| 1 | Sergey Litvinov | URS | |
82,68 | |
| 2 | Yuriy Sedykh | URS | |
80,94 | |
| 3 | Zdzislaw Kwasny | POL | |
79,42 | NR |
| 4 | Igor Nikulin | URS | 79,34 | ||
| 5 | Gunther Rodehau | GDR | 77,08 | ||
| 6 | Klaus Ploghaus | FRG | 76,96 | ||
| 7 | Karl-Hans Riehm | FRG | 76,92 | ||
| 8 | Emanuil Dyulgerov | BUL | 76,64 | ||
| 9 | Juha Tiainen | FIN | 75,60 | ||
| 10 | Harri Huhtala | FIN | 75,46 | ||
| 11 | Christoph Sahner | FRG | 72,86 | ||
| 12 | Roland Steuk | GDR | 72,10 |
| Athlet | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. |
| Sergey Litvinov | 82,68 | 82,04 | 73,54 | 80,90 | 80,26 | 81,84 |
| Yuriy Sedykh | 79,22 | 79,76 | 80,64 | 80,94 | 78,96 | x |
| Zdzislaw Kwasny | 77,38 | 79,42 | 79,16 | 76,44 | 76,40 | x |
| Igor Nikulin | 77,86 | 78,46 | x | 78,96 | 79,34 | 77,74 |
| Gunther Rodehau | x | 76,04 | 74,80 | 77,08 | 75,36 | 76,12 |
| Klaus Ploghaus | 76,96 | 76,12 | 75,26 | x | 76,76 | 76,94 |
| Karl-Hans Riehm | 76,92 | x | 76,70 | 74,82 | 73,74 | x |
| Emanuil Dyulgerov | 76,22 | 74,58 | 76,64 | 76,12 | x | 75,38 |
| Juha Tiainen | 73,52 | 74,54 | 75,60 | - | - | - |
| Harri Huhtala | 74,52 | 75,46 | 73,96 | - | - | - |
| Christoph Sahner | 70,60 | 71,26 | 72,86 | - | - | - |
| Roland Steuk | 72,10 | x | x | - | - | - |