| Final | Dist. | R | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. | age |  | 1. Victor Saneev |  URS | 17.35 | 1 | 17.35 | 16.71 | 17.19 | XX | 16.98 | XX | 26 |  | 2. Jorg Drehmel |  GDR | 17.31 | 5 | XX | 17.02 | XX | XX | 17.31 | 15.34 | 27 |  | 3. Nelson Prudencio |  BRA | 17.05 | 6 | 16.87 | 16.61 | 16.35 | 16.88 | XX | 17.05 | 28 |  | 4. Carol Corbu |  ROM | 16.85 | 2 | 16.62 | 16.85 | 16.40 | XX | 13.72 | XX | 26 |  | 5. John Craft |  USA | 16.83 | 3 | 16.77 | 16.75 | 16.83 | 16.26 | XX | XX | 25 |  | 6. Mansor Dia |  SEN | 16.83 | 2 | 16.77 | 16.83 | XX | XX | 16.15 | XX | 31 |  | 7. Michal Joachimowski |  POL | 16.69 | 1 | 16.69 | XX | 14.62 | 14.98 | XX | XX | 21 |  | 8. Kristen FIogstad |  NOR | 16.44 | 2 | XX | 16.44 | XX | XX | 15.97 | XX | 25 |  | 9. Micheil Bariban |  URS | 16.30 | 2 | XX | 16.30 | 15.96 |   | 23 |  | 10.Bernard Lamitie |  FRA | 16.27 | 3 | 16.22 | 15.88 | 16.27 |   | 26 |  | 11.Samuel Igun |  NGR | 16.03 | 3 | XX | 15.79 | 16.03 |   | 34 |  | 12.Toshiaki Inoue |  JPN | 15.88 | 1 | 15.88 | XX | XX |   | 21 |   
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| Group 1 | Dist. | 1. | 2. | 3. |  | 1. Jorg Drehmel |  GDR | 16.57m | 16.57 |   |  | 2. Mansor Dia |  SEN | 16.55m | 16.55 |   |  | 3. Carol Corbu |  ROM | 16.51m | 15.59 | 15.92 | 16.51 |  | 4. Toshiaki Inoue |  JPN | 16.49m | 16.01 | 16.19 | 16.49 |  | 5. Kristen FIogstad |  NOR | 16.41m | XX | 16.41 |   |  | 6. Samuel Igun |  NGR | 16.33m | 15.19 | XX | 16.33 |  | 7. Micheil Bariban |  URS | 16.26m | 16.09 | 16.12 | 16.26 |  | 8. Bernard Lamitie |  FRA | 16.24m | 16.24 |   |  | 9. Gennadi Bessonov |  URS | 16.18m | 16.10 | 15.95 | 16.18 |  | 10.Vaclav Fiser |  TCH | 15.96m | 15.96 | 15.75 | 15.75 |  | 11.Esa Rinne |  FIN | 15.98m | 15.49 | 15.98 | 15.76 |  | 12.Michael McGrath |  AUS | 15.90m | 15.40 | 15.90 | 15.32 |  | 13.Johnson Amoah |  GHA | 15.84m | 15.79 | 15.69 | 15.84 |  | 14.Milan Spasojevic |  YUG | 15.69m | 15.63 | 15.69 | 13.33 |  | 15.Yukito Muraki. |  JPN | 15.59m | 15.53 | 15.59 |   |  | 16.David Smith |  USA | 14.55m | XX | 14.55 | XX |  | 17.Gazi Marzouk. |  ARS | 13.82m | 13.82 | 13.41 | 13.51 |  | 18.Martin Matupi |  MAW | 13.34 | 13.57 | XX | 13.34 |  | -. Henry Jackson |  JAM | NM | XX | XX | XX |  | -. Gill Mohinder Singh. |  IND | NM | XX | XX | XX |   
| Group 2 | Dist. | 1. | 2. | 3. |  | 1. Victor Saneev |  URS | 16.85m | 16.85 |   |  | 2. Michal Joachimowski |  POL | 16.43m | 16.43 |   |  | 3. Nelson Prudencio |  BRA | 16.42m | XX | XX | 16.42 |  | 4. John Craft |  USA | 16.32m | 15.78 | 16.09 | 16.32 |  | 5. Gabor Katona |  HUN | 16.19m | 16.19 | 15.43 | 14.89 |  | 6. Kosei Gushiken |  JPN | 16.19m | 16.19 | XX | XX |  | 7. Giuseppe Gentile |  ITA | 16.04m | 15.79 |   | 16.04 |  | 8. Heinz-Gunter Schenk |  GDR | 15.91m | 15.54 | 15.91 | 15.41 |  | 9. Abraham Munabi |  UGA | 15.82m | 14.74 | 15.82 |   |  | 10.Moise Pomaney |  GHA | 15.72m | 15.72 | 15.18 | 15.31 |  | 11.Pedro Perez Duenas |  CUB | 15.72m | 15.72 | 14.85 |   |  | 12.Timothy Edward Barrett |  BAH | 15.51m | 15.51 | 15.43 |   |  | 13.Wilfredo Maisonaue |  PUR | 15.38m | 14.07 | 14.77 | 15.38 |  | 14.Art Walker |  USA | 15.29m | XX | 15.29 | XX |  | 15.Patrich Onyango |  KEN | 14.74m | XX | XX | 14.74 |  | 16.Ming-Chih Chen |  ROC | 14.73m | XX | 14.73 | 14.11 |  | -. Martin Adouna |  TOG |  | -. Chodoton |  DAH |   
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