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| 1 | Eduard Gushchin | URA | 18,81 | Q |
| 2 | Pierre Colnard | FRA | 18,27 | Q |
| 3 | Wladyslaw Komar | POL | 18,26 | Q |
| 4 | Nikolay Karassev | URS | 18,08 | Q |
| 5 | Milija Jocovic | YUG | 17,60 | Q |
| 6 | Tomo Suker | YUG | 17,36 | Q |
| 7 | Jiri Skobla | TCH | 17,30 | |
| 8 | Miroslav Janousek | TCH | 17,26 | |
| 9 | Heinfried Birlenbach | FRG | 17,13 | |
| 10 | Antero Juntto | FIN | 16,49 | |
| 11 | Bertrand de Decker | BEL | 14,95 |
Einzelversuche
| Athlet | 1. | 2. | 3. |
| Eduard Gushchin | 18,10 | 18,81 | - |
| Pierre Colnard | 17,21 | 18,27 | - |
| Wladyslaw Komar | 18,26 | x | - |
| Nikolay Karassev | 17,44 | 17,88 | 18,08 |
| Milija Jocovic | 17,60 | 17,42 | x |
| Tomo Suker | 17,36 | 16,90 | 17,36 |
| Jiri Skobla | 16,68 | 17,13 | 17,30 |
| Miroslav Janousek | x | 17,26 | x |
| Heinfried Birlenbach | x | 16,63 | 17,13 |
| Antero Juntto | x | 16,49 | x |
| Bertrand de Decker | 14,95 | 14,55 | 14,34 |