- General information
- Czechoslovakia, Bratislava, July 1 – July 8,
- Number of participating countries: 21
- Number of competing students: 83
- Awards
- Gold medals: 10
- Silver medals: 21
- Bronze medals: 30
- Honorable mentions: 0
- Participants: 22
- Qualified: 0
| Contestant | Original script | Country | Rank | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aleksej Jermakov | Алексей Ермаков | Soviet Union | 1 |  Gold medal |
| Dragos Horváth | Dragoş Horváth | Romania | 2 | Gold medal |
| Bernd Eggen | Bernd Eggen | Germany, Federal Republic of | 3 | Gold medal |
| Dirk Görlich | Dirk Görlich | German Democratic Republic | 4 | Gold medal |
| Ivan Valent | Ivan Valent | Czechoslovakia | 5 | Gold medal |
| Sergej Zajcev | Сергей Зайцев | Soviet Union | 6 | Gold medal |
| Jan-Martin Hertzsch | Jan-Martin Hertzsch | German Democratic Republic | 7 | Gold medal |
| Boris Zajcev | Борис Зайцев | Soviet Union | 8 | Gold medal |
| Jiří Pittner | Jiří Pittner | Czechoslovakia | 8 | Gold medal |
| Jürgen Schleucher | Jürgen Schleucher | Germany, Federal Republic of | 10 | Gold medal |
| Mathias Troyer | Mathias Troyer | Austria | 11 |  Silver medal |
| Keith Rickert | Keith Rickert | USA | 12 | Silver medal |
| Pavel Ivchenko | Павел Ивченко | Soviet Union | 13 | Silver medal |
| Jeroen van Duijneveldt | Jeroen van Duijneveldt | Netherlands | 14 | Silver medal |
| William Collin | William Collin | United Kingdom | 15 | Silver medal |
| Alain Verberkmoes | Alain Verberkmoes | Netherlands | 16 | Silver medal |
| Alexander Veit | Alexander Veit | Germany, Federal Republic of | 16 | Silver medal |
| Björn Hedman | Björn Hedman | Sweden | 16 | Silver medal |
| Gabriela Bírósová | Gabriela Bírósová | Czechoslovakia | 19 | Silver medal |
| Anton Semyonov Momchilov | Антон Момчилов | Bulgaria | 19 | Silver medal |
| Ivan Macák | Ivan Macák | Czechoslovakia | 21 | Silver medal |
| Peter van de Berg | Peter van de Berg | Netherlands | 22 | Silver medal |
| Georg Kontaxis | Georg Kontaxis | Austria | 23 | Silver medal |
| Jaroslaw Pillardy | Jaroslaw Pillardy | Poland | 24 | Silver medal |
| David Maymudes | David Maymudes | USA | 25 | Silver medal |
| Zoltán Vass | Vass Zoltán | Hungary | 26 | Silver medal |
| Dorin Borza | Dorin Borza | Romania | 26 | Silver medal |
| Ernő Varga | Varga Ernő | Hungary | 28 | Silver medal |
| Diethard Lang | Diethard Lang | Austria | 29 | Silver medal |
| Tamás Tóth | Tóth Tamás | Hungary | 30 | Silver medal |
| Leszek Grzesiak | Leszek Grzesiak | Poland | 31 | Silver medal |
| Philippe Bivas | Philippe Bivas | France | 32 |  Bronze medal |
| Mariusz Klencki | Mariusz Klencki | Poland | 33 | Bronze medal |
| Vincent Levita | Vincent Levita | France | 34 | Bronze medal |
| Rolf Kurzhals | Rolf Kurzhals | German Democratic Republic | 35 | Bronze medal |
| Alain Vaniche | Alain Vaniche | France | 35 | Bronze medal |
| Peter Supancic | Peter Supancic | Austria | 35 | Bronze medal |
| Balázs Halmos | Halmos Balázs | Hungary | 38 | Bronze medal |
| Glen Whitney | Glen Whitney | USA | 39 | Bronze medal |
| Jon Ruud Aage | Jon Ruud Aage | Norway | 40 | Bronze medal |
| Julia Carpenter | Julia Carpenter | United Kingdom | 41 | Bronze medal |
| Thomas Müller | Thomas Müller | Germany, Federal Republic of | 41 | Bronze medal |
| Andrzej Eilmes | Andrzej Eilmes | Poland | 43 | Bronze medal |
| Roman Keryell | Roman Keryell | France | 44 | Bronze medal |
| Karri Palovuori | Karri Palovuori | Finland | 45 | Bronze medal |
| Jari Yli-Kauhaluoma | Jari Yli-Kauhaluoma | Finland | 46 | Bronze medal |
| Rob Hooft | Rob Hooft | Netherlands | 47 | Bronze medal |
| Michael Pilgrem | Michael Pilgrem | United Kingdom | 48 | Bronze medal |
| Alekszandr Todorov Jordanov | Александр Тодоров | Bulgaria | 49 | Bronze medal |
| Pencho Tonchev Tonchev | Пенчо Тончев | Bulgaria | 50 | Bronze medal |
| Robert McKinnon | Robert McKinnon | United Kingdom | 51 | Bronze medal |
| Tor Erik Jeremiassen | Tor Erik Jeremiassen | Norway | 52 | Bronze medal |
| Toni Biasizzo | Toni Biasizzo | Yugoslavia | 53 | Bronze medal |
| Eric Kelson | Eric Kelson | USA | 54 | Bronze medal |
| Veselin Stefanov Vasilev | Веселин Стефанов | Bulgaria | 55 | Bronze medal |
| Jesper Lohse | Jesper Lohse | Denmark | 56 | Bronze medal |
| Patrik Kolar | Patrik Kolar; Патрик Колар | Yugoslavia | 57 | Bronze medal |
| Janez Bernik | Janez Bernik; Јанез Берник | Yugoslavia | 58 | Bronze medal |
| Glenn Creten | Glenn Creten | Belgium | 59 | Bronze medal |
| Sorin Armeanu | Sorin Armeanu | Romania | 60 | Bronze medal |
| Mette Riis | Mette Riis | Denmark | 61 | Bronze medal |
| Reidar Jörgen Husmo | Reidar Jörgen Husmo | Norway | Participant | |
| Siv Aasland | Siv Aasland | Norway | Participant | |
| Thomas Lux | Thomas Lux | German Democratic Republic | Participant | |
| Oana Pusciou | Oana Pusciou | Romania | Participant | |
| Mark Vanderkelen | Mark Vanderkelen | Belgium | Participant | |
| Christina Keen | Christina Keen | Sweden | Participant | |
| Stefan Pampin | Stefan Pampin | Sweden | Participant | |
| Vassiliki Antonaki | Βασιλική Αντωνάκη | Greece | Participant | |
| Petros Kophinas | Πέτρος Κοφίνας | Greece | Participant | |
| Erkki Solala | Erkki Solala | Finland | Participant | |
| Ulrika Öberg | Ulrika Öberg | Sweden | Participant | |
| Karl Ventzel Vejrup | Karl Ventzel Vejrup | Denmark | Participant | |
| Charalabos Adachopoulos | Χαράλαμπος Ανταχόπουλος | Greece | Participant | |
| Kalliopi Kotsa | Καλλιόπη Κώτσα | Greece | Participant | |
| Jaakko Vikberg | Jaakko Vikberg | Finland | Participant | |
| Miro Marincek | Miro Marincek; Миро Маринчек | Yugoslavia | Participant | |
| Pascal Maes | Pascal Maes | Belgium | Participant | |
| Birgit Debrabandere | Birgit Debrabandere | Belgium | Participant | |
| Tirso Gassié Rodriguez | Tirso Gassié Rodriguez | Cuba | Participant | |
| Geni Gómez Morejón | Geni Gómez Morejón | Cuba | Participant | |
| César Fernández Estrabao | César Fernández Estrabao | Cuba | Participant | |
| Luis Javier Gonzáles López | Luis Javier Gonzáles López | Cuba | Participant |