Qualifikationsweite 82,00 m
| 1 | Mick Hill | GBR | 83,54 | Q |
| 2 | Andreas Linden | GER | 80,16 | q |
| 3 | Raymond Hecht | GER | 79,82 | q |
| 4 | Harri Hakkarainen | FIN | 79,66 | q |
| 5 | Vladimir Sasimovich | BLR | 78,94 | |
| 6 | Vladimir Ovchinnikov | RUS | 78,28 | |
| 7 | Patrik Bodén | SWE | 77,62 | |
| 8 | Andrew Currey | AUS | 76,84 | |
| 9 | Tom Pukstys | USA | 76,12 | |
| 10 | Gavin Lovegrove | NZL | 74,98 | |
| 11 | Kenneth Petersen | DEN | 74,22 | |
| 12 | Phillip Spies | RSA | 74,06 | |
| 13 | Ivan Mustapic | CRO | 73,12 | |
| 14 | Edgar Baumann | PAR | 72,90 | |
| 15 | Viktor Zaitsev | UZB | 71,08 | |
| 16 | Aleksandr Fingert | ISR | 70,94 | |
| 17 | Kazuhiro Mizoguchi | JPN | 68,66 | |
| 18 | Frans Mahuse | INA | 68,18 | |
| 19 | Fernando Palomo | ESA | 62,90 |
| Athlet | 1. | 2. | 3. |
| Mick Hill | x | 83,54 | - |
| Andreas Linden | 66,30 | 80,16 | x |
| Raymond Hecht | 79,82 | x | 78,32 |
| Harri Hakkarainen | 79,66 | 78,70 | 79,04 |
| Vladimir Sasimovich | 78,40 | 78,94 | 76,54 |
| Vladimir Ovchinnikov | 77,48 | 78,28 | x |
| Patrik Bodén | 75,10 | x | 77,62 |
| Andrew Currey | 76,84 | 72,50 | 74,50 |
| Tom Pukstys | 75,08 | 76,12 | 75,06 |
| Gavin Lovegrove | 74,98 | x | x |
| Kenneth Petersen | x | 69,32 | 74,22 |
| Phillip Spies | x | x | 74,06 |
| Ivan Mustapic | x | 73,12 | 71,34 |
| Edgar Baumann | 72,90 | 71,40 | 70,78 |
| Viktor Zaitsev | x | x | 71,08 |
| Aleksandr Fingert | 68,30 | 66,46 | 70,94 |
| Kazuhiro Mizoguchi | x | 68,66 | x |
| Frans Mahuse | 62,62 | 68,18 | x |
| Fernando Palomo | x | 62,90 | x |
| 1 | Jan Zelezny | CZE | 90,12 | Q |
| 2 | Boris Henry | GER | 87,60 | Q |
| 3 | Andrey Moruyev | RUS | 85,60 | Q |
| 4 | Steve Backley | GBR | 83,20 | Q |
| 5 | Seppo Räty | FIN | 82,42 | Q |
| 6 | Yuriy Rybin | RUS | 82,14 | Q |
| 7 | Aki Parviainen | FIN | 80,98 | q |
| 8 | Dag Wennlund | SWE | 79,00 | q |
| 9 | Emeterio González | CUB | 76,54 | |
| 10 | Gregor Högler | AUT | 76,40 | |
| 11 | Terry McHugh | IRL | 74,58 | |
| 12 | Sigurdur Einarsson | ISL | 74,10 | |
| 13 | Vladimir Parfyonov | UZB | 73,64 | |
| 14 | Fikret Özsoy | TUR | 73,50 | |
| 15 | Ed Kaminski | USA | 71,92 | |
| 16 | Kim Ki-Hun | KOR | 70,20 | |
| 17 | Juan Gerardo de la Garza | MEX | 70,20 | |
| Donald-Aik Sild | EST | NM |
| Athlet | 1. | 2. | 3. |
| Jan Zelezny | 78,98 | 90,12 | - |
| Boris Henry | 87,60 | - | - |
| Andrey Moruyev | 85,60 | - | - |
| Steve Backley | 83,20 | - | - |
| Seppo Räty | 79,82 | 82,42 | - |
| Yuriy Rybin | x | x | 82,14 |
| Aki Parviainen | 72,74 | 80,98 | - |
| Dag Wennlund | 74,02 | 77,42 | 79,00 |
| Emeterio González | x | x | 76,54 |
| Gregor Högler | 76,12 | 76,08 | 76,40 |
| Terry McHugh | 74,58 | 73,90 | 71,64 |
| Sigurdur Einarsson | 74,10 | 73,74 | 71,18 |
| Vladimir Parfyonov | x | 67,22 | 73,64 |
| Fikret Özsoy | 73,50 | x | x |
| Ed Kaminski | x | 70,64 | 71,92 |
| Kim Ki-Hun | 67,46 | 70,20 | 66,62 |
| Juan Gerardo de la Garza | x | x | 70,20 |
| Donald-Aik Sild | x | x | x |