Final | Distance | 1. Juha Tiainen | FIN | 78.08m | 2. Karl-Hans Riehm | FRG | 77.98m | 3. Klaus Ploghaus | FRG | 76.68m | 4. Orlando Bianchini | ITA | 75.94m | 5. Bill Green | USA | 75.60m | 6. Harri Huhtala | FIN | 75.28m | 7. Walter Ciofani | FRA | 73.46m | 8. Robert Weir | GBR | 72.62m |
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| Venue: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 93,607. | -- competitors from -- nations. | Qualification |
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