| Final | | time | | | 1. Andrey Loginov |  Russia | 1:46.38 | NR | | 2. Luis Javier González |  Spain | 1:46.69 | | | 3. Ousmane Diarra |  France | 1:47.18 | NR | | 4. Nico Motchebon |  Germany | 1:47.24 | | | 5. Torbjörn Johansson |  Sweden | 1:47.42 | | | 6. Bruno Konczylo | France | 2:00.33 | |
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| | First - from each Semi advanced to Final. |
| Semi 1 | | time | | | 1. Luis Javier González | Spain | 1:48.58 | Q | | 2. Andrey Loginov | Russia | 1:48.90 | Q | | 3. Torbjörn Johansson | Sweden | 1:48.93 | Q | | 5. Oliver Münzer |  Austria | 1:49.08 | | | 6. Andrea Giocondi |  Italy | 1:49.08 | | | 12.Frédéric Cornette | France | 1:52.18 | |
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| Semi 2 | | time | | | 4. Nico Motchebon | Germany | 1:49.05 | Q | | 7. Bruno Konczylo | France | 1:49.41 | Q | | 8. Ousmane Diarra | France | 1:49.45 | Q | | 9. Alfredo Lahuerta | Spain | 1:49.45 | | | 10.Martin Steele |  Great Britain | 1:49.65 | | | 11.Michael Wildner | Austria | 1:50.49 | |
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| | | First - from each Heat and next Best 4 advanced to Semi-Finals. |
| Heat 1 | | time | | | 1. Andrey Loginov | Russia | 1:47.47 | Q | | 2. Nico Motchebon | Germany | 1:47.66 | Q | | 3. Bruno Konczylo | France | 1:47.66 | q, PB | | 4. Alfredo Lahuerta | Spain | 1:48.01 | q | | 5. Oliver Münzer | Austria | 1:48.01 | q |
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| Heat 2 | | time | | | 10.Luis Javier González | Spain | 1:49.46 | Q | | 11.Ousmane Diarra | France | 1:49.59 | Q | | 14.Craig Winrow | Great Britain | 1:49.88 | | | 15.Oliver Poeschl | Germany | 1:49.94 | | | 18.Leon Haan |  Netherlands | 1:50.74 | |
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| Heat 3 | | time | | | 12.Torbjörn Johansson | Sweden | 1:49.72 | Q | | 13.Andrea Giocondi | Italy | 1:49.85 | Q | | 16.David Matthews |  Ireland | 1:50.24 | | | 17.Anatoliy Makarevich |  Belarus | 1:50.56 | | | 20.Marco Runge | Germany | 1:52.89 | |
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| Heat 4 | | time | | | 6. Martin Steele | Great Britain | 1:48.69 | Q | | 7. Frédéric Cornette | France | 1:48.92 | Q | | 8. Michael Wildner | Austria | 1:49.20 | q | | 9. José Arconada | Spain | 1:49.39 | | | 19.Tonny Baltus | Netherlands | 1:50.60 | |
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