| 1 | Calvin Smith | USA | |
20,16 | |
| 2 | Gilles Quénéhervé | FRA | |
20,16 | NR |
| 3 | John Regis | GBR | |
20,18 | NR |
| 4 | Robson Caetano Da Silva | BRA | 20,22 | ||
| 5 | Vladimir Krylov | URS | 20,23 | NR | |
| 6 | Floyd Heard | USA | 20,25 | ||
| 7 | Pierfrancesco Pavoni | ITA | 20,45 | ||
| 8 | Atlee Mahorn | CAN | 20,78 |