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| 1 | Michael Sauer | FRG | 16,49 | Q |
| 2 | Hans-Jürgen Rückborn | GDR | 16,43 | Q |
| 3 | Petr Nemsovský | TCH | 16,35 | Q |
| 4 | Henrik Kalocsai | HUN | 16,33 | Q |
| 5 | Vladimir Kurkevich | URS | 16,29 | Q |
| 6 | Alexander Solotaryev | URS | 16,04 | Q |
| 7 | Cerban Ciochina | ROM | 15,96 | |
| 8 | Luis Felipe Areta | ESP | 15,92 | |
| 9 | Frantisek Krupala | TCH | 15,63 | |
| 10 | Giuseppe Gentile | ITA | 15,51 | |
| 11 | Klaus Neumann | GDR | 15,08 | |
| 12 | Askin Tuna | TUR | 15,03 |
Einzelversuche
| Athlet | 1. | 2. | 3. |
| Michael Sauer | 15,68 | 16,19 | 16,49 |
| Hans-Jürgen Rückborn | x | 15,70 | 16,43 |
| Petr Nemsovský | 15,91 | 16,35 | - |
| Henrik Kalocsai | x | 16,33 | x |
| Vladimir Kurkevich | 14,63 | x | 16,29 |
| Alexander Solotaryev | 16,04 | 15,77 | 15,89 |
| Cerban Ciochina | 15,95 | 15,87 | 15,96 |
| Luis Felipe Areta | 15,65 | 15,80 | 15,92 |
| Frantisek Krupala | 15,24 | 15,63 | x |
| Giuseppe Gentile | x | 14,95 | 15,51 |
| Klaus Neumann | x | x | 15,08 |
| Askin Tuna | 14,92 | 13,55 | 15,03 |