| 1 | Ivan Ivanov | URS | 1:59,57 | Q |
| 2 | Francis González | FRA | 1:59,83 | Q |
| 3 | András Zsinka | HUN | 2:00,19 | Q |
| 4 | Thorstein Thorsteinsson | ISL | 2:05,37 | Q |
| 5 | Joze Medjimurec | YUG | 2:12,24 |
| 1 | Józef Plachý | TCH | 1:49,92 | Q | |
| 2 | Manuel Gayoso | ESP | 1:50,15 | Q | NR |
| 3 | Peter Browne | GBR | 1:50,88 | Q | |
| 4 | Ján Reijnders | NED | 1:50,91 | Q |