| 1 | John Regis | GBR | 20,81 | Q |
| 2 | Sandro Floris | ITA | 21,21 | Q |
| 3 | Rob Klundert | NED | 21,36 | Q |
| 4 | Nikolay Antonov | BUL | 21,47 | |
| 5 | Laszlo Karaffa | HUN | 21,51 | |
| 6 | Bruno Marie-Rose | FRA | DNS |
| 1 | Robson Caetano da Silva | BRA | 20,86 | Q |
| 2 | Adeoye Mafe | GBR | 21,01 | Q |
| 3 | Kevin Little | USA | 21,05 | Q |
| 4 | Andrzej Popa | POL | 21,43 | |
| 5 | Paolo Catalano | ITA | 21,90 | |
| 6 | Alemayehu Gudeta | ETH | 21,90 |