Final | Distance | 1. Alessandro Andrei | ITA | 21.26m | 2. Mike Carter | USA | 21.09m | 3. Dave Laut | USA | 20.97m | 4. Augie Wolf | USA | 20.93m | 5. Werner Gunthor | SUI | 20.28m | 6. Marco Montelatici | ITA | 19.98m | 7. Soren Tallhem | SWE | 19.81m | 8. Erik de Bruin | NED | 19.65m |
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| Venue: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 93,607. | -- competitors from -- nations. | Qualification |
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