- General information
- Bulgaria, Burgas, July 13 – July 23,
- Number of participating countries: 14
- Number of competing students: 55
- Awards
- Gold medals: 6
- Silver medals: 11
- Bronze medals: 17
- Honorable mentions: 0
- Participants: 21
- Qualified: 0
| Contestant | Original script | Country | Rank | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomáš Kovár | Tomáš Kovár | Czechoslovakia | 1 |  Gold medal |
| József Répási | Répási József | Hungary | 2 | Gold medal |
| Vladimir Nikiforov | Владимир Никифоров | Soviet Union | 3 | Gold medal |
| Georgi Saraivanov | Георги Симеонов Сараиванов | Bulgaria | 4 | Gold medal |
| Peter Haas | Peter Haas | Austria | 5 | Gold medal |
| Claudiu Supuran | Claudiu Supuran | Romania | 6 | Gold medal |
| Jindrich Jindrich | Jindrich Jindrich | Czechoslovakia | 7 |  Silver medal |
| Jerzy Lisowski | Jerzy Lisowski | Poland | 8 | Silver medal |
| Janusz Starakiewicz | Janusz Starakiewicz | Poland | 9 | Silver medal |
| Zoltán Fekete | Fekete Zoltán | Hungary | 10 | Silver medal |
| Aleksej Arbuznikov | Алексей Арбузников | Soviet Union | 11 | Silver medal |
| Grzegorz Świątek | Grzegorz Świątek | Poland | 12 | Silver medal |
| Ferenc Garay | Garay Ferenc | Hungary | 13 | Silver medal |
| Michael Fleischhauer | Michael Fleischhauer | German Democratic Republic | 14 | Silver medal |
| Georgi Vaysilov | Георги Вайсилов | Bulgaria | 15 | Silver medal |
| Mario Höll | Mario Höll | German Democratic Republic | 16 | Silver medal |
| Thomas Szyperski | Thomas Szyperski | Germany, Federal Republic of | 17 | Silver medal |
| Milan Obuch | Milan Obuch | Czechoslovakia | 18 |  Bronze medal |
| Wolfgang Kammerer | Wolfgang Kammerer | Austria | 19 | Bronze medal |
| Thilo Levante | Thilo Levante | Germany, Federal Republic of | 19 | Bronze medal |
| Andrej Abramov | Андрей Абрамов | Soviet Union | 21 | Bronze medal |
| Costin Bildea | Costin Bildea | Romania | 22 | Bronze medal |
| Angelina Angelova | Ангелина Ангелова | Bulgaria | 22 | Bronze medal |
| Thomas Meyer | Thomas Meyer | Germany, Federal Republic of | 24 | Bronze medal |
| Mirca Florea | Mirca Florea | Romania | 25 | Bronze medal |
| Peter Roschger | Peter Roschger | Austria | 26 | Bronze medal |
| Roumen Tsvetanov Tsekov | Румен Цветанов Цеков | Bulgaria | 27 | Bronze medal |
| Tamás Schweighoffer | Schweighoffer Tamás | Hungary | 28 | Bronze medal |
| Paul Krajnik | Paul Krajnik | Austria | 29 | Bronze medal |
| Carsten Spanka | Carsten Spanka | Germany, Federal Republic of | 30 | Bronze medal |
| Mariusz Krawiec | Mariusz Krawiec | Poland | 31 | Bronze medal |
| Ronald Hage | Ronald Hage | Netherlands | 32 | Bronze medal |
| Tomas Ulrich | Tomas Ulrich | German Democratic Republic | 33 | Bronze medal |
| Jens Schumann | Jens Schumann | German Democratic Republic | 34 | Bronze medal |
| Bart Geerlings | Bart Geerlings | Netherlands | Participant | |
| Ján Urban | Ján Urban | Czechoslovakia | Participant | |
| Ellen Hilhorst | Ellen Hilhorst | Netherlands | Participant | |
| Camelia Ignat | Camelia Ignat | Romania | Participant | |
| Christian Salamon | Christian Salamon | Sweden | Participant | |
| Anders Holst | Anders Holst | Sweden | Participant | |
| Eric Beranger | Eric Beranger | France | Participant | |
| Kalle Holmström | Kalle Holmström | Finland | Participant | |
| Tuomo Telkka | Tuomo Telkka | Finland | Participant | |
| Francois Larvelle | François Larvelle | France | Participant | |
| Ilkka Ovaska | Ilkka Ovaska | Finland | Participant | |
| Michel Pinet | Michel Pinet | France | Participant | |
| Roberto Corradini | Roberto Corradini | Italy | Participant | |
| Gerben Smeenk | Gerben Smeenk | Netherlands | Participant | |
| Torsten Svenonius | Torsten Svenonius | Sweden | Participant | |
| Paolo Bertocchi | Paolo Bertocchi | Italy | Participant | |
| Petri Autio | Petri Autio | Finland | Participant | |
| Roberta Bursi | Roberta Bursi | Italy | Participant | |
| Ragnar Backström | Ragnar Backström | Sweden | Participant | |
| Olivier Tretout | Olivier Tretout | France | Participant | |
| Lorenzo Catallani | Lorenzo Catallani | Italy | Participant |