| Final | | time | | | 1. Yanko Bratanov |  Bulgaria | 47.79s | | | 2. Hermann Köhler |  West Germany | 48.19s | | | 3. Grzegorz Mądry |  Poland | 48.46s | | | 4. Stavros Tziortzis |  Greece | 48.51s | |
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| | First 2 from each Semi advanced to Final. |
| Semi 1 | | time | | | 1. Stavros Tziortzis | Greece | 47.62s | Q | | 2. Yanko Bratanov | Bulgaria | 47.91s | Q | | 4. Harald Schmid | West Germany | 47.98s | | | 6. Ludger Zander | West Germany | 48.82s | |
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| Semi 2 | | time | | | 2. Hermann Köhler | West Germany | 47.91s | Q | | 4. Grzegorz Mądry | Poland | 47.98s | Q | | 7. Nándor Hornyacsek |  Hungary | 49.07s | | | 8. Josip Alebić |  Yugoslavia | 49.31s | |
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Heats - Saturday, 21st February | | First 2 from each Heat and next Best 2 advanced to Semi-Finals. |
| Heat 1 | | time | | | 1. Stavros Tziortzis | Greece | 48.12s | Q | | 5. Ludger Zander | West Germany | 48.53s | Q | | 6. Nándor Hornyacsek | Hungary | 48.66s | q | | 7. Waldemar Szlendak | Poland | 49.06s | |
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| Heat 2 | | time | | | 8. Grzegorz Mądry | Poland | 49.36s | Q | | 9. Harald Schmid | West Germany | 49.72s | Q | | 10.Christian Jackiel |  France | 50.15s | |
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| Heat 3 | | time | | | 2. Josip Alebić | Yugoslavia | 48.23s | Q | | 3. Hermann Köhler | West Germany | 48.45s | Q | | 4. Yanko Bratanov | Bulgaria | 48.45s | q |
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