| 1 | Aleksandr.52 Safronov  (Neo) | URS | 40.17 | (5) |  | 1:20.95 | (1) | TR | 41.05 | (8) |  | 1:22.24 | (1) |  | 162.815 |  | - | 
| 2 | Jevgenij Kulikov  (Senior) | URS | 39.80 | (2) |  | 1:22.63 | (7) |  | 39.84 | (1) |  | 1:23.96 | (11) |  | 162.935 |  | +0.120 | 
| 3 | Valerij Muratov  (Senior) | URS | 40.33 | (8) |  | 1:21.72 | (2) |  | 40.79 | (5) |  | 1:23.73 | (6) |  | 163.845 |  | +1.030 | 
| 4 | Jørn Didriksen  (Neo) | NOR | 40.23 | (6) |  | 1:22.19 | (4) |  | 40.86 | (6) |  | 1:23.85 | (8) |  | 164.110 |  | +1.295 | 
| 5 | Johan Granath  (Senior) | SWE | 40.05 | (3) |  | 1:22.50 | (6) |  | 41.19 | (12) |  | 1:23.58 | (4) |  | 164.280 |  | +1.465 | 
| 6 | Masaki Suzuki  (M30) | JPN | 40.08 | (4) |  | 1:23.29 | (12) |  | 39.89 | (2) |  | 1:25.38 | (21) |  | 164.305 | SB | +1.490 | 
| 7 | Eppie Bleeker  (Senior) | NED | 40.56 | (9) |  | 1:21.84 | (3) |  | 41.27 | (13) |  | 1:23.22 | (2) |  | 164.360 |  | +1.545 | 
| 8 | Oloph Granath  (Neo) | SWE | 41.17 | (18) |  | 1:22.75 | (8) |  | 41.17 | (11) |  | 1:23.64 | (5) |  | 165.535 |  | +2.720 | 
| 9 | Daniel Immerfall  (A2) | USA | 40.56 | (9) |  | 1:23.72 | (13) |  | 41.08 | (9) | TRJ | 1:24.65 | (13) |  | 165.825 | TRJ | +3.010 | 
| 10 | Jan Bazen  (Senior) | NED | 40.77 | (13) |  | 1:23.14 | (10) |  | 41.03 | (7) |  | 1:24.93 | (17) |  | 165.835 |  | +3.020 | 
| 11 | Klaus Knauer  (Senior) | GDR | 40.23 | (6) |  | 1:23.95 | (18) |  | 41.12 | (10) |  | 1:25.24 | (19) |  | 165.945 |  | +3.130 | 
| 12 | Per Bjørang  (Senior) | NOR | 40.71 | (12) |  | 1:24.20 | (21) |  | 40.75 | (4) |  | 1:24.80 | (15) |  | 165.960 |  | +3.145 | 
| 13 | Norio Hiraide  (Senior) | JPN | 40.60 | (11) |  | 1:23.72 | (13) |  | 41.43 | (14) |  | 1:26.06 | (22) |  | 166.920 |  | +4.105 | 
| 14 | Harm Kuipers  (Senior) | NED | 41.76 | (22) |  | 1:23.05 | (9) |  | 42.14 | (23) |  | 1:23.74 | (7) |  | 167.295 | PB | +4.480 | 
| 15 | Weichang Zhao  (Senior) | CHN | 41.65 | (21) |  | 1:23.23 | (11) | SB | 42.18 | (25) |  | 1:23.91 | (9) |  | 167.400 | NR | +4.585 | 
| 16 | Johnny Olof  (Neo) | NED | 41.33 | (20) |  | 1:23.76 | (16) |  | 41.85 | (18) |  | 1:25.05 | (18) |  | 167.585 |  | +4.770 | 
| 17 | Ole Christian Iversen  (Senior) | NOR | 41.06 | (16) |  | 1:24.25 | (22) |  | 41.97 | (21) |  | 1:24.91 | (16) |  | 167.610 |  | +4.795 | 
| 18 | Mats Wallberg  (Senior) | SWE | 40.96 | (14) |  | 1:23.80 | (17) |  | 41.72 | (16) |  | 1:26.33 | (24) |  | 167.745 |  | +4.930 | 
| 19 | Horst Freese  (M30) | FRG | 40.98 | (15) |  | 1:24.73 | (26) |  | 41.43 | (14) |  | 1:26.26 | (23) |  | 167.905 |  | +5.090 | 
| 20 | Peter Mueller  (Neo) | USA | 42.38 | (27) |  | 1:24.96 | (27) |  | 40.67 | (3) |  | 1:24.79 | (14) |  | 167.925 |  | +5.110 | 
| 21 | Hans Lichtenstern  (Senior) | FRG | 41.13 | (17) |  | 1:24.37 | (24) |  | 42.14 | (23) |  | 1:26.43 | (25) |  | 168.670 |  | +5.855 | 
| 22 | Masayuki Kawahara  (A2) | JPN | 42.42 | (28) |  | 1:24.13 | (19) | TRJ | 42.72 | (30) |  | 1:23.95 | (10) |  | 169.180 | SB | +6.365 | 
| 23 | Jan Trzebunia  (Senior) | POL | 41.21 | (19) |  | 1:26.95 | (31) |  | 42.23 | (26) |  | 1:25.28 | (20) |  | 169.555 |  | +6.740 | 
| 24 | Archibald Marshall  (Neo) | GBR | 41.82 | (24) |  | 1:24.26 | (23) |  | 42.46 | (28) |  | 1:26.87 | (28) |  | 169.845 |  | +7.030 | 
| 25 | Olavi Hjellman  (Senior) | FIN | 41.91 | (25) |  | 1:26.01 | (29) |  | 42.26 | (27) |  | 1:28.17 | (31) |  | 171.260 |  | +8.445 | 
| 26 | Peter Lake  (Senior) | GBR | 43.04 | (31) |  | 1:25.70 | (28) |  | 42.76 | (31) |  | 1:27.12 | (29) |  | 172.210 |  | +9.395 | 
| 27 | Jan Jóźwik  (Neo) | POL | 42.80 | (29) |  | 1:27.28 | (32) |  | 41.82 | (17) |  | 1:28.01 | (30) |  | 172.265 |  | +9.450 | 
| 28 | Thomas Overend  (Neo) | CAN | 42.26 | (26) |  | 1:26.45 | (30) |  | 42.47 | (29) |  | 1:28.97 | (33) |  | 172.440 |  | +9.625 | 
| 29 | Emmanuel Michon  (Neo) | FRA | 42.91 | (30) |  | 1:27.89 | (33) |  | 42.97 | (32) |  | 1:28.94 | (32) |  | 174.295 |  | +11.480 | 
| 30 | Colin V. Coates  (Senior) | AUS | 41.76 | (22) |  | 1:24.18 | (20) |  | 48.68 | (33) |  | 1:26.64 | (27) |  | 175.850 |  | +13.035 | 
| 31 | Dan Carroll  (Senior) | USA | 51.91 | (33) |  | 1:22.26 | (5) | SB | 41.95 | (20) |  | 1:23.40 | (3) |  | 176.690 | SB | +13.875 | 
| 32 | John Cassidy  (Neo) | CAN | 50.09 | (32) |  | 1:24.47 | (25) |  | 42.03 | (22) |  | 1:26.55 | (26) |  | 177.630 |  | +14.815 | 
| 34 | Vladimir Kastsjej  (Senior) | URS | 39.26 | (1) | TR | 1:50.00 | (34) |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 94.260 |  | - | 
|  | Harald Oehme  (Neo) | GDR | DQ |  |  | 1:23.75 | (15) |  | 41.85 | (18) |  | 1:24.21 | (12) |  | - |  | - |