| Final | Dist. | R | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. | age |  | 1. Klaus Wolfermann |  FRG | 90.48 | 5 | 86.68 | 85.14 | XX | 88.40 | 90.48 | 84.70 | 26 |  | 2. lanis Lusis |  URS | 90.46 | 6 | 88.88 | XX | 89.54 | XX | 81.66 | 90.46 | 33 |  | 3. William Schmidt |  USA | 84.42 | 2 | 75.96 | 84.42 | XX | 79.92 | 84.12 | XX | 24 |  | 4. Hannu Siitonen |  FIN | 84.32 | 1 | 84.32 | XX | XX | XX | XX | XX | 23 |  | 5. Bjorn Grimnes |  NOR | 83.08 | 3 | 71.86 | 82.38 | 83.08 | XX | XX | XX | 21 |  | 6. Jorma Kinnunen |  FIN | 82.08 | 2 | XX | 82.08 | 75.76 | XX | XX | 77.60 | 30 |  | 7. Miklos Nemeth |  HUN | 81.98 | 2 | 80.80 | 81.98 | 78.58 | 81.88 | XX | 81.40 | 25 |  | 8. Fredrick Luke |  USA | 80.06 | 3 | 66.64 | XX | 80.06 | 79.70 | 71.46 | XX | 25 |  | 9. Manfred Stolle |  GDR | 79.32 | 3 | XX | XX | 79.32 |   | 35 |  | 10. Milton Sonsky |  USA | 77.94 | 2 | 77.62 | 77.94 | 72.38 |   | 31  |  | 11. Lolesio Tuita |  FRA | 76.34 | 1 | 76.34 | XX | 69.38 |   | 29 |  | 12. Jozsef Csik |  HUN | 76.14 | 2 | 75.52 | 76.14 | XX |   | 26 |   
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| Group 1 | Dist. | 1. | 2. | 3. |  | 1. Klaus Wolfermann |  FRG | 86.22m | 86.22 |   |  | 2. Hannu Siitonen |  FIN | 81.80m | 81.80 |   |  | 3. Fredrick Luke |  USA | 81.34m | 81.34 |   |  | 4. Jorma Kinnunen |  FIN | 80.10m | 80.10 |   |  | 5. William Schmidt |  USA | 78.96m | 75.28 | 75.90 | 78.96 |  | 6. Lolesio Tuita |  FRA | 78.78m | 75.36 | 78.78 | 77.34 |  | 7. Bjorn Grimnes |  NOR | 77.54m | XX | 77.54 | XX |  | 8. Urs von Wartburg |  SUI | 76.36m | 76.36 | XX | 76.20 |  | 9. Gergely Kulcsar |  HUN | 77.24m | XX | XX | 77.24 |  | 10.Andre Claude |  CAN | 75.56m | 75.56 | XX | XX |  | 11.Renzo Cramerotti |  ITA | 71.12m | 71.12 | XX | XX |  | 12.Seif Abdelat Alkahtani |  ARS | 53.06m | XX | XX | 53.06 |  | -. Edmund Jaworski |  POL |   
      | Group 2 | Dist. | 1. | 2. | 3. |  | 1. Ianis Lusis |  URS | 82.92m | 82.92 |   |  | 2. Miklos Nemeth |  HUN | 81.78m | 70.90 | 81.78 |   |  | 3. Manfred Stolle |  GDR | 80.78m | 80.78 |   |  | 4. Milton Sonsky |  USA | 79.96m | 79.96 | 78.78 | 74.24 |  | 5. Jozsef Csik |  HUN | 79.08m | 79.08 | XX | XX |  | 6. Richard Dowswell |  CAN | 77.42m | 66.54 | 72.52 | 77.42 |  | 7. David Travis |  GBR | 74.68m | 74.68 | 70.10 | 74.30 |  | 8. Gunther Glasauer |  FRG | 73.12m | XX | XX | 73.12 |  | 9. Jacques Abehi |  CIV | 72.20m | 72.20 | XX | XX |  | 10.Donald Velez |  NCA | 63.74m | XX | 63.74 | XX |  | -. Leo Pusa |  FIN | XX | XX | XX |   
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