Qualifikationsweite 75,50 m
| 1 | Andrey Abduvaliyev | URS | 80,36 | Q |
| 2 | Igor Astapkovich | URS | 79,06 | Q |
| 3 | Tibor Gécsek | HUN | 75,68 | Q |
| 4 | Raphael Piolanti | FRA | 74,92 | q |
| 5 | Sean Carlin | AUS | 74,90 | q |
| 6 | Claus Dethloff | GER | 73,54 | q |
| 7 | Lance Deal | USA | 72,90 | |
| 8 | Ivan Tanev | BUL | 72,52 | |
| 9 | Enrico Sgrulletti | ITA | 72,40 | |
| 10 | Paul Head | GBR | 68,52 | |
| 11 | Kjell Bystedt | SWE | 67,20 | |
| 12 | Guillermo Guzmán | MEX | 66,80 | |
| 13 | Andrés Charadia | ARG | 66,52 |
| Athlet | 1. | 2. | 3. |
| Andrey Abduvaliyev | |||
| Igor Astapkovich | |||
| Tibor Gécsek | |||
| Raphael Piolanti | |||
| Sean Carlin | |||
| Claus Dethloff | |||
| Lance Deal | |||
| Ivan Tanev | |||
| Enrico Sgrulletti | |||
| Paul Head | |||
| Kjell Bystedt | |||
| Guillermo Guzmán | |||
| Andrés Charadia |
| 1 | Yuriy Sedykh | URS | 77,96 | Q |
| 2 | Plamen Minev | BUL | 75,08 | q |
| 3 | Walter Ciofani | FRA | 74,74 | q |
| 4 | Heinz Weis | GER | 74,40 | q |
| 5 | Ken Flax | USA | 73,26 | q |
| 6 | Zhong Bi | CHN | 73,24 | q |
| 7 | Johann Lindner | AUT | 72,90 | |
| 8 | Imre Szitás | HUN | 71,92 | |
| 9 | Savas Saritzoglou | GRE | 70,60 | |
| 10 | Jud Logan | USA | 70,04 | |
| 11 | Angus Cooper | NZL | 68,48 | |
| 12 | Ajet Toska | ALB | 67,26 | |
| 13 | Cherif El Hennawi | EGY | 57,26 | |
| 14 | Tuck Yim Wong | SIN | 46,04 |
| Athlet | 1. | 2. | 3. |
| Yuriy Sedykh | |||
| Plamen Minev | |||
| Walter Ciofani | |||
| Heinz Weis | |||
| Ken Flax | |||
| Zhong Bi | |||
| Johann Lindner | |||
| Imre Szitás | |||
| Savas Saritzoglou | |||
| Jud Logan | |||
| Angus Cooper | |||
| Ajet Toska | |||
| Cherif El Hennawi | |||
| Tuck Yim Wong |