- General information
- German Democratic Republic, Halle, July 2 – July 10,
- Number of participating countries: 26
- Awards
- Gold medals: 12
- Silver medals: 22
- Bronze medals: 34
- Honorable mentions: 0
- Participants: 36
| Contestant | Original script | Country | Rank | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomislav Gunchev | Томислав Гунчев | Bulgaria | 1 |  Gold medal |
| Uwe Herzog | Uwe Herzog | German Democratic Republic | 2 | Gold medal |
| Jens Piontkowski | Jens Piontkowski | Germany, Federal Republic of | 3 | Gold medal |
| Stefan Mix | Stefan Mix | German Democratic Republic | 3 | Gold medal |
| Ellák Somfai | Somfai Ellák | Hungary | 5 | Gold medal |
| Zhou-xin Shen | 沈周新 | China, People's Republic of | 6 | Gold medal |
| Rolf Winfried Auhl | Rolf Winfried Auhl | Germany, Federal Republic of | 7 | Gold medal |
| Jacek Nowakowski | Jacek Nowakowski | Poland | 8 | Gold medal |
| Pei Zhou | 周沛 | China, People's Republic of | 8 | Gold medal |
| Arno Steinig | Arno Steinig | Germany, Federal Republic of | 10 | Gold medal |
| Hui Chen | 陈晖 | China, People's Republic of | 10 | Gold medal |
| Michal Gontkowsky | Michal Gontkowsky | Czechoslovakia | 12 | Gold medal |
| Pierluigi Mercandelli | Pierluigi Mercandelli | Italy | 13 |  Silver medal |
| Rupert Schindler | Rupert Schindler | Austria | 13 | Silver medal |
| Narcis Avarvari | Narcis Ciprian Avarvari | Romania | 15 | Silver medal |
| Helmut Sengstschmid | Helmut Sengstschmid | Austria | 16 | Silver medal |
| Martijn Mulders | Martijn Mulders | Netherlands | 17 | Silver medal |
| Radu Tutuian | Radu Tutuian | Romania | 17 | Silver medal |
| Jewgenij Bondarenko | Евгений Бондаренко | Soviet Union | 17 | Silver medal |
| Jörg Wilhelm | Jörg Wilhelm | German Democratic Republic | 20 | Silver medal |
| Tomasz Motylewski | Tomasz Motylewski | Poland | 21 | Silver medal |
| Thomas Klein | Thomas Klein | German Democratic Republic | 22 | Silver medal |
| Michael Jurek | Michael Jurek | Czechoslovakia | 23 | Silver medal |
| Nikolaj Najdenov | Николай Найденов | Bulgaria | 24 | Silver medal |
| Andrej Sanin | Андрей Санин | Soviet Union | 25 | Silver medal |
| Gábor Magyarfalvi | Magyarfalvi Gábor | Hungary | 26 | Silver medal |
| Petri Mathias Pihko | Petri Mathias Pihko | Finland | 26 | Silver medal |
| Aleksej Semenjenka | Алексей Семеняка | Soviet Union | 26 | Silver medal |
| Marilena Fitzsimons | Marilena Fitzsimons | Canada | 29 | Silver medal |
| Katinka Ridderbos | Katinka Ridderbos | Netherlands | 30 | Silver medal |
| Ashild Vik | Ashild Vik | Norway | 31 | Silver medal |
| Mattias Jonsson | Mattias Jonsson | Sweden | 31 | Silver medal |
| Małgorzata Rowicka | Małgorzata Rowicka | Poland | 33 | Silver medal |
| Richard James Martin | Richard James Martin | United Kingdom | 33 | Silver medal |
| Yueyang Song | 宋越扬 | China, People's Republic of | 35 |  Bronze medal |
| Patrik Jonsson | Patrik Jonsson | Sweden | 35 | Bronze medal |
| Fjodor Aleksejev | Фёдор Алексеев | Soviet Union | 37 | Bronze medal |
| Ralitsa Kiperova | Ралица Киперова | Bulgaria | 37 | Bronze medal |
| Imre Tuba | Tuba Imre | Hungary | 39 | Bronze medal |
| Alexander Zapf | Alexander Zapf | Germany, Federal Republic of | 40 | Bronze medal |
| Raphael Lehrer | Raphael Lehrer | USA | 40 | Bronze medal |
| Jon Kleinberg | Jon Kleinberg | USA | 42 | Bronze medal |
| Fabrice Salingue | Fabrice Salingue | France | 42 | Bronze medal |
| Rachel A. Capon | Rachel A. Capon | United Kingdom | 42 | Bronze medal |
| Gerardo Calabrese | Gerardo Calabrese | Italy | 45 | Bronze medal |
| Charles Brooke-Taylor | Charles Brooke-Taylor | United Kingdom | 46 | Bronze medal |
| Jarle Brinchmann | Jarle Brinchmann | Norway | 46 | Bronze medal |
| Sorin Cristescu | Sorin Cristescu | Romania | 46 | Bronze medal |
| Antonio Ceroli | Antonio Ceroli | Italy | 49 | Bronze medal |
| András Szabó | Szabó András | Hungary | 50 | Bronze medal |
| Boaz Kogon | Boaz Kogon | Australia | 51 | Bronze medal |
| Corinne Rivasseau | Corinne Rivasseau | France | 51 | Bronze medal |
| Kresten Skak | Kresten Skak | Denmark | 51 | Bronze medal |
| Paul Haesler | Paul Haesler | Australia | 54 | Bronze medal |
| Angelo R. D'Agnano | Angelo R. D'Agnano | Italy | 54 | Bronze medal |
| Alexander Alexandrov | Александр Александров | Bulgaria | 54 | Bronze medal |
| Sjoerd Schreuder | Sjoerd Schreuder | Netherlands | 57 | Bronze medal |
| Patrick Frederix | Patrick Frederix | Netherlands | 58 | Bronze medal |
| Marek Hybal | Marek Hybal | Czechoslovakia | 58 | Bronze medal |
| Lars Larsson-Cohn | Lars Larsson-Cohn | Sweden | 60 | Bronze medal |
| Michael Dalla Costa | Michael Dalla Costa | Australia | 61 | Bronze medal |
| Nicolaos Mitsiadis | Νικόλαος Μητσιάδης | Greece | 61 | Bronze medal |
| Omar Quinter Monzon | Omar Quinter Monzon | Cuba | 61 | Bronze medal |
| Christopher Chan | Christopher Chan | Canada | 64 | Bronze medal |
| Michael Furlanetto | Michael Furlanetto | USA | 64 | Bronze medal |
| Oyvind Tafjord | Oyvind Tafjord | Norway | 66 | Bronze medal |
| Dominique Boffocher | Dominique Boffocher | France | 67 | Bronze medal |
| Jiri Kroutil | Jiří Kroutil | Czechoslovakia | 67 | Bronze medal |
| Roger Moore | Roger Moore | USA | Participant | |
| Elizabeth Potterton | Elizabeth Potterton | United Kingdom | Participant | |
| Catherine Meyer | Catherine Meyer | France | Participant | |
| Gerard Reichl | Gerard Reichl | Austria | Participant | |
| Marcin Andrzejak | Marcin Andrzejak | Poland | Participant | |
| Corneliu Vulpe | Corneliu Vulpe | Romania | Participant | |
| Erich Ammann | Erich Ammann | Switzerland | Participant | |
| Vandekerckhove | Vandekerckhove | Belgium | Participant | |
| Paulius Stepanas | Paulius Stepanas | Australia | Participant | |
| Dioniss Hatziliadis | Διόνυσος Χατζηλιαδης | Greece | Participant | |
| David Carbonell | David Carbonell | Cuba | Participant | |
| Ola Berntsson | Ola Berntsson | Sweden | Participant | |
| Claus Caroe | Claus Caroe | Denmark | Participant | |
| Wim Elseviera | Wim Elseviera | Belgium | Participant | |
| Pal Dahle | Pal Dahle | Norway | Participant | |
| Rikke Lolck | Rikke Lolck | Denmark | Participant | |
| Stephen Cheng | Stephen Cheng | Canada | Participant | |
| Pascal Eggen | Pascal Eggen | Switzerland | Participant | |
| Jean-Francois Gohy | Jean-Francois Gohy | Belgium | Participant | |
| Virna Veiga Perez | Virna Veiga Perez | Cuba | Participant | |
| Mikko Aleksi Uusitalo | Mikko Aleksi Uusitalo | Finland | Participant | |
| Heinz Weißhaupt | Heinz Weißhaupt | Austria | Participant | |
| Anne-Cécile Draye | Anne-Cécile Draye | Belgium | Participant | |
| Morgens Larsen | Morgens Larsen | Denmark | Participant | |
| Daniel Deschênes | Daniel Deschênes | Canada | Participant | |
| Tomi Erik Salminen | Tomi Erik Salminen | Finland | Participant | |
| Matthias Gäumann | Matthias Gäumann | Switzerland | Participant | |
| Charalabos Gouveris | Χαράλαμπος Γκούβερης | Greece | Participant | |
| Stefanos Korfias | Στέφανος Κορφιάς | Greece | Participant | |
| Klaus Johan Himberg | Klaus Johan Himberg | Finland | Participant | |
| Elier Paz Rojas | Elier Paz Rojas | Cuba | Participant | |
| Ammar Al-Sairafi | 0 | Kuwait | Participant | |
| Stéphane Cuchet | Stéphane Cuchet | Switzerland | Participant | |
| Nabila Abbos Abel | 0 | Kuwait | Participant | |
| Manhi Al-Shamari | 0 | Kuwait | Participant | |
| Saleh Al-Shaiji | 0 | Kuwait | Participant |