| Nr. | Athlete | NOC |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Southwood |  AUS |
| 2 | Günther Pfaff |  AUT |
| 3 | Jean-Pierre Burny |  BEL |
| 4 | Vasil Chilingirov |  BUL |
| 5 | Dean Oldershaw |  CAN |
| 6 | N'Gama |  CIV |
| 7 | Edicto Gilbert |  CUB |
| 8 | Erik Hansen |  DEN |
| 9 | Ilkka Nummisto |  FIN |
| 10 | Bernd Guse |  FRG |
| 11 | Laurence Oliver |  GBR |
| 12 | Joachim Mattern |  GDR |
| 13 | Géza Csapó |  HUN |
| 14 | Howard Watkins |  IRL |
| 15 | Mauro Chiostri |  ITA |
| 16 | Tadamasa Sato |  JPN |
| 17 | Hermelindo Soto |  MEX |
| 18 | Don Cooper |  NZL |
| 19 | Grzegorz Śledziewski |  POL |
| 20 | Ion Dragulschi |  ROU |
| 21 | Rolf Peterson |  SWE |
| 22 | Ladislav Souček |  TCH |
| 23 | Aleksandr Shaparenko |  URS |
| 24 | Robert Mitchell |  USA |
