| P | Athlete | Nation | Points | Results | By 1985 |
| 1 | Ryszard Skowronek | POL | 8207 CR NR |
10,97 - 7.49 - 13.10 - 1.95 - 47,91 - 14,79 - 43.26 - 5.10 - 64.14 - 4.30,9 |
8229 |
| 2 | Yves Leroy | FRA | 8145 v. |
10,95 - 7.72 - 13.37 - 1.98 - 48,41 - 15,04 - 46.66 - 4.65 - 61.42 - 4.35,5 |
8144 |
| 3 | Guido Kratschmer | FRG | 8129 v |
10,83 - 7.60 - 13.56 - 2.01 - 48,44 - 14,29 - 42.10 - 4.20 - 63.58 - 4.31,0 |
8108 |
| 4 | Leonid Litvinenko | URS | 8123 v |
11,14 - 7.01 - 14.60 - 1.89 - 48,76 - 14,64 - 45.20 - 4.40 - 65.10 - 4.09,7 |
8083 |
| 5 | Ryszard Katus | POL | 7918 v |
11,14 - 7.38 - 14.47 - 1.92 - 49,62 - 14,54 - 43.06 - 4.40 - 64.22 - 4.41,0 |
7895 |
| 6 | Philipp Andres | SUI | 7864 v |
11,08 - 7.08 - 11.98 - 1.95 - 47,37 - 15,30 - 38.34 - 4.60 - 60.52 - 4.13,2 |
7819 |
| 7 | Josef Zeilbauer | AUT | 7793 v |
11,19 - 7.11 - 14.32 - 2.04 - 48,66 - 14,82 - 41.74 - 4.20 - 53.78 - 4.34,8 |
7726 |
| 8 | Aleksandr Blinyayev | URS | 7744 | 11,46 - 7.52 - 14.36 - 1.95 - 51,55 - 15,63 - 47.94 - 4.50 - 61.12 - 4.44,8 |
7722 |
| 9 | Eberhard Stroot | FRG | 7706 | 11,12 - 7.19 - 13.12 - 1.92 - 47,76 - 15,10 - 40.50 - 4.10 - 58.42 - 4.29,2 |
7641 |
| 10 | Regis Ghesquiere | BEL | 7592 | 11,68 - 7.21 - 13.79 - 1.92 - 49,79 - 15,08 - 40.52 - 4.10 - 61.16 - 4.25,6 |
7538 |
| 11 | Edward Kozakiewicz | POL | 7524 | 11,35 - 7.11 - 12.24 - 1.89 - 49,75 - 15,86 - 37.68 - 5.00 - 56.98 - 4.29,5 |
7494 |
| 12 | Jean-Pierre Schoebe | FRA | 7485 v |
11,26 - 6.90 - 13.42 - 1.83 - 50,20 - 15,44 - 38.96 - 4.40 - 62.82 - 4.32,0 |
7428 |
| 13 | Ludek Pernica | TCH | 7454 v |
11,45 - 6.81 - 13.30 - 1.95 - 50,53 - 15,26 - 38.06 - 4.50 - 53.86 - 4.26,6 |
7382 |
| 14 | Heikki Kyösola | FIN | 7384 v |
11,17 - 7.09 - 12.13 - 1.98 - 50,38 - 16,46 - 36.20 - 4.10 - 64.84 - 4.31,4 |
7315 |
| 15 | Rafael Cano Sanz | ESP | 7025 v |
11,38 - 6.79 - 11.24 - 1.89 - 49,57 - 15,49 - 33.58 - 4.20 - 54.34 - 4.43,8 |
6951 |
| 16 | Roger Lespagnard | BEL | 6935 | 11,14 - 7.12 - 12.78 - 1.86 - 49,43 - 16,17 - 37.66 - 3.80 - 44.18 - 4.56,6 |
6821 |
CR - championship record
NR - national record
v - event with wind >2.0 m/s and <=4.0 m/s and wind average for 3 events <=2.0 m/s
v. - all events with wind <=4.0 m/s but wind average for 3 events >2.0 m/s (IAAF rule since 01/01/2010)
By 1985 - points recalculated according to the 1985 scoring tables.
Historical note: Ryszard Skowronek cleared 5.10 m in the pole vault, 45 centimetres higher than silver medallist Yves Le Roy and 90 centimetres higher than bronze medallist Guido Kratschmer. This exceptional performance in the eighth event proved decisive in one of the closest European decathlon contests of the decade.