| 1 | Jan Werner | POL | 47,6 | Q |
| 2 | Aleksandr Bratchikov | URS | 47,9 | |
| 3 | Willy Vandenwyngaerden | BEL | 48,1 | |
| 4 | Peter Bernreuther | FRG | 48,2 |
| 1 | Jan Balachowski | POL | 47,2 | Q |
| 2 | Colin Campbell | GBR | 47,4 | q |
| 3 | Rene Salm | SUI | 48,0 | |
| 4 | Tore Nilsson | SWE | 48,0 |
| 1 | Yuriy Zorin | URS | 47,9 | Q |
| 2 | Stepan Kremer | YUG | 48,7 | |
| Philippe Clerc | SUI | DQ |