| Final | | Distance | | 1. Igor Astapkovich |  Soviet Union | 84.14m | | 2. Tibor Gecsek |  Hungary | 80.14m | | 3. Igor Nikulin | Soviet Union | 80.02m | | 4. Gunter Rodehau |  East Germany | 77.90m | | 5. Plamen Minev |  Bulgaria | 77.12m | | 6. Ivan Tanev | Bulgaria | 76.28m | | 7. Enrico Sgrulletti |  Italy | 75.82m | | 8. Heinz Weis |  West Germany | 75.48m | | 9. Juha Tiainen |  Finland | 73.70m | | 10.Johann Lindner |  Austria | 73.68m | | 11.Paul Head |  Great Britain | 72.68m | | 12.Claus Dethloff | West Germany | 72.36m |
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| Venue: Stadion Polijud. EC History Men Hammer Throw. | | World, European and Championship Record: Yuriy Sedych, Soviet Union 86.74m Stuttgard, West Germany 30th August 1986 | |
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| Group A | | Distance | | 1. Igor Nikulin | Soviet Union | 79.06m | | 2. Enrico Sgrulletti | Italy | 76.68m | | 3. Ivan Tanev | Bulgaria | 74.48m | | 4. Johann Lindner | Austria | 74.00m | | 5. Heinz Weis | West Germany | 73.44m | | 6. Tore Gustafsson |  Sweden | 72.86m | | 7. Raphael Piolanti |  France | 72.50m | | 8. Jozsef Vida | Hungary | 72.46m | | 9. Norbert Radefeld | West Germany | 72.42m | | 10.Esa Jantunen | Finland | 71.60m | | 11.Viktor Apostolov | Bulgaria | 68.92m |
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| Group B | | Distance | | 1. Plamen Minev | Bulgaria | 77.80m | | 2. Igor Astapkovich | Soviet Union | 77.60m | | 3. Gunter Rodehau | East Germany | 75.36m | | 4. Tibor Gecsek | Hungary | 74.68m | | 5. Juha Tiainen | Finland | 74.30m | | 6. Paul Head | Great Britain | 74.02m | | 7. Calus Dethloff | West Germany | 73.12m | | 8. Fredéric Kuhn | France | 71.30m | | 9. Giuliano Zanello | Italy | 68.64m |
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