| 1 | Wilfred Bungei | KEN | 1:47,04 | Q |
| 2 | David Krummenacker | USA | 1:47,30 | Q |
| 3 | Bram Som | NED | 1:47,57 | Q |
| 4 | Glody Dube | BOT | 1:47,63 | |
| 5 | Roman Oravec | CZE | 1:48,73 | |
| 6 | Sergey Koshevnikov | RUS | 1:48,74 |
| 1 | Wilson Kipketer | DEN | 1:47,84 | Q |
| 2 | Arnoud Okken | NED | 1:48,26 | Q |
| 3 | Antonio Manuel Reina | ESP | 1:48,27 | Q |
| 4 | Joseph Mutua | KEN | 1:48,46 | |
| 5 | Nicolas Aissat | FRA | 1:48,59 | |
| 6 | Osmar Barbosa dos Santos | BRA | 1:50,06 |