| 1 | André Lavie | FRA | 1:50,01 | Q |
| 2 | Philip Norgate | GBR | 1:50,23 | Q |
| 3 | Dieter Riebe | FRG | 1:51,14 | |
| 4 | Krzysztof Pradzynski | POL | 1:52,45 | |
| Tonino Viali | ITA | DQ |
| 1 | Ikem Billy | GBR | 1:49,85 | Q |
| 2 | Pjotr Piekarski | POL | 1:50,28 | Q |
| 3 | Donato Sabia | ITA | 1:50,44 | q |
| 4 | Ronny Olsson | SWE | 1:50,62 | q |
| 5 | Frode Hansen | NOR | 1:52,56 |