Complete results, medallists, and the results of British athletes were published.
| width=10% | Rank | width=30% | Team | width=10% | Points |
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| align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 2 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 7 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 13 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 14 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 15 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 30 | | align=left style="border:0" | (Hana Girma) | align=right style="border:0" | (32) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Tolossa Kotu) | align=right style="border:0" | (75) | |
| 81 |
| align=left |
| align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 1 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 8 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 17 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 18 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 19 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 51 | | align=left style="border:0" | (Daniel Dillon) | align=right style="border:0" | (63) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Mike McGuire) | align=right style="border:0" | (80) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Mark Muggleton) | align=right style="border:0" | (103) | |
| 114 |
| align=left | 
| align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 22 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 24 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 25 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 36 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 56 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 57 | | align=left style="border:0" | (Joseph Kiptum) | align=right style="border:0" | (68) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Adriano Musonye) | align=right style="border:0" | (147) | | align=left style="border:0" | (John Rotich) | align=right style="border:0" | (200) | |
| 220 |
| 4 | align=left | 
| align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 5 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 27 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 29 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 42 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 74 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 77 | | align=left style="border:0" | (Santiago de la Parte) | align=right style="border:0" | (92) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Francisco Sánchez) | align=right style="border:0" | (124) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Juan Torres) | align=right style="border:0" | (167) | |
| 254 |
| 5 | align=left |
| align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 6 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 23 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 34 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 49 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 62 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 81 | | align=left style="border:0" | (Garry Bentley) | align=right style="border:0" | (100) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Robert Neylon) | align=right style="border:0" | (171) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Timothy O'Shaughnessy) | align=right style="border:0" | (187) | |
| 255 |
| 6 | align=left |
| align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 4 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 33 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 38 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 70 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 76 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 91 | | align=left style="border:0" | (Kevin Forster) | align=right style="border:0" | (132) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Bob Treadwell) | align=right style="border:0" | (165) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Mike McLeod) | align=right style="border:0" | (208) | |
| 312 |
| 7 | align=left |
| align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 12 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 21 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 37 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 45 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 105 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 130 | | align=left style="border:0" | (Mahmoud Hazzazi) | align=right style="border:0" | (155) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Ali Ouchene) | align=right style="border:0" | (162) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Abdellah Messadia) | align=right style="border:0" | (184) | |
| 350 |
| 8 | align=left | 
| align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 9 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 20 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 43 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 64 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 106 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 135 | | align=left style="border:0" | (Jef Gees) | align=right style="border:0" | (139) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Willy van Huylenbroeck) | align=right style="border:0" | (148) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Peter Daenens) | align=right style="border:0" | (152) | |
| 377 |
| 9 | align=left |
| align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 10 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 50 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 61 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 84 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 85 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 112 | | align=left style="border:0" | (Jacques Boxberger) | align=right style="border:0" | (146) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Thierry Watrice) | align=right style="border:0" | (177) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Francis Gonzalez) | align=right style="border:0" | (DNF) | |
| 402 |
| 10 | align=left |
| align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 39 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 52 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 71 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 78 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 88 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 123 | | align=left style="border:0" | (Vladimir Kotov) | align=right style="border:0" | (178) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Valeriy Kryulin) | align=right style="border:0" | (207) | |
| 451 |
| 11 | align=left |
| align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 28 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 44 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 67 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 90 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 108 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 138 | | align=left style="border:0" | (Andreas Weniger) | align=right style="border:0" | (159) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Gerhard Krippner) | align=right style="border:0" | (193) | |
| 475 |
| 12 | align=left | 
| align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 11 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 41 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 58 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 116 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 125 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 136 | | align=left style="border:0" | (Alan Thurlow) | align=right style="border:0" | (151) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Donald Greig) | align=right style="border:0" | (180) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Peter Renner) | align=right style="border:0" | (DNF) | |
| 487 |
| 13 | align=left |
| align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 40 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 47 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 73 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 79 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 140 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 142 | | align=left style="border:0" | (Rob Lonergan) | align=right style="border:0" | (158) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Denis Stark) | align=right style="border:0" | (161) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Dave Edge) | align=right style="border:0" | (182) | |
| 521 |
| 14 | align=left |
| align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 3 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 66 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 86 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 95 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 128 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 160 | | align=left style="border:0" | (Antonio Atabao) | align=right style="border:0" | (209) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Carlos Lopes) | align=right style="border:0" | (DNF) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Fernando Miguel) | align=right style="border:0" | (DNF) | |
| 538 |
| 15 | align=left |
| align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 26 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 48 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 54 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 122 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 134 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 192 | | align=left style="border:0" | (Graham Williamson) | align=right style="border:0" | (DNF) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Jim Brown) | align=right style="border:0" | (DNF) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Fraser Clyne) | align=right style="border:0" | (DNF) | |
| 576 |
| 16 | align=left |
| align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 35 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 87 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 89 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 113 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 127 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 129 | | align=left style="border:0" | (Spiridon Nakos) | align=right style="border:0" | (153) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Nikólaos Argyuropoulos) | align=right style="border:0" | (190) | |
| 580 |
| 17 | align=left |
| align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 69 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 94 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 99 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 109 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 119 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 133 | | align=left style="border:0" | (Mario Gelli) | align=right style="border:0" | (150) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Piero Selvaggio) | align=right style="border:0" | (203) | |
| 623 |
| 18 | align=left |
| align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 65 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 72 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 93 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 117 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 137 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 141 | | align=left style="border:0" | (Peter Rusman) | align=right style="border:0" | (181) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Henk Mentink) | align=right style="border:0" | (195) | |
| 625 |
| 19 | align=left |
| align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 31 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 59 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 121 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 126 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 131 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 163 | | align=left style="border:0" | (Tony Simmons) | align=right style="border:0" | (172) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Tony Blakewell) | align=right style="border:0" | (174) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Michael Lane) | align=right style="border:0" | (186) | |
| 631 |
| 20 | align=left | 
| align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 60 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 82 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 101 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 104 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 118 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 168 | | align=left style="border:0" | (John O'Toole) | align=right style="border:0" | (179) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Danny McDaid) | align=right style="border:0" | (188) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Gerard Kiernan) | align=right style="border:0" | (199) | |
| 633 |
| 21 | align=left | 
| align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 83 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 96 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 98 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 107 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 114 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 202 | | align=left style="border:0" | (Bronisław Malinowski) | align=right style="border:0" | (DNF) | |
| 700 |
| 22 | align=left | 
| align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 16 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 97 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 110 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 149 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 170 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 191 | | align=left style="border:0" | (Kimmo Mattila) | align=right style="border:0" | (197) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Heino Lipsanen) | align=right style="border:0" | (211) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Kaarlo Maaninka) | align=right style="border:0" | (DNF) | |
| 733 |
| 23 | align=left | 
| align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 55 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 115 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 145 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 154 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 157 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 164 | | align=left style="border:0" | (Féthi Baccouche) | align=right style="border:0" | (189) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Mansour Guettaya) | align=right style="border:0" | (196) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Amara Chiha) | align=right style="border:0" | (204) | |
| 790 |
| 24 | align=left |
| align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 120 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 166 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 169 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 173 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 201 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 205 | |
| 1034 |
| 25 | align=left |
| align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 156 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 176 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 183 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 185 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 194 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 206 | |
| 1100 |
| 26 | align=left |
| align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 111 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 212 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 214 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 215 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 216 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 218 | | align=left style="border:0" | (Juvenal Minguito) | align=right style="border:0" | (220) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Manuel Pascoal) | align=right style="border:0" | (225) | |
| 1186 |
| 27 | align=left |
| align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 213 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 217 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 219 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 221 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 222 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 223 | | align=left style="border:0" | (Shetoui Aouadh Al-Bishi) | align=right style="border:0" | (226) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Ahmed Al-Thubiani) | align=right style="border:0" | (227) | |
| 1315 | |
An unofficial count yields the participation of 238 athletes from 35 countries in the Senior men's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.
