| P | Athlete | Nation | Points | Results | By 1985 |
| 1 | Mykola Avilov | URS | 8454 WR |
11,00 - 7.68 - 14.36 - 2.12 - 48,45 14,31 - 46.98 - 4.55 - 61.66 - 4.22,82 |
8466 |
| 2 | Leonid Litvinenko | URS | 8033 | 11,13 - 6.81 - 14.18 - 1.89 - 48,40 15,03 - 47.84 - 4.40 - 58.94 - 4.05,91 |
7970 |
| 3 | Ryszard Katus | POL | 7983 | 10,89 - 7.09 - 14.39 - 1.92 - 49,10 14,41 - 43.00 - 4.50 - 59.96 - 4.31,90 |
7936 |
| 4 | Jeff Bennett | USA | 7977 | 10,73 - 7.26 - 12.82 - 1.86 - 46,25 15,58 - 36.58 - 4.80 - 57.48 - 4.12,15 |
7920 |
| 5 | Stefan Schreyer | GDR | 7948 | 10,82 - 7.44 - 15.02 - 1.92 - 49,50 15,00 - 45.08 - 4.40 - 60.70 - 4.48,20 |
7907 |
| 6 | Freddy Herbrand | BEL | 7948 | 11,00 - 7.30 - 13.91 - 2.04 - 49,78 14,87 - 47.12 - 4.40 - 50.42 - 4.27,65 |
7897 |
| 7 | Steen Smidt-Jensen | DEN | 7945 | 11,07 - 6.95 - 13.35 - 2.01 - 50,10 14,65 - 44.80 - 4.80 - 55.24 - 4.24,68 |
7908 |
| 8 | Tadeusz Janczenko | POL | 7862 | 10,64 - 7.28 - 14.45 - 2.04 - 49,10 16,89 - 45.26 - 4.50 - 63.80 - 5.01,5 |
7791 |
| 9 | Josef Zeilbauer | AUT | 7742 | 10,97 - 7.16 - 13.49 - 2.01 - 48,77 15,13 - 40.84 - 4.30 - 64.46 - 4.58,2 |
7694 |
| 10 | Bruce Jenner | USA | 7721 | 11,35 - 6.53 - 13.56 - 1.92 - 49,50 15,59 - 42.24 - 4.55 - 66.02 - 4.18,9 |
7671 |
| 11 | Regis Ghesquiere | BEL | 7675 | 11,45 - 7.21 - 14.32 - 1.89 - 49,13 15,68 - 45.56 - 3.80 - 60.88 - 4.19,4 |
7611 |
| 12 | Yves Leroy | FRA | 7672 | 10,94 - 7.32 - 13.90 - 1.80 - 48,73 15,34 - 44.04 - 4.50 - 61.66 - 4.58,9 |
7633 |
| 13 | Boris Ivanov | URS | 7657 | 11,24 - 6.59 - 14.47 - 1.92 - 50,18 14,76 - 41.58 - 4.30 - 64.84 - 4.37,4 |
7606 |
| 14 | Roger Lespagnard | BEL | 7517 | 11,27 - 7.01 - 12.92 - 2.01 - 49,51 15,84 - 37.86 - 4.60 - 50.60 - 4.28,7 |
7441 |
| 15 | Barry John King | GBR | 7470 | 11,32 - 7.06 - 15.29 - 1.89 - 50,05 16,61 - 46.06 - 3.90 - 57.74 - 4.38,6 |
7382 |
| 16 | Radu Gavrilas | ROM | 7416 | 11,57 - 6.90 - 12.65 - 2.01 - 50,90 15,13 - 40.52 - 4.40 - 57.16 - 4.43,1 |
7357 |
| 17 | Chouhan Singh | IND | 7378 | 11,35 - 6.92 - 14.42 - 1.80 - 49,89 15,01 - 45.18 - 3.70 - 56.34 - 4.38,6 |
7306 |
| 18 | Jean-Pierre Schoebel | FRA | 7271 | 11,11 - 6.89 - 13.79 - 1.60 - 49,23 15,30 - 41.14 - 4.20 - 57.54 - 4.38,8 |
7217 |
| 19 | Heinz Born | SUI | 7217 | 11,35 - 6.92 - 13.06 - 1.98 - 50,01 15,39 - 39.34 - 4.00 - 48.72 - 4.47,9 |
7121 |
| 20 | József Bakai | HUN | 7071 | 11,08 - 7.16 - 15.84 - 1.89 - 50,88 16,50 - 51.46 - 4.00 - 52.18 - 0 |
6831 |
| 21 | Jeffrey Bannister | USA | 7023 | 11,09 - 7.20 - 14.21 - 1.86 - 46,79 0 - 42.00 - 4.00 - 56.98 - 4.15,75 |
6948 |
| 22 | Wilfred Mwalawanda | MAW | 6227 | 11,95 - 5.68 - 12.27 - 1.65 - 52,70 18,54 - 38.82 - 3.30 - 71.28 - 4.37,4 |
6153 |
WR world record under the scoring tables in force at the time. Avilov’s officially ratified total was 8454 points; recalculation from the fully automatic times gives 8456 points.
Except for Avilov’s official world-record total, the Points column retains the recalculated totals supplied in this archive. The original placings are preserved. Where available, hundredths of a second have been restored for the 400 m and 1500 m, which were originally scored using times expressed in tenths. These recalculated totals are unofficial. The “By 1985” column shows totals under the 1985 scoring tables.