| 1 | Markus Ryffel | SUI | |
7:49,5 |
| 2 | Emiel Puttemans | BEL | |
7:49,9 |
| 3 | Jörg Peter | GDR | |
7:50,1 |
| 4 | Dan Glans | SWE | 7:51,2 | |
| 5 | Klaas Lok | NED | 7:51,4 | |
| 6 | Karl Fleschen | FRG | 7:53,9 | |
| 7 | Paul Thijs | BEL | 7:55,7 | |
| 8 | Venanzio Ortis | ITA | 7:55,8 | |
| 9 | Josef Ziubrak | POL | 7.56,2 | |
| 10 | Dietmar Millonig | AUT | 7:57,5 | |
| 11 | Cristian Sanjurno | ESP | 7:58,1 | |
| 12 | Patriz Ilg | FRG | 7:58,8 | |
| 13 | Ari Paunonen | FIN | 8:07,3 | |
| 14 | Ingo Sensburg | FRG | 8:12,5 |