| P | Athlete | Nation | Points | Results | By 1985 |
| 1 | Godtfred Holmvang | NOR | 6987 | 11,7 - 6.69 - 12.32 - 1.78 - 52,7 16,2 - 36.86 - 3.60 - 51.06 - 4.15,8 |
6566 |
| 2 | Sergey Kuznetsov | URS | 6930 | 11,1 - 7.37 - 11.84 - 1.60 - 51,9 16,4 - 37.02 - 3.70 - 48.39 - 4.33,8 |
6559 |
| 3 | Göran Waxberg | SWE | 6661 | 11,8 - 6.75 - 12.23 - 1.75 - 53,4 16,7 - 37.94 - 3.50 - 50.73 - 4.34,4 |
6313 |
| 4 | Armin Scheurer | SUI | 6655 | 11,6 - 6.08 - 11.76 - 1.81 - 52,5 16,4 - 36.15 - 3.90 - 51.49 - 4.53,0 |
6263 |
| 5 | Pierre Sprecher | FRA | 6496 | 12,0 - 6.25 - 12.11 - 1.60 - 50,9 16,6 - 36.37 - 3.10 - 56.64 - 4.19,8 |
6203 |
| 6 | Oskar Hafliger | SUI | 6461 | 11,7 - 6.54 - 11.43 - 1.66 - 51,2 16,8 - 39.78 - 3.00 - 49.90 - 4.27,2 |
6195 |
| 7 | Gunnar Erdal-Aase | NOR | 6295 | 11,8 - 6.44 - 12.28 - 1.63 - 53,2 18,8 - 36.44 - 3.40 - 57.06 - 4.34,2 |
5995 |
| 8 | István Kiss | HUN | 6027 | 11,8 - 6.55 - 11.07 - 1.75 - 54,6 16,7 - 33.43 - 3.40 - 48.26 - 5.03,8 |
5817 |
| 9 | Davorin Marčelja | YUG | 5994 | 12,2 - 6.32 - 12.47 - 1.66 - 54,0 17,4 - 38.92 - 3.00 - 51.65 - 4.55,6 |
5762 |
| 10 | Wacław Kuźmicki | POL | 5811 | 12,0 - 6.51 - 11.73 - 1.72 - 54,9 18,8 - 38.09 - 3.10 - 41.89 - 4.45,8 |
5602 |
| 11 | Armando Ossena | ITA | 5796 | 11,9 - 6.70 - 11.18 - 1.60 - 54,3 16,6 - 37.91 - 2.80 - 49.49 - 5.16,0 |
5634 |
| 12 | Marjan Urbic | YUG | 5738 | 11,8 - 6.45 - 10.34 - 1.66 - 54,2 17,3 - 29.79 - 3.10 - 51.51 - 4.51,2 |
5605 |
By 1985 - points calculated according to the 1985 scoring tables for comparison across different eras.
Didn’t finish:
Gebhard Büchel (LIE), René Kremer (LUX), Witold Gerutto (POL), Erik Peter Andersson (SWE).
Historical note: European champion Godtfred Holmvang also pursued a remarkable career outside athletics. He studied law in Oslo, at the London School of Economics and at Harvard, later working with the United Nations on international maritime law before becoming a legal adviser to the shipping industry in Canada.