| P | Athlete | Nation | Points | Results | By 1985 |
| 1 | Torsten Voss | GDR | 8428 | 10,57 - 7.78 - 15.30 - 2.07 - 48,58 - 14,09 - 43.32 - 4.90 - 56.72 - 4.44,92 |
8435 |
| 2 | Hans-Ulrich Riecke | GDR | 8129 | 10,68 - 7.79 - 14.48 - 2.01 - 49,70 - 15,14 - 44.10 - 4.50 - 54.84 - 4.28,69 |
8094 |
| 3 | Michael Neugebauer | FRG | 7922 | 11,24 - 7.40 - 12.78 - 2.10 - 49,31 - 14,15 - 42.84 - 4.20 - 60.00 - 4.37,46 |
7899 |
| 4 | Michael Gonzalez | FRA | 7825 | 11,25 - 7.08 - 14.65 - 1.92 - 51,46 - 14,68 - 47.90 - 4.50 - 63.86 - 4.45,89 |
7803 |
| 5 | James Connolly | USA | 7742 | 10,97 - 6.99 - 12.45 - 2.07 - 50,08 - 14,94 - 42.24 - 4.70 - 59.54 - 4.53,41 |
7706 |
| 6 | Timothy Bright | USA | 7722 | 11,42 - 6.85 - 13.53 - 2.01 - 50,05 - 14,47 - 39.86 - 5.10 - 57.80 - 4.50,15 |
7713 |
| 7 | Patrick Gellens | BEL | 7718 | 10,89 - 7.07 - 12.21 - 2.04 - 49,07 - 15,44 - 37.66 - 5.00 - 52.24 - 4.36,81 |
7679 |
| 8 | Eugene Gilkes | GBR | 7715 | 10,70 - 6.83 - 14.01 - 1.92 - 48,05 - 15,48 - 43.68 - 4.20 - 48.16 - 4.26,36 |
7605 |
| 9 | Wolfgang Muders | FRG | 7701 | 11,28 - 6.80 - 14.83 - 1.98 - 50,68 - 14,43 - 43.62 - 4.60 - 53.20 - 4.45,29 |
7645 |
| 10 | Alain Blondel | FRA | 7694 | 11,26 - 7.25 - 12.22 - 1.98 - 50,39 - 15,04 - 38.96 - 4.80 - 57.12 - 4.28,40 |
7667 |
| 11 | Steve Erickson | USA | 7604 | 11,49 - 6.87 - 13.50 - 1.98 - 51,87 - 15,45 - 41.88 - 4.70 - 68.78 - 4.45,73 |
7585 |
| 12 | John Crist | USA | 7507 | 11,32 - 6.84 - 13.57 - 2.01 - 49,96 - 15,18 - 42.44 - 4.50 - 53.20 - 4.52,68 |
7439 |
| 13 | Georg Manke-Reimers | FRG | 7352 | 11,26 - 7.00 - 13.22 - 1.83 - 51,04 - 14,98 - 41.60 - 4.30 - 55.30 - 4.45,57 |
7283 |
| 14 | Kevin Atkinson | GBR | 7305 | 11,02 - 7.36 - 11.73 - 1.89 - 49,78 - 15,22 - 35.36 - 4.20 - 53.90 - 4.44,31 |
7243 |
| 15 | Michael Ramos | USA | 7295 | 11,06 - 7.08 - 14.50 - 2.04 - 51,65 - 15,48 - 45.64 - 4.30 - 64.00 - 0 |
7091 |
| 16 | Martin Machura | TCH | 7131 | 11,21 - 7.29 - 14.87 - 1.89 - 51,81 - 17,86 - 43.70 - 4.40 - 49.38 - 5.11,60 |
7000 |
By 1985 – total points recalculated using the 1985 scoring tables.