| 1 | Andrey Prokofyev | URS | 7,72 | Q |
| 2 | Arto Bryggare | FIN | 7,82 | Q |
| 3 | Romuald Giegiel | POL | 7,93 | Q |
| 4 | Bela Bodo | HUN | 8,15 |
| 1 | Eduard Pereversev | URS | 7,75 | Q |
| 2 | Thomas Munkelt | GDR | 7,77 | Q |
| 3 | Javier Moracho | ESP | 7,83 | Q |
| 4 | Jan Pusty | POL | 7,91 | q |
| 5 | Winfried Kessel | FRG | 8,01 | q |
| 1 | Vyacheslav Kulebyakin | URS | 7,82 | Q |
| 2 | Borislav Pisic | YUG | 7,92 | Q |
| 3 | Plamen Krastev | BUL | 7,94 | Q |
| 4 | Reijo Byman | FIN | 8,01 | q |
| 5 | Herbert Kreiner | AUT | 8,33 |