| 1 | Nikolay Rasgonov | URS | 20,87 | Q |
| 2 | Nikolay Antonov | BUL | 20,87 | Q |
| 3 | Daniel Sangouma | FRA | 21,22 | Q |
| 4 | Laszlo Karaffa | HUN | 21,24 | |
| 5 | Sandro Floris | ITA | 21,39 | |
| Donovan Reid | GBR | DNF |
| 1 | Linford Christie | GBR | 20,79 | Q |
| 2 | Andreas Berger | AUT | 21,07 | Q |
| 3 | Norbert Dobeleit | FRG | 21,16 | Q |
| 4 | Peter Molnar | HUN | 21,24 | |
| 5 | Jean-Charles Trouabal | FRA | 21,31 | |
| 6 | Paolo Catalano | ITA | 21,67 |