| WINNER | METHOD | OPPONENT |
|---|---|---|
| Final | ||
| Momir Petković YUG | DEC 9-5 | Ivan Kolev BUL |
| John Peterson | ||
| 1 |
| 14 | South Korea | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | West Germany | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Sweden | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Turkey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| DEC 13-5 |
| Mehmet Uzun TUR |
| Viktor Novozhilov URS | DEC 13-9 | Adolf Seger FRG |
| Vladimir Cheboksarov URS | PIN | Leif Andersson SWE |
| Round 5 | ||
| Vladimir Cheboksarov URS | DEC 14-7 | Ivan Kolev BUL |
| Momir Petković YUG | DEC 8-2 | Miroslav Janota TCH |
| John Peterson USA | DEC 20-4 | Viktor Novozhilov URS |
| Adolf Seger FRG | BYE | — |
| Leif Andersson SWE | PIN | Kazuhiro Takanishi JPN |
| Mehmet Uzun TUR | DQ | Ismail Abilov BUL |
| Round 4 | ||
| Leif Andersson SWE | DEC 9-6 | Adam Ostrowski POL |
| Kazuhiro Takanishi JPN | DEC 15-6 | Keijo Manni FIN |
| Vladimir Cheboksarov URS | DEC 8-3 | Miroslav Janota TCH |
| Momir Petković YUG | DEC 3-2 | Ion Enache ROU |
| Ivan Kolev BUL | BYE | — |
| Mehmet Uzun TUR | BYE | — |
| John Peterson USA | DEC 10-3 | István Kovács HUN |
| Adolf Seger FRG | DEC 26-6 | Henryk Mazur POL |
| Ismail Abilov BUL | PIN | Vasile Iorga ROU |
| Viktor Novozhilov URS | PIN | Masaru Motegi JPN |
| Round 3 | ||
| Leif Andersson SWE | BYE | — |
| Momir Petković YUG | CRITERIA 6-6 | Vladimir Cheboksarov URS |
| Ivan Kolev BUL | CRITERIA 8-8 | Ion Enache ROU |
| Miroslav Janota TCH | DEC 7-2 | André Bouchoule FRA |
| Viktor Novozhilov URS | DEC 11-2 | Ismail Abilov BUL |
| Vasile Iorga ROU | DEC 8-6 | Richard Phillip Junior Deschatelets CAN |
| John Peterson USA | DEC 14-4 | Adolf Seger FRG |
| Mehmet Uzun TUR | DEC 8-7 | István Kovács HUN |
| Keijo Manni FIN | DQ | Adam Ostrowski POL |
| Kazuhiro Takanishi JPN | PIN | Dan Chandler USA |
| Masaru Motegi JPN | DQ | Chimidiin Gochoosüren MGL |
| Henryk Mazur POL | PIN | Ibrahim Diop SEN |
| Round 2 | ||
| Momir Petković YUG | DEC 14-5 | Dan Chandler USA |
| Ion Enache ROU | DEC 6-4 | Leif Andersson SWE |
| Vladimir Cheboksarov URS | DEC 16-9 | Keijo Manni FIN |
| Miroslav Janota TCH | DEC 10-4 | Csaba Hegedűs HUN |
| Henryk Mazur POL | DEC 13-10 | Mohamed Hossein Mohebbi IRI |
| Ivan Kolev BUL | PIN | Franz Pitschmann AUT |
| André Bouchoule FRA | INJURY | David Cummings CAN |
| Adam Ostrowski POL | DQ | Pino Vitucci ITA |
| Kazuhiro Takanishi JPN | PIN | Houshang Montazeralzohour IRI |
| Vasile Iorga ROU | DQ | Imad Faddoul LBN |
| John Peterson USA | DQ | André Bouchoule FRA |
| Ismail Abilov BUL | PIN | Chimidiin Gochoosüren MGL |
| István Kovács HUN | PIN | Manuel Villapol PUR |
| Adolf Seger FRG | PIN | Tony Shacklady GBR |
| Masaru Motegi JPN | PIN | David Aspin NZL |
| Mehmet Uzun TUR | DQ | Ibrahim Diop SEN |
| Viktor Novozhilov URS | PIN | Richard Phillip Junior Deschatelets CAN |
| Round 1 | ||
| Dan Chandler USA | DEC 9-8 | Csaba Hegedűs HUN |
| Ivan Kolev BUL | DEC 16-2 | André Bouchoule FRA |
| Adam Ostrowski POL | BYE | — |
| Henryk Mazur POL | DEC 9-4 | Mehmet Uzun TUR |
| Adolf Seger FRG | DEC 18-5 | André Bouchoule FRA |
| Vladimir Cheboksarov URS | PIN | Kazuhiro Takanishi JPN |
| Ion Enache ROU | INJURY | David Cummings CAN |
| Momir Petković YUG | DQ | Houshang Montazeralzohour IRI |
| Keijo Manni FIN | PIN | Pino Vitucci ITA |
| Miroslav Janota TCH | DQ | Ibrahim Diop SEN |
| Leif Andersson SWE | PIN | Franz Pitschmann AUT |
| Ibrahim Diop SEN | DQ | Manuel Villapol PUR |
| István Kovács HUN | DQ | Mohamed Hossein Mohebbi IRI |
| Chimidiin Gochoosüren MGL | PIN | David Aspin NZL |
| Richard Phillip Junior Deschatelets CAN | DQ | Imad Faddoul LBN |
| John Peterson USA | PIN | Tony Shacklady GBR |
| Ismail Abilov BUL | PIN | Masaru Motegi JPN |
| Viktor Novozhilov URS | DQ | Vasile Iorga ROU |