- General information
- Germany, Federal Republic of, Frankfurt, July 1 – July 10,
- Number of participating countries: 20
- Number of competing students: 76
- Awards
- Gold medals: 8
- Silver medals: 16
- Bronze medals: 26
- Honorable mentions: 0
- Participants: 26
- Qualified: 0
| Contestant | Original script | Country | Rank | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jürgen Schleucher | Jürgen Schleucher | Germany, Federal Republic of | 1 |  Gold medal |
| Josef Hanzal | Josef Hanzal | Czechoslovakia | 2 | Gold medal |
| Patrick Weiß | Patrick Weiß | Germany, Federal Republic of | 3 | Gold medal |
| Kirill Butakov | Кирилл Бутаков | Soviet Union | 4 | Gold medal |
| Maksim Baklanov | Максим Бакланов | Soviet Union | 5 | Gold medal |
| Csaba Judik | Judik Csaba | Hungary | 6 | Gold medal |
| Claus Nerlov | Claus Nerlov | Denmark | 6 | Gold medal |
| Przemyslaw Swiecki | Przemysław Święcki | Poland | 8 | Gold medal |
| Tomas Hansson | Tomas Hansson | Sweden | 9 |  Silver medal |
| Sándor Németh | Németh Sándor | Hungary | 10 | Silver medal |
| Gerald Schuster | Gerald Schuster | Austria | 10 | Silver medal |
| Martin Vaculik | Martin Vaculik | Czechoslovakia | 12 | Silver medal |
| Seth Brown | Seth Brown | USA | 13 | Silver medal |
| Andreas Poredda | Andreas Poredda | Germany, Federal Republic of | 14 | Silver medal |
| Andrei Tica | Andrei Tică | Romania | 14 | Silver medal |
| Peter Bour | Peter Bour | Czechoslovakia | 16 | Silver medal |
| Paul Clark | Paul Clark | United Kingdom | 17 | Silver medal |
| Gábor Mikala | Mikala Gábor | Hungary | 18 | Silver medal |
| László Turi | Turi László | Hungary | 18 | Silver medal |
| Peter Supancic | Peter Supancic | Austria | 18 | Silver medal |
| Jesper Bendix | Jesper Bendix | Denmark | 21 | Silver medal |
| Roland Püschel | Roland Püschel | Germany, Federal Republic of | 22 | Silver medal |
| Steven Hill | Steven Hill | United Kingdom | 23 | Silver medal |
| Jean-Michel Courty | Jean-Michel Courty | France | 24 | Silver medal |
| Eugene Jansen | Eugene Jansen | Netherlands | 25 |  Bronze medal |
| Ivan Valent | Ivan Valent | Czechoslovakia | 25 | Bronze medal |
| Kari Andersin | Kari Andersin | Finland | 27 | Bronze medal |
| Fery Stoica | Fery Stoica | Romania | 28 | Bronze medal |
| Aleksandr Pastukhov | Алексндр Пастухов | Soviet Union | 29 | Bronze medal |
| Boris Zajcev | Борис Зайцев | Soviet Union | 30 | Bronze medal |
| Mihail Avramov | Михаил Аврамов | Bulgaria | 31 | Bronze medal |
| Peter van Gelderen | Peter van Gelderen | Netherlands | 31 | Bronze medal |
| Michael Harasek | Michael Harasek | Austria | 33 | Bronze medal |
| Karri Palovuori | Karri Palovuori | Finland | 34 | Bronze medal |
| Veselin Paunov | Веселин Паунов | Bulgaria | 35 | Bronze medal |
| Gerald Färber | Gerald Färber | Austria | 36 | Bronze medal |
| Keith Rickert | Keith Rickert | USA | 36 | Bronze medal |
| Matthew Bramley | Matthew Bramley | United Kingdom | 38 | Bronze medal |
| Claudia Timofte | Claudia Timofte | Romania | 39 | Bronze medal |
| Peter Lönnerberg | Peter Lönnerberg | Sweden | 40 | Bronze medal |
| Piotr Piasecki | Piotr Piasecki | Poland | 41 | Bronze medal |
| Piotr Trelewicz | Piotr Trelewicz | Poland | 41 | Bronze medal |
| Armant Ajdari | Armant Ajdari | France | 43 | Bronze medal |
| Jan Broeze | Jan Broeze | Netherlands | 43 | Bronze medal |
| Per Norman Oma | Per Norman Oma | Norway | 45 | Bronze medal |
| Philippe Bivas | Philippe Bivas | France | 46 | Bronze medal |
| Andrew Davis | Andrew Davis | United Kingdom | 46 | Bronze medal |
| Björn Pilström | Björn Pilström | Sweden | 46 | Bronze medal |
| Petri Kuosmanen | Petri Kuosmanen | Finland | 49 | Bronze medal |
| Aaron DiAntonio | Aaron DiAntonio | USA | 50 | Bronze medal |
| Peter Capofreddi | Peter Capofreddi | USA | Participant | |
| Robert Charmas | Robert Charmas | Poland | Participant | |
| Yann Genetay | Yann Genetay | France | Participant | |
| Cvetelina Peshlejska | Цветелина Пешлейска | Bulgaria | Participant | |
| Jari Tapanainen | Jari Tapanainen | Finland | Participant | |
| Olivier Kenter | Olivier Kenter | Netherlands | Participant | |
| Jesper Lohse | Jesper Lohse | Denmark | Participant | |
| Bostian Zepic | Bostian Zepić; Бостиан Зепић | Yugoslavia | Participant | |
| Erik Sandersen | Erik Sandersen | Norway | Participant | |
| Lucian Bildea | Lucian Bildea | Romania | Participant | |
| Lars Ernström | Lars Ernström | Sweden | Participant | |
| Luciano Galantini | Luciano Galantini | Italy | Participant | |
| Anders Host-Madsen | Anders Host-Madsen | Denmark | Participant | |
| Janez Bernik | Janez Bernik; Јанез Берник | Yugoslavia | Participant | |
| Giulio Campione | Giulio Campione | Italy | Participant | |
| Angelo D'Archivio | Angelo D'Archivio | Italy | Participant | |
| Bart Cappelle | Bart Cappelle | Belgium | Participant | |
| Eleni Stroulia | Ελένη Στρούλια | Greece | Participant | |
| Ingvill Hagesaether | Ingvill Hagesaether | Norway | Participant | |
| Ernst Johansen | Ernst Johansen | Norway | Participant | |
| Petros Papadakis | Πέτρος Παπαδάκης | Greece | Participant | |
| Ljubomira Lavcheva | Любомира Лавчева | Bulgaria | Participant | |
| Annik van den Bruel | Annik van den Bruel | Belgium | Participant | |
| Stefano Accorsi | Stefano Accorsi | Italy | Participant | |
| Xanthoula Apostolidou | Ξανθούλα Αποστολίδου | Greece | Participant | |
| Evgenia Pappa | Ευγενία Παππά | Greece | Participant |