| Event: | 1978 World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Men |
| Venue: | Ruddalens IP, Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Dates: | 25–26 February |
| Goldm: | Eric Heiden |
| Goldmnation: | USA |
| Silverm: | Jan Egil Storholt |
| Silvermnation: | NOR |
| Bronzem: | Sergey Marchuk |
| Bronzemnation: | USSR |
| Competitors: | 32 skaters |
| Nations: | 15 |
| Prev: | 1977 Men ← 1977 Women |
| Next: | Men 1979 → Women 1979 |
The World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Men took place on 25 and 26 February 1978 in Gothenburg at the Ruddalens IP ice rink.
| Rank | Skater | Country | Points Samalog | 500m | 5000m | 1500m | 10,000m | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Heiden | 169.016 | 39.01 | 7:20.80 | 2:00.22 | 15:17.06 (5) | |||
| Jan Egil Storholt | 170.346 | 39.79 (2) | 7:24.57 (4) | 2:01.93 (2) | 15:09.13 (2) | |||
| Sergey Marchuk | 171.144 | 40.42 (5) | 7:21.46 (2) | 2:02.79 (4) | 15:12.96 (3) | |||
| 4 | Kay Arne Stenshjemmet | 171.458 | 39.88 (4) | 7:26.10 (5) | 2:02.63 (3) | 15:21.85 (9) | ||
| 5 | Vladimir Lobanov | 172.911 | 39.81 (3) | 7:32.05 (13) | 2:03.14 (5) | 15:37.00 (16) | ||
| 6 | Viktor Lyoskin | 172.967 | 41.17 (15) | 7:26.29 (6) | 2:04.43 (8) | 15:13.84* (4) | ||
| 7 | Sten Stensen | 173.239 | 40.95 (9) | 7:29.68 (8) | 2:05.98 (13) | 15:06.57 | ||
| 8 | Amund Martin Sjøbrend | 173.301 | 40.42 (5) | 7:29.76 (9) | 2:03.90 (6) | 15:32.10 (14) | ||
| 9 | Hilbert van der Duim | 173.342 | 40.64 (7) | 7:27.43 (7) | 2:06.22 (14) | 15:17.73 (6) | ||
| 10 | Piet Kleine | 173.802 | 41.61 (22) | 7:24.07 (3) | 2:05.49 (11) | 15:19.11 (7) | ||
| 11 | Vitali Zazerski | 173.932 | 40.81 (8) | 7:31.87 (11) | 2:04.37 (7) | 15:29.59 (11) | ||
| 12 | Mike Woods | 174.050 | 40.97 (10) | 7:33.93 (15) | 2:04.95 (9) | 15:20.74 (8) | ||
| 13 | Jan Junell | 175.329 | 41.11 (12) | 7:32.00 (12) | 2:06.57 (15) | 15:36.58 (15) | ||
| 14 | Andreas Ehrig | 175.843 | 41.50 (21) | 7:31.18 (10) | 2:07.95 (20) | 15:31.51 (13) | ||
| 15 | Colin Coates | 176.891 | 41.90 (24) | 7:33.64 (14) | 2:09.18 (25) | 15:31.35 (12) | ||
| 16 | Klaas Vriend | 199.340 | 1:04.43* (32) | 7:34.88 (16) | 2:09.02 (23) | 15:28.33 (10) | ||
| NC17 | Masahiko Yamamoto | 129.499 | 41.13 (13) | 7:43.89 (22) | 2:05.94 (12) | – | ||
| NC18 | Jürgen Warnicke | 129.522 | 41.09 (11) | 7:40.69 (17) | 2:07.09 (18) | – | ||
| NC19 | Herbert Schwarz | 130.184 | 41.26 (16) | 7:45.94 (23) | 2:06.99 (16) | – | ||
| NC20 | Tomas Gustafson | 130.361 | 41.13 (13) | 7:42.21 (20) | 2:09.03 (24) | – | ||
| NC21 | Joop Pasman | 130.386 | 41.43 (19) | 7:46.00 (24) | 2:07.07 (17) | – | ||
| NC22 | Andrew Barron | 130.812 | 41.87 (23) | 7:41.16 (19) | 2:08.48 (22) | – | ||
| NC23 | Günter Schumacher | 131.008 | 42.98 (28) | 7:43.62 (21) | 2:05.00 (10) | – | ||
| NC24 | Jouko Salakka | 131.281 | 41.30 (18) | 7:48.95 (25) | 2:09.26 (26) | – | ||
| NC25 | Masayuki Kawahara | 131.303 | 41.29 (17) | 7:54.93 (26) | 2:07.56 (19) | – | ||
| NC26 | Floriano Martello | 132.452 | 42.09 (25) | 7:56.06 (28) | 2:08.27 (21) | – | ||
| NC27 | Jarmo Alppi | 132.725 | 42.74 (27) | 7:40.79 (18) | 2:11.72 (28) | – | ||
| NC28 | Craig Webster | 132.746 | 41.48 (20) | 8:00.23 (29) | 2:09.73 (27) | – | ||
| NC29 | Olivier Belle | 134.968 | 42.32 (26) | 8:05.98 (30) | 2:12.15 (29) | – | ||
| NC30 | Geoff Sandys | 136.498 | 43.92 (30) | 7:57.78 (28) | 2:14.40 (31) | – | ||
| NC31 | Guo Chengjiang | 136.962 | 43.05 (29) | 8:13.92 (31) | 2:13.56 (30) | – | ||
| NC32 | Antonio Gómez Fernández | 175.485 | 1:02.48* (31) | 9:50.92 (32) | 2:41.74 (32) | – |
* = Fell
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