| Final | time | | 1. Hartmut Weber | FRG | 44.72s | | 2. Andreas Knebel | GDR | 45.29s | | 3. Viktor Markin | URS | 45.30s | | 4. Phillip Brown | GBR | 45.45s | | 5. Aleksandr Troshchilo | URS | 45.67s | | 6. Pavel Konovalov | URS | 45.84s | | 7. Zeljko Knapic | YUG | 46.20s | | 8. Thomas Giessing | FRG | 48.70s |
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Semi-Finals - Wednesday 08.09 | | First 4 progress to Final. |
| Semi 1 | time | | 1. Hartmut Weber | FRG | 46.13s | | 2. Andreas Knebel | GDR | 46.30s | | 3. Pavel Konovalov | URS | 46.40s | | 4. Aleksandr Troshchilo | URS | 46.40s | | 5. Mauro Zuliani | ITA | 46.44s | | 6. Todd Bennett | GBR | 46.84s | | 7. Andrzej Stepien | POL | 47.28s | | 8. Oddur Sigurdsson | ISL | 47.35s |
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| Semi 2 | time | | 1. Viktor Markin | URS | 45.99s | | 2. Phillip Brown | GBR | 46.14s | | 3. Zeljko Knapic | YUG | 46.24s | | 4. Thomas Giessing | FRG | 46.43s | | 5. Didier Dubois | FRA | 46.56s | | 6. Roberto Ribaud | ITA | 46.58s | | 7. Sandor Ujhelyi | HUN | 46.59s | | 8. David Jenkins | GBR | 47.04s |
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| Heat 1 | time | | 1. Hartmut Weber | FRG | 45.90s | | 2. David Jenkins | GBR | 46.12s | | 3. Pavel Konovalov | URS | 46.23s | | 4. Sandor Ujhalyi | HUN | 46.46s | | 5. Didier Debois | FRA | 46.51s | | 6. Benjamin Gonzalez | ESP | 47.00s | | 7. Hannu Mykrae | FIN | 47.16s |
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| Heat 2 | time | | 1. Phillip Brown | GBR | 46.52s | | 2. Viktor Markin | URS | 45.53s | | 3. Roberto Riboud | ITA | 46.57s | | 4. Oddur Sigurdsson | ISL | 46.63s | | 5. Andrej Stepien | POL | 47.48s | | 6. Hector Llatser | FRA | 47.46s | | 7. Jose Carvalho | POR | 47.92s |
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| Heat 3 | time | | 1. Zeljko Knapic | YUG | 46.71s | | 2. Mauro Zuliani | ITA | 46.72s | | 3. Aleksandr Troshchilo | URS | 46.74s | | 4. Ryszard Podias | POL | 46.86s | | 5. Erik Josjoe | SWE | 46.91s | | 6. Edgar Namiadal | FRG | 47.30s | | 7. Paul Bourdin | FRA | 47.43s |
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| Heat 4 | time | | 1. Todd Bennett | GBR | 46.16s | | 2. Andreas Knebel | GDR | 46.33s | | 3. Thomas Giessing | FRG | 46.41s | | 4. Roberto Tozzi | ITA | 46.65s | | 5. Jacques Borlee | BEL | 47.52s |
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