| P | Athlete | Nation | Points | Results | By 1985 |
| 1 | Guido Kratschmer | FRG | 8185 | 10,86 - 7.23 - 15.16 - 1.91 - 49,54 - 14,50 - 43.56 - 4.50 - 68.96 - 4.25,68 |
8175 |
| 2 | Jens Schulze | FRG | 7893 | 10,87 - 6.82 - 14.26 - 1.91 - 48,30 - 14,97 - 44.38 - 4.50 - 52.68 - 4.21,88 |
7817 |
| 3 | Rudolf Brumund | FRG | 7721 | 11,41 - 7.02 - 14.61 - 2.00 - 49,05 - 16,16 - 41.20 - 4.30 - 65.54 - 4.33,84 |
7665 |
| 4 | Claus Marek | FRG | 7599 | 11,12 - 6.91 - 13.44 - 1.91 - 49,97 - 14,77 - 43.66 - 4.20 - 56.90 - 4.38,6 |
7529 |
| 5 | Herbert Peter | FRG | 7504 | 11,63 - 6.51 - 12.23 - 1.97 - 50,24 - 15,74 - 42.08 - 4.30 - 64.76 - 4.16,3 |
7443 |
| 6 | Jörg Lorenz | FRG | 7482 | 11,42 - 6.84 - 13.20 - 2.00 - 49,52 - 15,71 - 42.18 - 3.80 - 57.76 - 4.23,1 |
7396 |
| 7 | Dieter Leyckes | FRG | 7426 | 11,46 - 6.66 - 14.42 - 1.91 - 51,14 - 16,01 - 44.18 - 4.30 - 60.70 - 4.39,7 |
7349 |
| 8 | Dieter Altmann | FRG | 7382 | 11,34 - 7.03 - 14.64 - 1.91 - 51,10 - 15,49 - 41.66 - 4.10 - 50.50 - 4.37,4 |
7290 |
| 9 | Franz I Mayr | FRG | 7364 | 11,35 - 6.35 - 12.97 - 1.85 - 50,27 - 15,51 - 44.26 - 4.20 - 54.24 - 4.18,8 |
7271 |
| 10 | Thomas Kohlbacher | FRG | 7300 | 11,51 - 6.87 - 12.89 - 2.06 - 51,83 - 15,91 - 40.00 - 3.80 - 60.16 - 4.33,1 |
7219 |
| 11 | Martin Szafranski | FRG | 7251 | 11,19 - 6.78 - 12.70 - 1.97 - 51,00 - 16,25 - 35.32 - 4.20 - 48.80 - 4.16,0 |
7133 |
| 12 | Hans-Jürgen Mitzel | FRG | 7250 | 11,29 - 6.53 - 15.03 - 1.80 - 51,14 - 15,51 - 43.90 - 4.00 - 57.90 - 4.49,0 |
7164 |
| 13 | Dieter Heinold | FRG | 7197 | 11,43 - 6.83 - 13.45 - 1.85 - 52,29 - 15,88 - 40.84 - 4.10 - 56.12 - 4.31,9 |
7103 |
| 14 | Dirk Feyerabend | FRG | 7025 | 11,60 - 6.74 - 12.16 - 1.85 - 51,24 - 15,19 - 36.70 - 3.70 - 55.56 - 4.24,4 |
6942 |
| 15 | Jürgen Blüthgen | FRG | 6934 | 11,28 - 6.62 - 12.15 - 1.91 - 51,51 - 15,84 - 35.30 - 4.10 - 45.84 - 4.33,4 |
6824 |
| 16 | Dietmar Hermann | FRG | 6862 | 11,42 - 6.98 - 9.64 - 1.88 - 50,55 - 16,17 - 33.32 - 3.90 - 50.90 - 4.18,5 |
6785 |
| 17 | Reinhold Gruber | FRG | 6771 | 12,00 - 6.88 - 12.92 - 2.00 - 54,66 - 16,42 - 37.86 - 3.60 - 52.28 - 4.36,3 |
6656 |
| 18 | Eberhard Spanheimer | FRG | 6753 | 11,37 - 6.89 - 10.97 - 1.88 - 52,47 - 16,07 - 33.08 - 4.40 - 47.74 - 4.50,4 |
6664 |
| Men’s decathlon — Junioren classification (J) | |||||
| 1 | Andreas Rizzi | FRG | 7771 | 10,84 - 7.21 - 13.15 - 1.97 - 48,15 - 15,66 - 39.38 - 4.30 - 54.56 - 4.23,03 |
7688 |
| 2 | Siegfried Wentz | FRG | 7756 | 11,61 - 6.97 - 14.69 - 2.03 - 50,56 - 15,10 - 43.24 - 4.30 - 62.64 - 4.30,78 |
7715 |
| 3 | Thomas Rizzi | FRG | 7546 | 11,10 - 6.89 - 13.96 - 1.91 - 49,30 - 16,15 - 39.50 - 4.40 - 52.42 - 4.22,5 |
7442 |
| 4 | Hans-Joachim Häberle | FRG | 7489 | 11,14 - 6.73 - 11.51 - 1.88 - 50,21 - 15,82 - 43.62 - 4.20 - 63.34 - 4.20,0 |
7422 |
| 5 | Rainer Sonnenburg | FRG | 7233 | 11,13 - 7.37 - 13.18 - 1.97 - 50,71 - 15,41 - 38.76 - 3.30 - 58.94 - 4.51,8 |
7172 |
| 6 | Paul Mainz | FRG | 7182 | 11,06 - 7.35 - 11.97 - 2.06 - 53,36 - 15,35 - 35.16 - 3.90 - 56.86 - 4.56,0 |
7114 |
| 7 | Andreas Link | FRG | 6962 | 11,29 - 7.11 - 11.58 - 2.03 - 51,93 - 16,52 - 32.16 - 4.00 - 54.76 - 4.46,5 |
6875 |
| 8 | Rolf Müller | FRG | 6840 | 11,03 - 7.43 - 12.47 - 2.00 - 50,76 - 15,50 - 30.54 - 3.50 - 37.32 - 4.48,8 |
6766 |
| 9 | Norbert Euskirchen | FRG | 6824 | 11,64 - 6.73 - 11.27 - 1.91 - 49,92 - 16,58 - 34.04 - 3.90 - 43.50 - 4.16,5 |
6708 |
| 10 | Karim Belkora | FRG | 6764 | 11,08 - 7.15 - 10.52 - 1.91 - 53,15 - 15,52 - 33.30 - 4.10 - 46.82 - 4.58,4 |
6682 |
| Out of competition | |||||
| out | Armin Tschenett | SUI | 7609 | 11,06 - 6.93 - 12.40 - 2.00 - 49,58 - 14,79 - 38.94 - 4.30 - 51.58 - 4.23,7 |
7530 |
J – historical German Junioren classification
By 1985 – total points recalculated using the 1985 scoring tables
The national championships were held alongside the West Germany–Soviet Union decathlon match. Senior and Junioren championship classifications are shown separately. Wind readings are unavailable in the supplied archive.