| 1 | Stavros Tziortzis | GRE | 48,12 | Q |
| 2 | Ludger Zander | FRG | 48,53 | Q |
| 3 | Nándor Hornyacsek | HUN | 48,66 | q |
| 4 | Waldemar Szlendak | POL | 49,06 |
| 1 | Grzegorz Madry | POL | 49,36 | Q |
| 2 | Harald Schmid | FRG | 49,72 | Q |
| 3 | Christian Jackiel | FRA | 50,15 |
| 1 | Josip Alebic | YUG | 48,23 | Q |
| 2 | Hermann Köhler | FRG | 48,45 | Q |
| 3 | Yanko Bratanov | BUL | 48,45 | q |