| 1 | Imrich Bugár | TCH | |
67,72 |
| 2 | Luis Delís | CUB | |
67,36 |
| 3 | Gejza Valent | TCH | |
66,08 |
| 4 | Ari Huumonen | FIN | 65,44 | |
| 5 | Jürgen Schult | GDR | 64,92 | |
| 6 | Georgiy Kolnootchenko | URS | 64,74 | |
| 7 | Juan Martínez | CUB | 64,26 | |
| 8 | Art Burns | USA | 63,22 | |
| 9 | Knut Hjeltnes | NOR | 62,26 | |
| 10 | Mac Wilkins | USA | 61,46 | |
| 11 | Igor Duginyets | URS | 60,44 | |
| 12 | Bradley Cooper | BAH | 58,70 |
| Athlet | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. |
| Imrich Bugár | 67,48 | 67,72 | 61,76 | 67,14 | 66,94 | 65,58 |
| Luis Delís | x | 66,30 | 64,88 | x | 67,36 | 66,48 |
| Gejza Valent | 60,16 | x | 63,42 | 66,08 | 64,94 | 65,90 |
| Ari Huumonen | 63,66 | 65,44 | x | 64,18 | 64,62 | 63,14 |
| Jürgen Schult | 63,64 | 60,36 | x | x | 64,92 | 62,94 |
| Georgiy Kolnootchenko | 64,74 | x | x | x | x | x |
| Juan Martínez | 64,26 | 60,48 | 61,36 | 61,30 | x | 60,96 |
| Art Burns | 62,76 | 62,38 | 63,22 | x | x | x |
| Knut Hjeltnes | x | 62,26 | x | - | - | - |
| Mac Wilkins | 60,40 | 61,46 | 59,68 | - | - | - |
| Igor Duginyets | 59,76 | 60,44 | 56,50 | - | - | - |
| Bradley Cooper | x | x | 58,70 | - | - | - |