| 1 | Nikolay Karassev | URS | |
19,26 |
| 2 | Eduard Gushchin | URS | |
18,96 |
| 3 | Wladyslaw Komar | POL | |
18,85 |
| 4 | Pierre Colnard | FRA | 17,75 | |
| 5 | Milija Jocovic | YUG | 17,72 | |
| 6 | Tomislav Suker | YUG | 17,38 |
Einzelversuche
| Athlet | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. |
| Nikolay Karassev | 19,14 | 19,26 | x | x | 18,54 | 18,40 |
| Eduard Gushchin | 18,76 | 18,25 | x | 18,70 | 18,94 | 18,96 |
| Wladyslaw Komar | x | 18,85 | x | 18,35 | x | x |
| Pierre Colnard | 17,56 | 17,56 | x | x | x | 17,75 |
| Milija Jocovic | 16,90 | 17,21 | 17,69 | 17,72 | 17,68 | 17,57 |
| Tomislav Suker | 17,80 | x | x | x | x | 16,87 |