- General information
- Austria, Linz, July 13 – July 23,
- Number of participating countries: 13
- Awards
- Gold medals: 6
- Silver medals: 12
- Bronze medals: 14
- Honorable mentions: 20
- Participants: 0
| Contestant | Original script | Country | Rank | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerzy Kosiński | Jerzy Kosiński | Poland | 1 |  Gold medal |
| Florin Omota | Florin Omota | Romania | 2 | Gold medal |
| Janusz Rosiek | Janusz Rosiek | Poland | 3 | Gold medal |
| Christian Foidl | Christian Foidl | Austria | 4 | Gold medal |
| Holger Rautschek | Holger Rautschek | German Democratic Republic | 5 | Gold medal |
| János Varga | Varga János | Hungary | 6 | Gold medal |
| Manfred Lehn | Manfred Lehn | Germany, Federal Republic of | 7 |  Silver medal |
| Zsolt Böcskei | Böcskei Zsolt | Hungary | 8 | Silver medal |
| Georg Schulz | Georg Schulz | Austria | 9 | Silver medal |
| Jerzy Lisowski | Jerzy Lisowski | Poland | 9 | Silver medal |
| Antoni Dimitrov | Антоний Димитров | Bulgaria | 11 | Silver medal |
| Stefan Kashammer | Stefan Käshammer | Germany, Federal Republic of | 12 | Silver medal |
| Nikolai Denkov | Николай Денков | Bulgaria | 13 | Silver medal |
| Tilo Levante | Tilo Levante | Germany, Federal Republic of | 13 | Silver medal |
| Georg Franke | Georg Franke | German Democratic Republic | 13 | Silver medal |
| Torbjörn Tambour | Torbjörn Tambour | Sweden | 13 | Silver medal |
| Janusz Starakiewicz | Janusz Starakiewicz | Poland | 17 | Silver medal |
| Rüdiger Kock | Rüdiger Kock | Germany, Federal Republic of | 18 | Silver medal |
| Ivan Krakovsky | Ivan Krakovsky | Czechoslovakia | 19 |  Bronze medal |
| Peter Haas | Peter Haas | Austria | 20 | Bronze medal |
| Dieter Frense | különdíj | German Democratic Republic | 21 | Bronze medal |
| Valeriu Pompilian | Valeriu Pompilian | Romania | 22 | Bronze medal |
| Tomáš Kovár | Tomáš Kovár | Czechoslovakia | 23 | Bronze medal |
| Erzsébet Gulyás | Gulyás Erzsébet | Hungary | 23 | Bronze medal |
| Mikael Landgren | Mikael Landgren | Sweden | 23 | Bronze medal |
| Nikolai Tarkalanov | Николай Търкаланов | Bulgaria | 26 | Bronze medal |
| Thomas Ullrich | Thomas Ullrich | German Democratic Republic | 27 | Bronze medal |
| Liisa Holm | Liisa Holm | Finland | 28 | Bronze medal |
| Zoltán Fekete | Fekete Zoltán | Hungary | 29 | Bronze medal |
| Gheorghe Pana | Gheorghe Pana | Romania | 30 | Bronze medal |
| Claudiu Supuran | Claudiu Supuran | Romania | 31 | Bronze medal |
| Stefan Trnka | Stefan Trnka | Czechoslovakia | 32 | Bronze medal |
| Erik Verlinde | különdíj | Netherlands | 33 |  Honorable mention |
| Gernot Friedbacher | Gernot Friedbacher | Austria | 34 | Honorable mention |
| Marián Farkasovsky | Marián Farkasovsky | Czechoslovakia | 34 | Honorable mention |
| Kari Harkönen | Kari Harkönen | Finland | 34 | Honorable mention |
| Jyri Roihuvuo | Jyri Roihuvuo | Finland | 34 | Honorable mention |
| Martin Borsje | Martin Borsje | Netherlands | 38 | Honorable mention |
| Sten Sarman | Sten Sarman | Sweden | 39 | Honorable mention |
| Paavo Honkakoski | Paavo Honkakoski | Finland | 40 | Honorable mention |
| Anders Wasterlid | Anders Wasterlid | Sweden | 41 | Honorable mention |
| Peter Vekilov | Петър Векилов | Bulgaria | 42 | Honorable mention |
| Danilo Bucchieri | különdíj | Italy | 42 | Honorable mention |
| Hermann Verlinde | Hermann Verlinde | Netherlands | 44 | Honorable mention |
| Peter Hoogerbrugge | Peter Hoogerbrugge | Netherlands | 45 | Honorable mention |
| Laurent Dejardin | Laurent Dejardin | Belgium | 46 | Honorable mention |
| Joel Loutte | Joel Loutte | Belgium | 47 | Honorable mention |
| Rudie de Maesseneer | Rudie de Maesseneer | Belgium | 48 | Honorable mention |
| Marc Pelgrims | Marc Pelgrims | Belgium | 49 | Honorable mention |
| Matteo Latorre | Matteo Latorre | Italy | 50 | Honorable mention |
| Flavia Portaluri | Flavia Portaluri | Italy | 51 | Honorable mention |
| Cristina Sormani | Cristina Sormani | Italy | 52 | Honorable mention |