| 1 | Abubaker Kaki | SUD | 1:46,45 | Q | |
| 2 | Boaz Kiplagat Lalang | KEN | 1:46,73 | Q | |
| 3 | Adam Kszczot | POL | 1:46,90 | Q | |
| 4 | David Bustos | ESP | 1:47,05 | ||
| 5 | Kevin Hautcoeur | FRA | 1:47,50 | ||
| 6 | Fabiano Peçanha | BRA | 1:49,70 |
| 1 | Luis Alberto Marco | ESP | 1:51,05 | Q | |
| 2 | Jakub Holuša | CZE | 1:51,08 | Q | |
| 3 | Ismail Ahmed Ismail | SUD | 1:51,25 | Q | |
| 4 | Andrew Osagie | GBR | 1:51,29 | ||
| 5 | Duane Solomon | USA | 1:51,82 | ||
| 6 | Andreas Rapatz | AUT | 1:52,43 |