| 1 | Bastian Swillims | GER | 45,92 | Q |
| 2 | Johan Wissman | SWE | 46,25 | Q |
| 3 | Andrea Barberi | ITA | 46,47 | Q |
| 4 | Jirí Vojtík | CZE | 47,32 | |
| 5 | Steven Green | GBR | 47,47 | |
| 6 | Seljko Vincek | CRO | 48,23 |
| 1 | David Gillick | IRL | 46,16 | Q |
| 2 | Robert Tobin | GBR | 46,19 | Q |
| 3 | Clemens Zeller | AUT | 47,01 | Q |
| 4 | Ivan Buzolin | RUS | 47,14 | |
| 5 | Catalin Cîmpeanu | ROM | 47,60 | |
| 6 | David Testa | ESP | 47,81 |