- General information
- Finland, Espoo, July 2 – July 9,
- Number of participating countries: 26
- Number of competing students: 104
- Awards
- Gold medals: 13
- Silver medals: 22
- Bronze medals: 32
- Honorable mentions: 0
- Participants: 37
- Qualified: 0
| Contestant | Original script | Country | Rank | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chen Wang | 汪琛 | China, People's Republic of | 1 |  Gold medal |
| Uwe Herzog | Uwe Herzog | German Democratic Republic | 2 | Gold medal |
| Mies Dronkert | Mies Dronkert | Netherlands | 3 | Gold medal |
| Xi Huang | 黄烯 | China, People's Republic of | 4 | Gold medal |
| Tomasz Motylewski | Tomasz Motylewski | Poland | 5 | Gold medal |
| Jens Decker | Jens Decker | Germany, Federal Republic of | 6 | Gold medal |
| Karl Nedwed | Karl Nedwed | Austria | 7 | Gold medal |
| Ole M. Svensen | Ole M. Svensen | Norway | 8 | Gold medal |
| Tomislav Gunchev | Томислав Гунчев | Bulgaria | 9 | Gold medal |
| József Dobó | Dobó József | Hungary | 10 | Gold medal |
| Pierluigi Mercandelli | Pierluigi Mercandelli | Italy | 11 | Gold medal |
| Andrada-Sabina Zurac | Andrada-Sabina Zurac | Romania | 12 | Gold medal |
| Michael Jurek | Michael Jurek | Czechoslovakia | 13 | Gold medal |
| Ni Qiang | 倪强 | China, People's Republic of | 14 |  Silver medal |
| David Cliffel | David Cliffel | USA | 15 | Silver medal |
| Laurance Lee | Laurance Lee | USA | 15 | Silver medal |
| Thomas Klein | Thomas Klein | German Democratic Republic | 15 | Silver medal |
| Jan-Dierk Grunwaldt | Jan-Dierk Grunwaldt | Germany, Federal Republic of | 18 | Silver medal |
| Markus Kosonen | Markus Kosonen | Finland | 18 | Silver medal |
| Kai Exner | Kai Exner | Germany, Federal Republic of | 20 | Silver medal |
| Jacek Nowakowski | Jacek Nowakowski | Poland | 21 | Silver medal |
| Juhan Jönsson | Juhan Jönsson | Sweden | 22 | Silver medal |
| Brian Kantsiper | Brian Kantsiper | USA | 23 | Silver medal |
| Stefane Fermigier | Stefane Fermigier | France | 23 | Silver medal |
| Clare Hazlewood | Clare Hazlewood | United Kingdom | 23 | Silver medal |
| Jeremy Humphries | Jeremy Humphries | United Kingdom | 23 | Silver medal |
| Aleksander Granovskiy | Александр Грановский | Soviet Union | 27 | Silver medal |
| Emil Tripa | Emil Tripa | Romania | 28 | Silver medal |
| Roland Sander | Roland Sander | Germany, Federal Republic of | 29 | Silver medal |
| Marco Venuti | Marco Venuti | Italy | 30 | Silver medal |
| Paul Hodgkinson | Paul Hodgkinson | United Kingdom | 31 | Silver medal |
| Árpád Dobolyi | Dobolyi Árpád | Hungary | 32 | Silver medal |
| Mark Mackey | Mark Mackey | Australia | 33 | Silver medal |
| Leszek Pazderski | Leszek Pazderski | Poland | 34 | Silver medal |
| Loo Sun Sun Leslie | Loo Sun Sun Leslie | Singapore | 34 | Silver medal |
| Petri Mathias Pihko | Petri Mathias Pihko | Finland | 36 |  Bronze medal |
| Ling Yee Kiang | Ling Yee Kiang | Singapore | 36 | Bronze medal |
| Tornbjoern Rognes | Rognes Tornbjörn | Norway | 38 | Bronze medal |
| Mihály Kádár | Kádár Mihály | Hungary | 39 | Bronze medal |
| Mihail Veshtort | Михаил Вешторт | Soviet Union | 39 | Bronze medal |
| Duncan Page | Duncan Page | United Kingdom | 41 | Bronze medal |
| Chris Gunn | Chris Gunn | Canada | 42 | Bronze medal |
| Guonqiang Lu | 卢国强 | China, People's Republic of | 43 | Bronze medal |
| Kurt Huang | Kurt Huang | USA | 43 | Bronze medal |
| Julie Gowdie | Julie Gowdie | Australia | 45 | Bronze medal |
| Aleksander Zinin | Александр Зинин | Soviet Union | 46 | Bronze medal |
| Kenneth Ruud | Kenneth Ruud | Norway | 47 | Bronze medal |
| Costica Aloman | Costica Aloman | Romania | 47 | Bronze medal |
| Pieter van Andel | Pieter van Andel | Netherlands | 49 | Bronze medal |
| Georgi Bontchev | Георги Бончев | Bulgaria | 50 | Bronze medal |
| Wiesław Dudek | Wiesław Dudek | Poland | 50 | Bronze medal |
| Kroum Valchev | Крум Вълчев | Bulgaria | 52 | Bronze medal |
| Christophe Pellet | Christophe Pellet | France | 53 | Bronze medal |
| Fabrizio Cartechini | Fabrizio Cartechini | Italy | 54 | Bronze medal |
| Stefan Mix | Stefan Mix | German Democratic Republic | 54 | Bronze medal |
| Lim Hong Kiang | Lim Hong Kiang | Singapore | 56 | Bronze medal |
| Richard Owczarzy | Richard Owczarzy | Czechoslovakia | 57 | Bronze medal |
| Eduardo Baquero Fernandez | Eduardo Baquero Fernandez | Cuba | 58 | Bronze medal |
| Lars Salquist | Lars Salquist | Denmark | 58 | Bronze medal |
| Roman Mezencev | Roman Mezencev | Czechoslovakia | 60 | Bronze medal |
| Sverre Prytz | Sverre Prytz | Norway | 60 | Bronze medal |
| Vincent Wong | Vincent Wiong | Canada | 62 | Bronze medal |
| Helmut Sengstschmid | Helmut Sengstschmid | Austria | 63 | Bronze medal |
| Sergey Cytovskiy | Сергей Цитовский | Soviet Union | 63 | Bronze medal |
| Pim Vijfhuizen | Pim Vijfhuizen | Netherlands | 65 | Bronze medal |
| Julia Kubanek | Julia Kubanek | Canada | 66 | Bronze medal |
| Daniel Vaniche | Daniel Vaniche | France | 66 | Bronze medal |
| Wilfred Fullagar | Wilfred Fullagar | Australia | Participant | |
| Ernesto Ortitz Suri | Ernesto Ortitz Suri | Cuba | Participant | |
| Drew Parsons | Drew Parsons | Australia | Participant | |
| Michael Jakusch | Michael Jakusch | Austria | Participant | |
| Marc-Olivier Coppens | Marc-Olivier Coppens | Belgium | Participant | |
| Jenel Vatamanu | Jenel Vatamanu | Romania | Participant | |
| Michel Gontkovski | Michel Gontkovski | Czechoslovakia | Participant | |
| Raul Gonzales Lio | Raul Gonzales Lio | Cuba | Participant | |
| Christina Toennesen | Christina Tönnesen | Denmark | Participant | |
| Hans Heuts | Hans Heuts | Netherlands | Participant | |
| Kim Kristiansen | Kim Kristiansen | Denmark | Participant | |
| László Somogyi | Somogyi László | Hungary | Participant | |
| Anton Ivanov | Антон Иванов | Bulgaria | Participant | |
| Edmondo Rizzo | Edmondo Rizzo | Italy | Participant | |
| Pernille Koefoed | Pernille Koefoed | Denmark | Participant | |
| Francis Chong Fu Shin | Francis Chong Fu Shin | Singapore | Participant | |
| Didier Marsacq | Didier Marsacq | France | Participant | |
| Micael Germann | Micael Germann | Switzerland | Participant | |
| Rudi Labarbe | Rudi Labarbe | Belgium | Participant | |
| Klas Lindbäck | Klas Lindbäck | Sweden | Participant | |
| Marko Heinilä | Marko Heinilä | Finland | Participant | |
| Vincent de Vroey | Vincent de Vroey | Belgium | Participant | |
| Mika Lindvall | Mika Lindvall | Finland | Participant | |
| Marc-Etienne Schwenter | Marc-Etienne Schwenter | Switzerland | Participant | |
| Franz Werner | Franz Werner | Austria | Participant | |
| Jean-Daniel Zanone | Jean-Daniel Zanone | Switzerland | Participant | |
| Abeer Algharabally | 0 | Kuwait | Participant | |
| Laurent Piquet | Laurent Piquet | Switzerland | Participant | |
| Erik Hosen | Erik Hosen | Sweden | Participant | |
| Steven Postma | Steven Postma | Canada | Participant | |
| Elier Paz Rojas | Elier Paz Rojas | Cuba | Participant | |
| Pierre Robe | Pierre Robe | Belgium | Participant | |
| Hisham Hayat | 0 | Kuwait | Participant | |
| Udo Eckart | Udo Eckart | German Democratic Republic | Participant | |
| Ragnar Henningson | Ragnar Henningson | Sweden | Participant | |
| Nahla Asadalla | 0 | Kuwait | Participant | |
| Bandar Al-Mutairi | 0 | Kuwait | Participant |