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| P | Athlete | Nation | Points | Results | By 1985 |
| 1 | Vasili Kuznetsov | URS | 6752 | 11,2 - 6.90 - 12.88 - 1.70 - 50,7 - 15,4 - 44.73 - 3.80 - 56.20 - 4.58,6 |
6881 |
| 2 | Torbjörn Lassenius | FIN | 6424 | 11,7 - 6.52 - 12.29 - 1.80 - 51,9 - 15,6 - 35.81 - 3.60 - 64.93 - 4.39,2 |
6676 |
| 3 | Heinz Oberbeck | FRG | 6263 | 11,2 - 7.36 - 13.41 - 1.80 - 51,6 - 16,5 - 40.62 - 3.50 - 52.55 - 5.35,1 |
6531 |
| 4 | Yuri Kutenko | URS | 6097 | 11,6 - 6.94 - 12.66 - 1.65 - 52,9 - 16,3 - 39.54 - 3.90 - 56.87 - 5.07,0 |
6442 |
| 5 | Miroslav Moravec | TCH | 5953 | 11,3 - 6.71 - 11.63 - 1.75 - 50,6 - 16,5 - 36.44 - 3.20 - 50.40 - 4.39,2 |
6371 |
| 6 | Manfred Huber | SUI | 5813 | 11,6 - 6.40 - 10.99 - 1.70 - 50,9 - 16,0 - 32.40 - 3.20 - 51.14 - 4.22,2 |
6240 |
| 7 | Friedel Schirmer | FRG | 5750 | 11,6 - 6.13 - 12.88 - 1.65 - 52,1 - 16,0 - 35.53 - 3.10 - 59.40 - 4.47,6 |
6199 |
| 8 | Arnulf Pilhatsch | AUT | 5725 | 11,6 - 6.44 - 13.75 - 1.86 - 55,5 - 15,7 - 35.81 - 3.20 - 51.72 - 5.07,8 |
6188 |
| 9 | Fritz Vogelsang | SUI | 5670 | 11,5 - 6.14 - 11.52 - 1.65 - 51,6 - 16,2 - 35.79 - 3.60 - 44.40 - 4.35,2 |
6127 |
| 10 | Stojan Slavkov | BUL | 5645 | 11,7 - 6.61 - 11.38 - 1.86 - 52,5 - 16,5 - 35.46 - 3.60 - 39.65 - 4.50,4 |
6118 |
| 11 | Jacques Guénard | FRA | 5517 | 11,7 - 5.95 - 11.48 - 1.75 - 53,5 - 16,4 - 32.29 - 3.50 - 58.09 - 4.51,6 |
6026 |
| 12 | Stanislav Štefkovič | TCH | 5401 | 12,1 - 6.26 - 12.49 - 1.75 - 54,2 - 17,7 - 36.29 - 3.50 - 45.46 - 4.32,6 |
5929 |
| 13 | Hans Baar | SAA | 5266 | 12,0 - 6.17 - 13.29 - 1.65 - 53,7 - 16,3 - 35.06 - 3.20 - 39.68 - 4.39,2 |
5830 |
By 1985 - points recalculated according to the 1985 scoring tables.
Historical note: Finland’s Torbjörn Lassenius produced an outstanding 64.93 m javelin throw, beating champion Vasili Kuznetsov by 8.73 metres in that event. Despite this advantage and a faster 1500 m, Lassenius finished second, as Kuznetsov’s stronger overall performance secured the European title.
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