European Championships Helsinki 1971 (0)
| P | Athlete | Nation | Points | Results | By 1985 |
| 1 | Joachim Kirst | GDR | 8196 | 11,7 - 7.41 - 15.33 - 1.95 - 49,32 - 15,17 - 43.57 - 4.30 - 66.47 - 4.41,2 |
8188 |
| 2 | Lennart Hedmark | SWE | 8038 | 11,7 - 7.51 - 15.37 - 1.89 - 49,09 - 14,78 - 45.37 - 4.20 - 73.79 - 4.41,0 |
8054 |
| 3 | Hans-Joachim Walde | FRG | 7949 | 11,7 - 7.41 - 15.33 - 1.95 - 49,32 - 15,17 - 43.57 - 4.30 - 66.47 - 4.41,2 |
7927 |
| 4 | Heinz-Ulrich Schulze | FRG | 7886 | 10,98 - 7.11 - 14.53 - 1.89 - 48,64 - 14,97 - 42.80 - 4.30 - 63.93 - 4.41,1 |
7841 |
| 5 | Josef Zeilbauer | AUT | 7842 | 10,96 - 7.38 - 13.49 - 2.04 - 48,79 - 15,06 - 39.70 - 4.00 - 58.95 - 4.27,5 |
7783 |
| 6 | Peter Gabbett | GBR | 7755 | 10,85 - 7.26 - 12.81 - 1.83 - 47,18 - 15,45 - 41.81 - 4.30 - 58.68 - 4.29,7 |
7692 |
| 7 | Leonid Litvinenko | URS | 7705 | 11,34 - 7.02 - 13.50 - 1.89 - 49,49 - 15,10 - 42.82 - 4.10 - 63.27 - 4.19,6 |
7650 |
| 8 | Boris Ivanov | URS | 7599 | 11,28 - 6.92 - 14.15 - 1.92 - 50,63 - 15,21 - 43.94 - 4.30 - 66.59 - 4.53,6 |
7554 |
| 9 | Herbert Wessel | GDR | 7585 | 11,17 - 7.12 - 14.70 - 1.86 - 49,76 - 15,46 - 44.52 - 4.60 - 55.70 - 4.57,8 |
7528 |
| 10 | József Bakai |
HUN | 7570 | 11,22 - 6.96 - 15.28 - 1.83 - 51,66 - 16,56 - 49.46 - 4.40 - 66.83 - 4.52,7 |
7520 |
| 11 | Edward de Noorlander | NED | 7562 | 11,39 - 6.94 - 13.99 - 2.01 - 50,48 - 15,03 - 40.87 - 4.20 - 49.28 - 4.23,2 |
7478 |
| 12 | Tadeusz Janczenko | POL | 7521 | 10,96 - 7.54 - 13.65 - 1.98 - 50,15 - 16,61 - 42.61 - 4.40 - 55.41 - 5.03,2 |
7440 |
| 13 | Yves Leroy | FRA | 7455 | 11,12 - 7.37 - 13.19 - 1.89 - 51,15 - 15,58 - 43.69 - 4.30 - 59.14 - 4.59,3 |
7395 |
| 14 | Ryszard Katus | POL | 7416 | 11,17 - 7.06 - 12.98 - 1.86 - 50,83 - 14,52 - 40.20 - 4.30 - 55.59 - 4.48,2 |
7354 |
| 15 | Roger Lespagnard | BEL | 7406 | 11,54 - 6.81 - 12.90 - 2.04 - 50,30 - 15,86 - 38.72 - 4.50 - 51.36 - 4.28,2 |
7328 |
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