- General information
- France, Paris, July 8 – July 17,
- Number of participating countries: 28
- Awards
- Gold medals: 11
- Silver medals: 22
- Bronze medals: 32
- Honorable mentions: 1
- Participants: 44
| Contestant | Original script | Country | Rank | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jie Wu | 吴颉 | China, People's Republic of | 1 |  Gold medal |
| Ao Lin | 林傲 | China, People's Republic of | 2 | Gold medal |
| Frank Steffen | Frank Steffen | Germany, Federal Republic of | 3 | Gold medal |
| Yu Xia | 夏煜 | China, People's Republic of | 4 | Gold medal |
| Qinggen Wang | 王庆根 | China, People's Republic of | 5 | Gold medal |
| Wayne Whitney | Wayne Whitney | USA | 6 | Gold medal |
| Kresten Skak | Kresten Skak | Denmark | 7 | Gold medal |
| Steffen Bock | Steffen Bock | German Democratic Republic | 8 | Gold medal |
| György Kóczán | Kóczán György | Hungary | 9 | Gold medal |
| Jiri Kroutil | Jiri Kroutil | Czechoslovakia | 9 | Gold medal |
| Wojciech Płonka | Wojciech Płonka | Poland | 11 | Gold medal |
| Andreas Leineweber | Andreas Leineweber | Germany, Federal Republic of | 12 |  Silver medal |
| Reza Sayed | Reza Sayed | United Kingdom | 13 | Silver medal |
| Gerard Reichl | Gerard Reichl | Austria | 14 | Silver medal |
| Przemysław Witek | Przemysław Witek | Poland | 15 | Silver medal |
| Jean-Louis Grieneisen | Jean-Louis Grieneisen | France | 15 | Silver medal |
| Michiel van Vliet | Michiel van Vliet | Netherlands | 15 | Silver medal |
| Elise Barrand | Elise Barrand | France | 18 | Silver medal |
| Marcin Andrzejak | Marcin Andrzejak | Poland | 19 | Silver medal |
| Loris Zannoni | Loris Zannoni | Italy | 20 | Silver medal |
| David Viduna | David Viduna | Czechoslovakia | 20 | Silver medal |
| Wojciech Nowaczek | Wojciech Nowaczek | Poland | 22 | Silver medal |
| Frank Sobott | Frank Sobott | Germany, Federal Republic of | 23 | Silver medal |
| Mihai Iuga | Mihai Iuga | Romania | 23 | Silver medal |
| Petri Mathias Pihko | Petri Mathias Pihko | Finland | 23 | Silver medal |
| Dana-Iona Marcu | Dana-Iona Marcu | Romania | 26 | Silver medal |
| Cosmin Saveanu | Cosmin Saveanu | Romania | 27 | Silver medal |
| Florian Stoica | Florian Stoica | Romania | 28 | Silver medal |
| Michal Storek | Michal Storek | Czechoslovakia | 28 | Silver medal |
| Marc Dionne | Marc Dionne | USA | 30 | Silver medal |
| Roger Moore | Roger Moore | USA | 31 | Silver medal |
| Steve Gubser | Steve Gubser | USA | 31 | Silver medal |
| István Virág | Virág István | Hungary | 33 | Silver medal |
| Aimo Kannt | Aimo Kannt | German Democratic Republic | 34 |  Bronze medal |
| Daniel Brown | Daniel Brown | United Kingdom | 35 | Bronze medal |
| Giovanni Giovenzana | Giovanni Giovenzana | Italy | 36 | Bronze medal |
| Richard Bryant | Richard Bryant | Australia | 37 | Bronze medal |
| Attila Nemes | Nemes Attila | Hungary | 37 | Bronze medal |
| Jason Wong | Jason Wong | United Kingdom | 39 | Bronze medal |
| Sun Shee Leong | Sun Shee Leong | Singapore | 39 | Bronze medal |
| Philippe Court | Philippe Court | France | 41 | Bronze medal |
| Robert Baumann | Robert Baumann | German Democratic Republic | 41 | Bronze medal |
| Tim Mallam | Tim Mallam | Australia | 43 | Bronze medal |
| Arnold Metselaar | Arnold Metselaar | Netherlands | 43 | Bronze medal |
| Chow Huat Khoo | Chow Huat Khoo | Singapore | 45 | Bronze medal |
| Fabrice Salingue | Fabrice Salingue | France | 46 | Bronze medal |
| Lubomir Sebo | Lubomir Sebo | Czechoslovakia | 47 | Bronze medal |
| Ben Kremer | Ben Kremer | Australia | 48 | Bronze medal |
| David Thiel | David Thiel | Canada | 48 | Bronze medal |
| Heinz Weißhaupt | Heinz Weißhaupt | Austria | 50 | Bronze medal |
| Gerd Pirngruber | Gerd Pirngruber | Austria | 51 | Bronze medal |
| Rune Halseid | Rune Halseid | Norway | 52 | Bronze medal |
| Stefano Stiz | Stefano Stiz | Italy | 53 | Bronze medal |
| Julie Filion | Julie Filion | Canada | 54 | Bronze medal |
| Mika Lindvall | Mika Lindvall | Finland | 54 | Bronze medal |
| Rainer Riedl | Rainer Riedl | Germany, Federal Republic of | 56 | Bronze medal |
| Elier Paz Rojas | Elier Paz Rojas | Cuba | 56 | Bronze medal |
| Marco Ziegler | Marco Ziegler | Switzerland | 58 | Bronze medal |
| Alexander Alexandrov | Александр Александров | Bulgaria | 58 | Bronze medal |
| Kah Keong Low | Kah Keong Low | Singapore | 58 | Bronze medal |
| Paul Collins | Paul Collins | United Kingdom | 61 | Bronze medal |
| Riccardo Vianello | Riccardo Vianello | Italy | 62 | Bronze medal |
| Tichomir Tenev | Тихомир Тенев | Bulgaria | 63 | Bronze medal |
| Heiko Haasler | Heiko Haasler | German Democratic Republic | 63 | Bronze medal |
| Henning S. Mortveit | Henning S. Mortveit | Norway | 65 | Bronze medal |
| Wannawimon Siriwatwetchakun | วรรณวิมล ศิริวัฒน์เวชกุล | Thailand | Participant | |
| Choon Siah Goh | Choon Siah Goh | Singapore | Participant | |
| David Alvarez Carbonnell | David Alvarez Carbonnell | Cuba | Participant | |
| Alan Ng | Alan Ng | Australia | 69 |  Honorable mention |
| István Csonka | Csonka István | Hungary | Participant | |
| Aykgasit Somsuk | เอกสิทธิ์ สมสุข | Thailand | Participant | |
| Mattias Eden | Mattias Eden | Sweden | Participant | |
| Thianthong Thongphanchang | เทียนทอง ทองพันชั่ง | Thailand | Participant | |
| Soisomchan Sae | สมชาย แซ่ฉั่ว | Thailand | Participant | |
| Ragnar Hauge | Ragnar Hauge | Norway | Participant | |
| Krasimira Markova | Красимира Маркова | Bulgaria | Participant | |
| Bjorn Megard | Bjorn Megard | Norway | Participant | |
| Sjoerd Groning | Sjoerd Groning | Netherlands | Participant | |
| Nicolai Jensen | Nicolai Jensen | Denmark | Participant | |
| Marc-Etienne Schwenter | Marc-Etienne Schwenter | Switzerland | Participant | |
| Linda Waher | Linda Waher | Sweden | Participant | |
| Howard Fischer | Howard Fischer | Canada | Participant | |
| Lennart Nilsson | Lennart Nilsson | Sweden | Participant | |
| Stylianos Katsanevakis | Στυλιανός Κατσανεβάκης | Greece | Participant | |
| Maurice Baars | Maurice Baars | Netherlands | Participant | |
| Göran Johansson | Göran Johansson | Sweden | Participant | |
| Heidi Portuondo Campa | Heidi Portuondo Campa | Cuba | Participant | |
| Pascal Eggen | Pascal Eggen | Switzerland | Participant | |
| Jon Tangaa Jensen | Jon Tangaa Jensen | Denmark | Participant | |
| Michaël Alexandre | Michaël Alexandre | Belgium | Participant | |
| Ana Helena Lopez Campistous | Ana Helena Lopez Campistous | Cuba | Participant | |
| Mette Wiegell | Mette Wiegell | Denmark | Participant | |
| Michaël Simonis | Michaël Simonis | Belgium | Participant | |
| Janne Isohao | Janne Isohao | Finland | Participant | |
| Stefan Filpov | Стефан Филипов | Bulgaria | Participant | |
| Margaret Shih | Margaret Shih | Canada | Participant | |
| Evangelos Mangos | Ευάγγελος Μάγκος | Greece | Participant | |
| Georgios Kassiotis | Γιώργος Κασιώτης | Greece | Participant | |
| Hanadi Al-Bader | 0 | Kuwait | Participant | |
| Menelaos Karavelas | Μενέλαος Καραβέλας | Greece | Participant | |
| Stijn Mertens | Stijn Mertens | Belgium | Participant | |
| Jurgen Riondato | Jurgen Riondato | Belgium | Participant | |
| Kyriakos Kyriakides | Κυριάκος Κυριακίδης | Cyprus | Participant | |
| Waddah Al-Refa'ee | 0 | Kuwait | Participant | |
| Constantinos Kapodistrias | Κωνσταντίνος Καποδίστριας | Cyprus | Participant | |
| Abeer Al-Fadel | 0 | Kuwait | Participant | |
| Michael Michael | Μιχαήλ Μιχαήλ | Cyprus | Participant | |
| Regina Bürgel | Regina Bürgel | Switzerland | Participant | |
| Anastasia Papachristodoulou | Αναστασία Παπαχριστοδούλου | Cyprus | Participant | |
| Khuloud Awad | 0 | Kuwait | Participant |