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" | 1 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 14 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 20 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 22 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 23 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 24 | | align=left style="border:0" | (Dejene Beyene) | align=right style="border:0" | (50) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Girma Berhanu) | align=right style="border:0" | (58) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Miruts Yifter) | align=right style="border:0" | (67) | |
| 104 |
| align=left | 
| align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 4 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 9 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 28 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 30 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 42 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 57 | | align=left style="border:0" | (Doug Brown) | align=right style="border:0" | (118) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Bill Donakowski) | align=right style="border:0" | (147) | | align=left style="border:0" | (John Idstrom) | align=right style="border:0" | (160) | |
| 170 |
| align=left | 
| align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 3 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 16 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 31 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 32 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 37 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 72 | | align=left style="border:0" | (Sisa Kirati) | align=right style="border:0" | (83) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Dominic Wambua) | align=right style="border:0" | (91) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Joseph Otieno) | align=right style="border:0" | (139) | |
| 191 |
| 4 | align=left | 
| align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 6 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 21 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 34 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 39 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 45 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 48 | | align=left style="border:0" | (Adam Hoyle) | align=right style="border:0" | (81) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Nick de Castella) | align=right style="border:0" | (109) | |
| 193 |
| 5 | align=left | 
| align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 5 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 15 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 35 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 36 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 44 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 71 | | align=left style="border:0" | (Julio Perez) | align=right style="border:0" | (86) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Santiago de la Parte) | align=right style="border:0" | (115) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Martín Fiz) | align=right style="border:0" | (135) | |
| 206 |
| 6 | align=left |
| align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 2 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 8 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 51 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 64 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 84 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 93 | | align=left style="border:0" | (José Sena) | align=right style="border:0" | (103) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Fernando Couto) | align=right style="border:0" | (157) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Fernando Mamede) | align=right style="border:0" | (DNF) | |
| 302 |
| 7 | align=left | 
| align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 10 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 26 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 61 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 65 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 69 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 75 | | align=left style="border:0" | (Ranieri Carenza) | align=right style="border:0" | (116) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Michele Cinà) | align=right style="border:0" | (150) | |
| 306 |
| 8 | align=left |
| align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 7 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 33 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 53 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 66 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 70 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 89 | | align=left style="border:0" | (Phil O'Brien) | align=right style="border:0" | (95) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Bob Treadwell) | align=right style="border:0" | (101) | |
| 318 |
| 9 | align=left |
| align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 18 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 41 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 49 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 52 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 74 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 88 | | align=left style="border:0" | (Reinhard Leibold) | align=right style="border:0" | (136) | |
| 322 |
| 10 | align=left | 
| align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 17 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 46 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 60 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 63 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 87 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 100 | | align=left style="border:0" | (Werner Mory) | align=right style="border:0" | (137) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Raymond van Paemel) | align=right style="border:0" | (197) | |
| 373 |
| 11 | align=left | 
| align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 13 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 56 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 76 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 77 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 80 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 90 | | align=left style="border:0" | (Paul Alle) | align=right style="border:0" | (114) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Jean-Louis Prianon) | align=right style="border:0" | (130) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Joël Lucas) | align=right style="border:0" | (171) | |
| 392 |
| 12 | align=left | 
| align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 29 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 43 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 62 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 96 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 102 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 110 | | align=left style="border:0" | (Robert Costelloe) | align=right style="border:0" | (129) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Noel Harvey) | align=right style="border:0" | (169) | | align=left style="border:0" | (John Treacy) | align=right style="border:0" | (DNF) | |
| 442 |
| 13 | align=left | 
| align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 25 | | 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" | 82 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 105 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 133 | | align=left style="border:0" | (Tommy Persson) | align=right style="border:0" | (149) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Hans Nilsson) | align=right style="border:0" | (167) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Dan Glans) | align=right style="border:0" | (DNF) | |
| 497 |
| 14 | align=left | 
| align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 27 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 47 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 54 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 126 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 128 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 132 | | align=left style="border:0" | (Donald Greig) | align=right style="border:0" | (143) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Shane Marshall) | align=right style="border:0" | (144) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Euan Robertson) | align=right style="border:0" | (155) | |
| 514 |
| 15 | align=left | 
| align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 55 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 68 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 94 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 98 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 121 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 186 | | align=left style="border:0" | (Philippe Lahuerte) | align=right style="border:0" | (192) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Christian Cote) | align=right style="border:0" | (195) | |
| 622 |
| 16 | align=left |
| align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 38 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 106 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 108 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 134 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 140 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 146 | | align=left style="border:0" | (Abderrahmane Morceli) | align=right style="border:0" | (179) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Brahim Boudina) | align=right style="border:0" | (203) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Abdelhadi Boudjenane) | align=right style="border:0" | (206) | |
| 672 |
| 17 | align=left |
| align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 19 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 119 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 125 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 145 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 156 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 162 | | align=left style="border:0" | (Paul Wheeler) | align=right style="border:0" | (172) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Ieuan Ellis) | align=right style="border:0" | (177) | | align=left style="border:0" | (John Theophilus) | align=right style="border:0" | (187) | |
| 726 |
| 18 | align=left |
| align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 11 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 97 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 122 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 159 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 180 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 182 | | align=left style="border:0" | (Lawrie Spence) | align=right style="border:0" | (193) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Evan Cameron) | align=right style="border:0" | (198) | | align=left style="border:0" | (George Braidwood) | align=right style="border:0" | (201) | |
| 751 |
| 19 | align=left | 
| align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 99 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 113 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 124 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 127 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 141 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 163 | |
| 767 |
| 20 | align=left |
| align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 92 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 107 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 117 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 148 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 164 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 168 | | align=left style="border:0" | (Tonni Luttikhold) | align=right style="border:0" | (173) | | align=left style="border:0" | (Robert de Brouwer) | align=right style="border:0" | (200) | |
| 796 |
| 21 | align=left | 
| align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 78 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 104 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 153 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 166 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 183 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 189 | |
| 873 |
| 22 | align=left |
| align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 112 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 123 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 138 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 161 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 185 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 199 | |
| 918 |
| 23 | align=left | 
| align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 111 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 152 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 174 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 178 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 184 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 190 | |
| 989 |
| 24 | align=left |
| align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 154 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 170 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 175 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 188 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 194 | | align=left style="border:0" | | align=right style="border:0" | 202 | | align=left style="border:0" | (Ernie Cunningham) | align=right style="border:0" | (205) | | align=left style="border:0" | (James Ross) | align=right style="border:0" | (207) | |
| 1083 | |
An unofficial count yields the participation of 213 athletes from 31 countries in the senior men's race, one athlete less than the official number published.
