| P | Athlete | Nation | Points | Results | By 1985 |
| 1 | Hans-Heinrich Sievert | GER | 8103.245 CR |
11,2 - 7.00 - 14.77 - 1.80 - 49,6 16,0 - 45.03 - 3.30 - 55.47 - 5.55,2 |
6667 |
| 2 | Leif Dahlgren | SWE | 7770.830 | 11,8 - 6.47 - 12.99 - 1.84 - 51,0 15,8 - 38.83 - 3.30 - 52.60 - 4.46,8 |
6490 |
| 3 | Jerzy Pławczyk | POL | 7552.345 | 11,6 - 6.36 - 11.60 - 1.87 - 53,4 17,0 - 39.84 - 3.70 - 50.19 - 5.07,8 |
6179 |
| 4 | Jānis Dimza | LAT | 7451.400 | 11,6 - 6.84 - 14.81 - 1.87 - 55,8 17,2 - 43.53 - 3.20 - 46.20 - 5.39,6 |
6094 |
| 5 | Armin Guhl | SUI | 7347.470 NR |
11,2 - 6.95 - 11.96 - 1.84 - 53,4 16,0 - 39.99 - 2.80 - 48.12 - 5.07,2 |
6250 |
| 6 | Wolrad Eberle | GER | 7153.645 | 11,6 - 5.98 - 12.98 - 1.65 - 51,4 19,8 - 38.74 - 3.20 - 58.91 - 4.46,6 |
5931 |
| 7 | Eletto Contieri | ITA | 6846.835 | 11,6 - 6.35 - 11.68 - 1.75 - 51,6 17,6 - 32.66 - 3.00 - 48.79 - 4.45,2 |
5888 |
| 8 | Hermann Ruckstuhl | SUI | 6548.915 | 12,0 - 5.84 - 11.97 - 1.65 - 53,0 16,4 - 35.90 - 3.20 - 43.77 - 5.05,4 |
5618 |
| 9 | Maurice Boulanger | BEL | 6391.090 NR |
12,0 - 6.28 - 10.81 - 1.60 - 53,0 18,4 - 28.90 - 3.40 - 46.46 - 4.33,0 |
5552 |
| 10 | Giovanni Lux | ITA | 6368.180 | 12,0 - 5.68 - 12.38 - 1.65 - 57,0 17,6 - 33.58 - 3.30 - 52.92 - 5.28,0 |
5320 |
CR - championship record
NR - national record
By 1985 - points calculated according to the 1985 scoring tables
Didn’t finish:
Stasis Sackus (LTU)
Historical note: Remarkably, Hans-Heinrich Sievert won the inaugural European decathlon title despite running the 1500 m in just 5.55,2 — the slowest time among all ten finishers. His dominance in the other events was so great that he still finished more than 330 points ahead of the silver medallist under the original scoring system.