| 1 | Dinko Penev | BUL | 47,58 | Q |
| 2 | Didier Dubois | FRA | 47,93 | Q |
| 3 | Roberto Ribaud | ITA | 49,53 | |
| Hartmut Weber | FRG | DNF |
| 1 | Andreas Knebel | GDR | 47,86 | Q |
| 2 | Martin Weppler | FRG | 48,11 | Q |
| 3 | Benjamin Gonzalez | ESP | 48,37 |
| 1 | Jacques Fellice | FRA | 48,17 | Q |
| 2 | Coen Gijsbers | NED | 48,21 | Q |
| 3 | Ainsley Bennett | GBR | 48,23 |
| 1 | Stefano Malinverni | ITA | 48,44 | Q |
| 2 | Paul Bourdin | FRA | 48,49 | Q |
| 3 | Rolf Gisler | SUI | 48,86 |