| P | Athlete | Nation | Points | Results | By 1985 |
| 1 | Daley Thompson | GBR | 7646 | 11,02 - 7.25 - 13.72 - 2.06 - 47,59 - 14,95 - 38.22 - 3.80 - 49.72 - 4.35,53 |
7568 |
| 2 | Ronald Wiese | GDR | 7565 | 11,06 - 7.18 - 12.60 - 2.00 - 48,55 - 14,96 - 39.70 - 4.40 - 44.82 - 4.36,42 |
7491 |
| 3 | Jürgen Hingsen | FRG | 7523 | 11,65 - 7.21 - 13.58 - 2.04 - 50,01 - 15,50 - 38.08 - 4.00 - 59.72 - 4.28,34 |
7465 |
| 4 | Jörg-Peter Schäperkötter | GDR | 7262 | 10,93 - 6.70 - 13.64 - 2.08 - 49,34 - 15,34 - 38.78 - 3.80 - 46.36 - 5.00,06 |
7153 |
| 5 | Esa Jokinen | FIN | 7045 | 11,70 - 7.28 - 13.40 - 1.92 - 49,92 - 16,17 - 34.76 - 3.40 - 53.32 - 4.27,72 |
6961 |
| 6 | Martin Szafranski | FRG | 6928 | 11,32 - 6.87 - 13.10 - 1.83 - 49,47 - 16,22 - 33.06 - 3.80 - 47.18 - 4.31,26 |
6817 |
| 7 | Petko Marinov | BUL | 6832 | 11,76 - 6.72 - 12.41 - 1.83 - 51,03 - 15,42 - 37.16 - 3.80 - 47.76 - 4.34,80 |
6736 |
| 8 | Kurt Wenger | SUI | 6807 | 11,63 - 6.24 - 12.12 - 1.86 - 49,65 - 15,78 - 36.56 - 3.60 - 48.38 - 4.23,66 |
6702 |
| 9 | Erich Haunold | AUT | 6768 | 11,27 - 6.61 - 12.10 - 1.83 - 51,30 - 16,86 - 34.16 - 4.10 - 54.32 - 4.49,18 |
6653 |
| 10 | Wojciech Podsiadlo | POL | 6766 | 11,43 - 6.75 - 10.90 - 1.94 - 50,18 - 15,80 - 32.68 - 3.60 - 44.28 - 4.26,30 |
6671 |
Didn’t finish:
Jean-Philippe Sommero (FRA), Aleksandr Pismennyi (URS), Atanas Zafarov (BUL).
Historical note: Thunder and lightning interrupted the javelin competition on the second day in Donetsk. Decades later, Daley Thompson recalled that Jürgen Hingsen wanted to take shelter while he was happy to stay outside — an early glimpse of the contrasting personalities behind one of the decathlon’s greatest rivalries. Thompson also finished fifth in the individual long jump with 7.49 and helped Great Britain win bronze in the 4 × 400 m relay, leaving Donetsk with two medals.