| 1 | Michail Shtshennikov | URS | |
18:27,10 | WR |
| 2 | Roman Mrazek | TCH | |
18:28,90 | |
| 3 | Franz Kostyukevich | URS | |
18:34,07 | |
| 4 | Sandor Urbanik | HUN | 18:34,77 | ||
| 5 | Giovanni de Benedictis | ITA | 18:40,87 | ||
| 6 | Pavol Blazek | TCH | 18:41,34 | ||
| 7 | Simon Baker | AUS | 19:24,12 | ||
| 8 | Andrew Jachno | AUS | 19:25,24 | ||
| 9 | Jimmy McDonald | IRL | 19:25,98 | ||
| 10 | Alberto Cruz | MEX | 20:18,99 | ||
| 11 | Ignacio Zamudio | MEX | 21:06,14 |