Qualifikationsweite 16,95 m
| 1 | Vasiliy Sokov | URS | 17,16 | Q |
| 2 | Yoelbi Quesada | CUB | 17,13 | Q |
| 3 | Kenny Harrison | USA | 17,08 | Q |
| 4 | Georges Sainte-Rose | FRA | 17,07 | Q |
| 5 | Brian Wellman | BER | 17,02 | Q |
| 6 | Oleg Denishchik | URS | 16,92 | q |
| 7 | Andrzej Grabarczyk | POL | 16,88 | q |
| 8 | John Herbert | GBR | 16,79 | |
| 9 | Khristo Markov | BUL | 16,67 | |
| 10 | Ján Cado | TCH | 16,58 | |
| 11 | Lotfi Khaida | ALG | 16,54 | |
| 12 | Sixin Zou | CHN | 16,35 | |
| 13 | Marios Hadjiandreou | CYP | 16,04 | |
| 14 | Santiago Moreno | ESP | 16,04 | |
| 15 | Paul Nioze | SEY | 15,72 | |
| 16 | Lucian Sfiea | ROM | 15,27 | |
| 17 | Francois Reteno | GAB | 14,43 | |
| Khalid Ahmed Mousa | SUD | DNS | ||
| Eugene Koranteng | GHA | NM |
| Athlet | 1. | 2. | 3. |
| Vasiliy Sokov | |||
| Yoelbi Quesada | |||
| Kenny Harrison | |||
| Georges Sainte-Rose | |||
| Brian Wellman | |||
| Oleg Denishchik | |||
| Andrzej Grabarczyk | |||
| John Herbert | |||
| Khristo Markov | |||
| Ján Cado | |||
| Lotfi Khaida | |||
| Sixin Zou | |||
| Marios Hadjiandreou | |||
| Santiago Moreno | |||
| Paul Nioze | |||
| Lucian Sfiea | |||
| Francois Reteno | |||
| Khalid Ahmed Mousa | |||
| Eugene Koranteng |
| 1 | Leonid Voloshin | URS | 17,29 | Q |
| 2 | Tord Henriksson | SWE | 17,07 | Q |
| 3 | Mike Conley | USA | 16,98 | Q |
| 4 | Norifumi Yamashita | JPN | 16,88 | q |
| 5 | Ralf Jaros | GER | 16,88 | q |
| 6 | Eugeniusz Bedeniczuk | POL | 16,76 | |
| 7 | Frank Rutherford | BAH | 16,74 | |
| 8 | Yanping Chen | CHN | 16,70 | |
| 9 | Edrick Floreal | CAN | 16,68 | |
| 10 | Serge Hélan | FRA | 16,51 | |
| 11 | Pierre Camara | FRA | 16,49 | |
| 12 | Don Parish | USA | 16,45 | |
| 13 | Galin Georgiev | BUL | 16,18 | |
| 14 | Anisio Sousa Silva | BRA | 16,18 | |
| 15 | Rogel Nachum | ISR | 15,90 | |
| 16 | Toussaint Rabenala | MAD | 15,82 | |
| 17 | Benjamin Koech | KEN | 15,74 | |
| 18 | Jerome Romain | DMN | 15,49 | |
| 19 | Lindford Castillo | BIZ | 13,93 |
| Athlet | 1. | 2. | 3. |
| Leonid Voloshin | |||
| Tord Henriksson | |||
| Mike Conley | |||
| Norifumi Yamashita | |||
| Ralf Jaros | |||
| Eugeniusz Bedeniczuk | |||
| Frank Rutherford | |||
| Yanping Chen | |||
| Edrick Floreal | |||
| Serge Hélan | |||
| Pierre Camara | |||
| Don Parish | |||
| Galin Georgiev | |||
| Anisio Sousa Silva | |||
| Rogel Nachum | |||
| Toussaint Rabenala | |||
| Benjamin Koech | |||
| Jerome Romain | |||
| Lindford Castillo |