| Heat 1 | Team | Time | | 1. H. ELLIOTT | AUS | 3.41.4 | | 2. I. ROZSAVOLGYI | UNG | 3.42.0 | | 3. D. BURLESON | USA | 3.42.2 | | 4. T. Sullivan | RHO | 3.42.8 | | 5. E. Momotkov | URS | 3.43.6 | | 6. O. Salonen | FIN | 3.46.4 | | 7. R. Klaban | AUT | 3.47.1 | | 8. A. Hannemann | GER | 3.47.4 | | 9. L. Reed | GBR | 3.47.9 | | 10.J. Mullins | CAN | 3.53.1 | | 11.T. Barris | SPA | 3.57.3 | | 12.M. Gouider | TUN | 3.58.4 | | - Z. Orywal | POL | scratch. |
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| Heat 2 | Team | Time | | 1. M. BERNARD | FRA | 3.42.2 | | 2. J. GRELLE | USA | 3.43.5 | | 3. A. HAMARSLAND | NOR | 3.44.4 | | 4. B. Kent Smith | GBR | 3.46.1 | | 5. A. Thomas | AUS | 3.46.8 | | 6. S. Valentin | GER | 3.46.9 | | 7. S. Markusson | ISL | 3.47.1 | | 8. A. Rizzo | ITA | 3.47.3 | | 9. A. Barabas | ROM | 3.47.4 | | 10.M. Dalkilic | TUR | 3.47.9 | | 11.D. Phiphobmongkol | THA | 4.24.4 | | -. P. Parsch | HUN | scratch. | | -. E. Oehri | LIC | scratch. |
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| Heat 3 | Team | Time | | 1. D. WAERN | SWE | 3.43.9 | | 2. M. JAZY | FRA | 3.44.9 | | 3. Z. VAMOS | ROM | 3.44.9 | | 4. A. Schwarte | GER | 3.45.3 | | 5. L. Kovacs | HUN | 3.46.0 | | 6. M. Wiggs | GBR | 3.46.5 | | 7. M. Lincoln | AUS | 3.46.8 | | 8. E. Depastas | GRE | 3.48.4 | | 9. P. Close | USA | 3.50.2 | | 10.O. Vuorisalo | FIN | 3.52.2 | | 11.S. Lewandowski | POL | 3.59.3 | | 12.Y. Panthilat | ISR | 3.59.8 | | 13.K. Mukhtar | IRQ | 4.00.1 |
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