| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trond Skramstad |
NOR
|
4:18.18 | |
| 2 | Robert de Wit |
NED
|
4:18.92 | |
| 3 | Aleksandr Nevskiy |
URS
|
4:19.90 | |
| 4 | Jürgen Hingsen |
FRG
|
4:21.59 | |
| 5 | Thráinn Hafsteinsson |
ISL
|
4:22.72 | |
| 6 | Dariusz Ludwig |
POL
|
4:26.05 | |
| 7 | Siegfried Wentz |
FRG
|
4:28.52 | |
| 8 | Uwe Freimuth |
GDR
|
4:28.61 | |
| 9 | Joško Vlašic |
YUG
|
4:29.25 | |
| 10 | Angel Diaz |
GUA
|
4:29.42 | |
| 11 | Daley Thompson |
GBR
|
4:29.72 | |
| 12 | Torsten Voss |
GDR
|
4:31.19 | |
| 13 | Steffen Grummt |
GDR
|
4:32.56 | |
| 14 | Guido Kratschmer |
FRG
|
4:36.43 | |
| 15 | Conny Silfver |
SWE
|
4:36.94 | |
| 16 | Stefan Niklaus |
SUI
|
4:49.35 | |
| 17 | Martin Machura |
TCH
|
4:56.76 | |
| 18 | Niulolo Pelesikoti |
TGA
|
5:08.32 | |
| Harri Sundell |
FIN
|
DNS |