| Final | Dist. | R | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. | age |  | 1. Ludvik Danek |  TCH | 64.40m | 6 | 58.12 | 60.38 | 62.38 | 62.54 | 61.70 | 64.40 | 35 |  | 2. Jay Silvester |  USA | 63.50m | 3 | 62.12 | XX | 63.50 | XX | XX | 62.86 | 34 |  | 3. Rickard Bruch |  SWE | 63.40m | 5 | 59.12 | XX | 61.52 | 62.76 | 63.40 | 62.60 | 26 |  | 4. John Powell |  USA | 62.82m | 2 | 61.92 | 62.82 | 60.44 | XX | 61.38 | XX | 25 |  | 5. Geza Fejer |  HUN | 62.62m | 6 | 62.50 | 62.56 | XX | XX | 61.50 | 62.62 | 27 |  | 6. Detlef Thorith |  GDR | 62.42m | 2 | 61.74 | 62.42 | 61.06 | XX | 59.88 | XX | 29 |  | 7. Ferenc Togla |  HUN | 60.60m | 6 | 58.38 | 59.66 | 57.40 | XX | 58.16 | 60.60 | 25 |  | 8. Tim Vollmer |  USA | 60.24m | 2 | 59.26 | 60.24 | XX | XX | XX | 58.54 | 25 |  | 9. Pentti Kahma |  FIN | 59.66m | 3 | 57.20 | 58.92 | 59.66 | XX | 58.92 | XX | 28 |  | 10.Silvano Simeon |  ITA | 59.34m | 2 | 58.80 | 59.34 | 58.36 |   | 26 |  | 11.Jorma Rinne |  FIN | 59.22m | 3 | 57.30 | 56.88 | 59.22 |   | 36 |  | 12.Janos Muranyi |  HUN | 57.92m | 1 | 57.92 | 57.16 | XX |   | 28 |  | 13.Namakoro Niare |  MLI | 56.48m | 1 | 56.48 | 55.10 | XX |   | 29 |  | 14.Les Mills |  NZL | 55.86m | 3 | XX | 54.48 | 55.86 |   | 37 |   
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| Group 1 | Dist. | 1. | 2. | 3. |  | 1. Pentti Kahma |  FIN | 61.24m | 58.50 | 61.24 |   |  | 2. Rickard Bruch |  SWE | 61.24m | 61.24 |   |  | 3. Jay Silvester |  USA | 61.20m | 58.98 | 61.20 |   |  | 4. Ferenc Togla |  HUN | 60.60m | 60.60 |   |  | 5. Tim Vollmer |  USA | 59.60m | 59.60 |   |  | 6. Namakoro Niare |  MLI | 59.38m | 59.38 |   |  | 7. Detlef Thorith |  GDR | 59.36m | 59.36 |   |  | 8. Les Mills |  NZL | 59.22m | 59.22 |   |  | 9. Zdravko Pecar |  YUG | 57.84m | XX | 57.84 | 53.52 |  | 10.Klaus Peter Hennig |  FRG | 58.64m | 55.32 | XX | 58.64 |  | 11.Hein-Direck Neu |  FRG | 58.10m | 56.36 | 58.10 | XX |  | 12.Ain Roost |  CAN | 56.58m | 56.58 | 55.48 | XX |  | 13.John Watts |  GBR | 53.86m | 53.48 | XX | 53.86 |  | 14.Kaj Andersen |  DEN | 53.52m | XX | 51.60 | 53.52 |  | 15.Said Farouk Tourkey |  KSA | 33.78m | XX | 33.78 | XX |  | 16.Armando de Vincentis |  ITA | XX | XX | XX |  | -. Stoyan Slavkov |  BUL |   |  | -. Noel Matouba |  CGO |   |   
| Group 2 | Dist. | 1. | 2. | 3. |  | 1. Ludvik Danek |  TCH | 64.32m | 64.32 |   |  | 2. Jorma Rinne |  FIN | 62.02m | 62.02 |   |  | 3. Geza Fejer |  HUN | 61.58m | 61.58 |   |  | 4. Janos Muranyi |  HUN | 60.34m | 54.42 | 60.34 |   |  | 5. Silvano Simeon |  ITA | 59.78m | 58.38 | 59.78 |   |  | 6. John Powell |  USA | 59.30m | 54.94 | 59.30 |   |  | 7. Dirk Wippermann |  FRG | 58.10m | 56.42 | 58.10 | 57.96 |  | 8. William Tancred |  GBR | 57.24m | XX | 55.86 | 57.24 |  | 9. Robin Tait |  NZL | 56.60m | 56.60 | 55.88 | -- |  | 10.Hartmut Losch |  GDR | 56.54m | 56.54 | XX | 56.28 |  | 11.Erlendyr Valdimarsson |  ISL | 55.38m | 55.38 | 55.16 | 53.26 |  | 12.Parveen Kumar |  IND | 52.58m | 52.58 | 53.12 | 51.58 |  | 13.Heimo Reinitzer |  AUT | 52.56m | XX | 52.32 | 52.56 |  | -. Julio Bequer |  CUB |   |  | -. Joussef Nagui Assad |  EGY |   |   
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