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| 1 | Vilmos Varjú | HUN | 18,17 | Q |
| 2 | Dieter Hoffmann | GDR | 17,81 | Q |
| 3 | Jaroslav Smid | TCH | 17,66 | Q |
| 4 | Jiri Skobla | TCH | 17,37 | Q |
| 5 | Bengt Christiansson | SWE | 17,34 | Q |
| 6 | Tomo Suker | YUG | 16,90 | Q |
| 7 | Björn Bang Andersen | NOR | 16,72 | |
| 8 | Pierre Colnard | FRA | 16,62 | |
| 9 | Heinfried Birlenbach | FRG | 16,55 | |
| 10 | Pero Barist | YUG | 16,44 | |
| 11 | Loukas Louka | GRE | 16,23 | |
| 12 | Alberto Diaz de la Gandara | ESP | 15,59 | |
| 13 | Roland Borrey | BEL | 15,27 | |
| 14 | Edy Hubacher | SUI | 15,20 |
Einzelversuche
| Athlet | 1. | 2. | 3. |
| Vilmos Varjú | 18,17 | - | - |
| Dieter Hoffmann | 17,34 | 17,01 | - |
| Jaroslav Smid | x | 17,66 | x |
| Jiri Skobla | 16,96 | 16,70 | 17,37 |
| Bengt Christiansson | 17,09 | 16,80 | 17,34 |
| Tomo Suker | 15,93 | 16,90 | 16,38 |
| Björn Bang Andersen | x | 16,02 | 16,72 |
| Pierre Colnard | 16,62 | 16,26 | 16,08 |
| Heinfried Birlenbach | x | 16,37 | 16,55 |
| Pero Barist | 16,44 | x | 15,95 |
| Loukas Louka | 16,23 | 15,76 | 15,81 |
| Alberto Diaz de la Gandara | 15,58 | 15,53 | 15,59 |
| Roland Borrey | x | 15,27 | 15,23 |
| Edy Hubacher | 14,61 | 15,20 | 15,15 |