| Group A | Dist. | 1 | 2 | 3 |  | 1. Karl-Ake Nilsson |  SWE | 84.74m | X | X | 84.74 |  | 2. Yanis Lusis |  URS | 83.68m | 83.68 |   |   |  | 3. Jorma Kinnunen |  FIN | 83.16m | X | 74.16 | 83.16 |  | 4. Manfred Stolle |  GDR | 81.88m | 81.88 |   |   |  | 5. Gergely Kulcsar |  HUN | 81.56m | 81.56 |   |   |  | 6. Mark Murro |  USA | 81.14m | 74.14 | 81.14 |   |  | 7. Wladyslaw Nikiciuk |  POL | 81.00m | 74.16 | 78.22 | 81.00 |  | 8. Urs Von Wartburg |  SUI | 80.66m | 76.58 | 80.66 |   |  | 9. Janusz Sidlo |  POL | 80.12m | 74.90 | 80.12 |   |  | 10.Hermann Salomon |  FRG | 79.48m | 79.48 | X | 76.50 |  | 11.Rolf Herings |  FRG | 79.08m | 79.08 | 77.00 | 78.70 |  | 12.Pauli Nevala |  FIN | 77.90m | X | 77.90 | X |  | 13.Mart Paama |  URS | 77.26m | 74.18 | 77.26 | 74.64 |  | 14.Miklos Nemeth |  HUN | 75.50m | 74.56 | 74.82 | 75.50 |  | 15.Frank Covelli |  USA | 73.04m | 70.30 | X | 73.04 |  | 16.William Heikila |  CAN | 71.20m | 70.10 | 71.20 | 70.78 |  | 17.Lutz Caspers |  FRG | 65.54m | X | 65.54 | 64.70 |  | 18.Jose Martinez |  ESP | 63.40m | 60.60 | 63.40 | 62.84 |  | 19.Rolf Buhler |  SUI | 61.06m | 61.06 | X | X |   
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| Group B | Dist. | 1 | 2 | 3 |  | 1. Walter Pektor |  AUT | 82.16m | 82.16 |   |   |  | 2. Aurelio Janet |  CUB | 80.10m | 80.10 |   |   |  | 3. Klaus Wolfermann |  FRG | 75.78m | 75.78 | 71.40 | 75.02 |  | 4. David Travis |  GBR | 74.36m | 74.24 | 74.36 | 70.84 |  | 5. Lode Wyns |  BEL | 73.68m | 73.68 | X | x |  | 6. Gary Stenlud |  USA | 73.52m | 73.52 | 68.88 | 71.44 |  | 7. Sidhu Nashatar |  MAL | 70.70m | X | 63.58 | 70.70 |  | 8. Rolf Hoppe |  CHI | 68.32m | 68.32 | 65.82 | 65.86 |  | 9. Viliame Liga |  FIJ | 62.32m | X | 61.62 | 62.32 |  | 10.Donald Velez |  NIC | 61.32m | 48.92 | X | 61.32 |  | -. Samsam Akka |  MAR | DNS |   |   |   |  | -. Panagiotis Pierrakos |  GRE | DNS |   |   |   |   
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