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| P | Athlete | Nation | Points | Results | By 1985 |
| 1 | Joachim Kirst | GDR | 8041 | 10,8 - 7.62 - 16.28 - 2.13 - 47,9 - 15,9 - 44.70 - 4.10 - 57.60 - 4.58,7 |
7910 |
| 2 | Herbert Wessel | GDR | 7828 W |
10,9 - 7.37 - 14.21 - 1.98 - 49,6 - 15,4 - 40.98 - 4.60 - 54.16 - 4.37,0 |
7683 |
| 3 | Viktor Chelnokov | URS | 7801 W |
10,9 - 6.98 - 15.12 - 1.86 - 49,0 - 16,7 - 47.34 - 4.10 - 67.86 - 4.31,5 |
7653 |
| 4 | Mykola Avilov | URS | 7779 W |
11,4 - 7.40 - 13.39 - 2.04 - 49,2 - 15,0 - 41.86 - 4.10 - 58.76 - 4.28,9 |
7648 |
| 5 | Rüdiger Demmig | GDR | 7631 W |
11,1 - 7.03 - 13.38 - 1.89 - 48,0 - 15,0 - 43.56 - 4.20 - 53.12 - 4.37,0 |
7469 |
| 6 | Horst Mandl | AUT | 7579 | 11,3 - 7.15 - 13.38 - 1.92 - 49,8 - 15,1 - 40.00 - 4.40 - 58.42 - 4.38,8 |
7439 |
| 7 | Lennart Hedmark | SWE | 7554 W |
11,3 - 7.13 - 13.62 - 1.89 - 50,2 - 15,5 - 42.44 - 4.10 - 66.64 - 4.42,3 |
7423 |
| 8 | Urs Trautmann | SUI | 7487 W |
11,3 - 7.04 - 14.17 - 1.95 - 50,8 - 15,9 - 44.60 - 3.90 - 61.86 - 4.42,6 |
7332 |
| 9 | Leonid Litvinenko | URS | 7415 W |
11,1 - 7.13 - 13.90 - 1.83 - 49,1 - 15,0 - 41.02 - 3.40 - 54.08 - 4.24,3 |
7250 |
| 10 | Spas Dzhurov | BUL | 7390 W |
11,1 - 6.79 - 15.12 - 1.83 - 50,3 - 15,7 - 41.38 - 4.10 - 55.36 - 4.41,6 |
7210 |
| 11 | József Bakai | HUN | 7334 W |
11,2 - 7.26 - 14.32 - 1.89 - 52,1 - 16,6 - 46.46 - 4.20 - 60.84 - 5.11,0 |
7167 |
| 12 | Charlemagne Anyamah | FRA | 7321 | 11,1 - 6.65 - 13.67 - 1.89 - 50,2 - 15,3 - 38.50 - 4.00 - 59.48 - 4.44,8 |
7146 |
| 13 | Tadeusz Janczenko | POL | 7163 W |
10,9 - 7.28 - 12.81 - 1.92 - 50,4 - 17,1 - 40.48 - 4.00 - 53.10 - 5.01,1 |
6956 |
| 14 | Hannu Kyösola | FIN | 7113 | 11,2 - 7.46 - 13.09 - 1.80 - 50,1 - 16,0 - 35.54 - 3.30 - 61.90 - 4.35,8 |
6979 |
| 15 | Steen Smidt-Jensen | DEN | 7091 W |
11,2 - 6.81 - 11.99 - 2.01 - 50,8 - 15,1 - 40.38 - 4.00 - 42.42 - 4.51,1 |
6912 |
| 16 | Jan Neckar | TCH | 7077 W |
11,7 - 6.50 - 13.01 - 1.92 - 52,9 - 15,9 - 40.39 - 3.70 - 68.16 - 4.36,4 |
6927 |
| 17 | Yordan Mlyakov | BUL | 7016 W |
11,6 - 6.49 - 14.26 - 1.75 - 53,2 - 16,1 - 41.84 - 4.10 - 61.44 - 4.40,9 |
6851 |
| 18 | Rafael Cano Sanz | ESP | 7005 | 11,2 - 7.17 - 11.22 - 1.89 - 50,0 - 15,8 - 33.42 - 3.90 - 52.32 - 4.40,6 |
6841 |
| 19 | Vasilios Sevastis | GRE | 6768 W |
11,5 - 7.45 - 12.00 - 1.65 - 50,6 - 16,2 - 36.02 - 3.50 - 51.80 - 4.30,2 |
6624 |
W - one event with wind >4.0 m/s and wind average for 3 events > 2.0 m/s (IAAF rule until 31/12/2009).
By 1985 - points recalculated according to the 1985 scoring tables.
Disqualified:
Edward de Noorlander (NED)
Historical note: Joachim Kirst cleared 2.13 m in the high jump, an exceptional performance within a decathlon at the time. He gained a substantial advantage over his closest rivals in that event, helping him secure the European title despite finishing well behind several competitors in the 1500 m.
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