| 1 | Jens-Peter Herold | GDR | 3:42,63 | Q |
| 2 | Fermin Cacho | ESP | 3:42,99 | Q |
| 3 | Tony Morrell | GBR | 3:43,42 | Q |
| 4 | Robert Banai | HUN | 3:45,54 | q |
| 5 | Marc Corstjens | BEL | 3:45,80 | |
| 6 | Davide Tirelli | ITA | 3:48,68 | |
| Ronny Olsson | SWE | DQ |
| 1 | Steffen Brand | FRG | 3:44,48 | Q |
| 2 | Teofilo Benito | ESP | 3:44,76 | Q |
| 3 | Robert Harrison | GBR | 3:44,84 | Q |
| 4 | Antonio Monteiro | POR | 3:45,01 | q |
| 5 | Victor Rojas | ESP | 3:45,92 |