000 |
| 23 | Valerij Kaplan (A2) | URS | 2:21.30 | | +7.300 |
| Boris Nikisjin (Senior) | URS | 2:21.30 | SB | +7.300 |
| 25 | Oleg Sjabarov (Senior) | URS | 2:21.50 | | +7.500 |
| 26 | Jurij Belenovskij (Neo) | URS | 2:22.10 | | +8.100 |
| 27 | Jurij Medvedev (Senior) | URS | 2:22.30 | SB | +8.300 |
| 28 | Anatolij Pasjnikov (n/a) | URS | 2:22.50 | PB | +8.500 |
| Aleksandr Belkin (Neo) | URS | 2:22.50 | | +8.500 |
| 30 | Anatolij Panitsjev (Senior) | URS | 2:22.70 | | +8.700 |
| 31 | Jüri Lagle (Neo) | URS | 2:22.80 | SB | +8.800 |
| Jevgenij Ladygin (n/a) | URS | 2:22.80 | SB | +8.800 |
| 33 | Oleg Murylev (Neo) | URS | 2:23.10 | PB | +9.100 |
| 34 | Paulis Felsbergs (M30) | URS | 2:23.60 | PB | +9.600 |
| 35 | Henadzi Kassabuka (Neo) | URS | 2:24.00 | SB | +10.000 |
| Jurij Orlov (Neo) | URS | 2:24.00 | SB | +10.000 |
| 37 | Janis Duvins (Neo) | URS | 2:24.30 | | +10.300 |
| 38 | Oleg Sopryko (n/a) | URS | 2:24.40 | PB | +10.400 |
| Boris Kornilov (A2) | URS | 2:24.40 | | +10.400 |
| 40 | Anatolij Titov (Senior) | URS | 2:24.50 | SB | +10.500 |
| Nikolaj Poltavets (Senior) | URS | 2:24.50 | | +10.500 |
| Vjatsjeslav Kosogorov (Senior) | URS | 2:24.50 | | +10.500 |
| 43 | Vello Volmer (Senior) | URS | 2:24.60 | SB | +10.600 |
| 44 | Vitalij Nikiforov (n/a) | URS | 2:24.70 | | +10.700 |
| 45 | Oleg Vasjkevitsj (n/a) | URS | 2:25.80 | PB | +11.800 |
| 46 | Ojars Murovs (Senior) | URS | 2:26.10 | SB | +12.100 |
| 47 | Arkadij Dejev (Senior) | URS | 2:26.40 | | +12.400 |
| 48 | Sergej Leontjev (n/a) | URS | 2:26.90 | PB | +12.900 |
| 49 | Tojvo Kauniste (Senior) | URS | 2:27.20 | SB | +13.200 |
| 50 | Valentin Filin (n/a) | URS | 2:27.70 | SB | +13.700 |
| Vladimir Stoljarov (Senior) | URS | 2:27.70 | SB | +13.700 |
| 52 | Gunars Egle (Senior) | URS | 2:27.90 | SB | +13.900 |
| 53 | Anatolij Boginskij (n/a) | URS | 2:28.30 | PB | +14.300 |
| 54 | Feliks Lejtis (n/a) | URS | 2:28.80 | PB | +14.800 |
| 55 | Jonas Dajlide (A2) | URS | 2:28.90 | | +14.900 |
| 56 | Igor Nazarov (Senior) | URS | 2:29.20 | | +15.200 |
| 57 | Ravil Mukhamedsjanov (n/a) | URS | 2:29.40 | PB | +15.400 |
| 58 | Elmars Pane (Senior) | URS | 2:30.80 | PB | +16.800 |
| 59 | Vladimir Voronin (n/a) | URS | 2:30.90 | PB | +16.900 |
| 60 | Valerij Pavlovskij (n/a) | URS | 2:31.00 | SB | +17.000 |
| 61 | Ugis Eglite (Neo) | URS | 2:31.10 | PB | +17.100 |
| 62 | Endel Vaha (Senior) | URS | 2:32.30 | | +18.300 |
| 63 | Algis Minalga (Senior) | URS | 2:32.90 | PB | +18.900 |
| 64 | Ljudas Baradas (Neo) | URS | 2:33.30 | SB | +19.300 |
| Gennadij Grigorjev (n/a) | URS | 2:33.30 | SB | +19.300 |
| 66 | Valentin Zemin (Senior) | URS | 2:33.60 | PB | +19.600 |
| 67 | Ansor Dsjavakhisjvili (n/a) | URS | 2:42.10 | NRJ, NR | +28.100 |
| 68 | Tito Beliasjvili (n/a) | URS | 2:42.30 | PB | +28.300 |
| 69 | Jura Kazarian (Senior) | URS | 2:44.40 | | +30.400 |
| 70 | Anatolij Startsev (B2) | URS | 2:45.00 | PB | +31.000 |
| Dsjemal Tsjatsjibaja (n/a) | URS | 2:45.00 | PB | +31.000 |
| 72 | Guram Arosjidse (n/a) | URS | 2:46.10 | PB | +32.100 |
| 73 | Levon Tsaturian (Senior) | URS | 2:51.70 | PB | +37.700 |
| 74 | Genrich Pagosian (Senior) | URS | 2:59.60 | PB | +45.600 |