| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Billy Konchellah |  KEN | 1:47.35 Q | 
| 2 | Mark Everett |  USA | 1:47.37 Q | 
| 3 | Tom McKean |  GBR | 1:47.38 | 
| 4 | Desta Asgedom |  ETH | 1:48.28 | 
| 5 | Fabian Franco |  GIB | 1:54.29 | 
| 6 | Charles Nkazamyampi |  BDI | 4:13.28 | 
| Mohamed Ismail Youssef |  QAT | DQ | 
| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Ereng |  KEN | 1:45.94 Q | 
| 2 | Tomás de Teresa |  ESP | 1:46.41 Q | 
| 3 | Slobodan Popovic |  YUG | 1:46.89 | 
| 4 | Valeriy Starodubtsev |  URS | 1:47.55 | 
| 5 | Ari Suhonen |  FIN | 1:48.15 | 
| 6 | Luis MartÃnez |  GUA | 1:49.07 | 
| Ibrahim Okash |  SOM | DNS | 
| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Kibet |  KEN | 1:50.13 Q | 
| 2 | Brian Whittle |  GBR | 1:50.30 Q | 
| 3 | Luis Javier González |  ESP | 1:50.46 | 
| 4 | Réda Abdenouz |  ALG | 1:50.47 | 
| 5 | Pablo Squella |  CHI | 1:50.92 | 
| 6 | Luis Migueles |  ARG | 1:51.42 | 
| 7 | Samson Vallabouy |  MAS | 1:51.46 | 
| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Kersh |  USA | 1:47.00 Q | 
| 2 | Frédéric Cornette |  FRA | 1:47.02 Q | 
| 3 | Ahmed Belkessam |  ALG | 1:47.06 | 
| 4 | Esko Parpala |  FIN | 1:47.28 | 
| 5 | Babacar Niang |  SEN | 1:47.75 | 
| 6 | Dale Jones |  ANT | 1:48.62 | 
| Dieudonné Kwizera |  BDI | DNS | 
| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | José LuÃz Barbosa |  BRA | 1:45.68 Q | 
| 2 | Freddie Williams |  CAN | 1:45.83 Q | 
| 3 | Mbiganyi Thee |  BOT | 1:45.94 q | 
| 4 | Joachim Dehmel |  GER | 1:46.24 q | 
| 5 | Steve Heard |  GBR | 1:46.29 q | 
| 6 | Tommy Asinga |  SUR | 1:47.33 | 
| João N'Tyamba |  ANG | DQ | 
| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnny Gray |  USA | 1:46.59 Q | 
| 2 | Piotr Piekarski |  POL | 1:46.63 Q | 
| 3 | Andrey Sudnik |  URS | 1:46.77 q | 
| 4 | Giuseppe D'Urso |  ITA | 1:46.82 | 
| 5 | Markus Trinkler |  SUI | 1:47.67 | 
| 6 | Antonio Abrantes |  POR | 1:47.91 | 
| 7 | Douglas Kalembo |  ZAM | 1:48.26 |