| Final | | time | | | 1. Luciano Sušanj |  Yugoslavia | 1:48.07 | NR | | 2. András Zsinka |  Hungary | 1:48.50 | | | 3. Jozef Plachý |  Czechoslovakia | 1:49.49 | | | 4. Rolf Gysin |  Switzerland | 1:50.70 | | | 5. Michał Skowronek |  Poland | 1:51.28 | | | 6. Philippe Meyer |  France | 1:57.48 | |
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Heats - Saturday, 9th March | | First 2 from each Heat advanced to Final. |
| Heat 1 | | time | | | 1. Rolf Gysin | Switzerland | 1:49.73 | Q | | 2. Philippe Meyer | France | 1:49.75 | Q | | 4. Markku Aalto |  Finland | 1:49.81 | | | 6. Åke Svenson |  Sweden | 1:50.30 | |
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| Heat 2 | | time | | | 3. András Zsinka | Hungary | 1:49.77 | Q | | 5. Jozef Plachý | Czechoslovakia | 1:49.97 | Q | | 8. Ivo Van Damme |  Belgium | 1:50.56 | | | 11.Vittorio Fontanella |  Italy | 1:50.79 | |
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| 7. Luciano Sušanj | Yugoslavia | 1:50.34 | Q | | 8. Michał Skowronek | Poland | 1:50.56 | Q | | 10.Ján ŀišovský | Czechoslovakia | 1:50.67 | | | 12.Antonio Fernández |  Spain | 1:52.89 | |
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