| Final A | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Rick Carey | USA | 55.79s | 1. | | 2. Dave Wilson | USA | 56.35s | 2. | | 3. Mike West | CAN | 56.49s | 8. | | 4. Gary Hurring | NZL | 56.90s | 4. | | 5. Mark Kerry | AUS | 57.18s | 3. | | 6. Bengt Baron | SWE | 57.34s | 7. | | 7. Donald Goss | CAN | 57.46s | 6. | | 8. Hans Kroes | NED | 58.07s | 5. |
| Final B | Team | time | Rk. | | 9. David Orbell | AUS | 58.05s | 14. | | 10.Paul Kingsman | NZL | 58.19s | 13. | | 11.Daichi Suzuki | JPN | 58.30s | 15. | | 11.Stefan Peter | FRG | 58.30s | 10. | | 13.Ricardo Aldabe | ESP | 58.31s | 9. | | 14.Hans Fredin | SWE | 58.31s | 16. | | 15.Nicolai Klapkarek | FRG | 58.56s | 11. | | -. Frédéric Delcourt | FRA | | 12. |
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| Heat 7 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Rick Carey | USA | 55.74s | 1. | | 2. Ricardo Aldabe | ESP | 57.90s | 9. | | 2. Stefan Peter | FRG | 57.90s | 10. | | 4. Li Zhongyi | CHN | 1:00.66 | 30. | | 5. David Morley | BAH | 1:01.29 | 31. | | 6. Alejandro Alvisuri | PER | 1:02.63 | 35. | | 7. Warren Sorby | FIJ | 1:05.81 | 40. |
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| Heat 6 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Dave Wilson | USA | 56.71s | 2. | | 2. Hans Fredin | SWE | 58.39s | 16. | | 3. Ilias Malamas | GRE | 58.69s | 19. | | 4. Fabrizio Bortolon | ITA | 59.27s | 24. | | 5. Ian Collins | GBR | 1:00.08 | 28. | | 6. Fernando Rodríguez | PER | 1:02.27 | 34. | | 7. Collier Woolard | USV | 1:06.86 | 41. |
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| Heat 5 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Gary Hurring | NZL | 57.42s | 4. | | 2. Mike West | CAN | 57.76s | 8. | | 3. Daichi Suzuki | JPN | 58.37s | 15. | | 4. Paolo Falchini | ITA | 58.65s | 18. | | 5. Wang Hao | CHN | 59.13s | 23. | | 6. Erik Rosskopf | USV | 1:03.82 | 37. | | 7. Joaquim Cruz | MOZ | 1:10.86 | 42. |
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| Heat 4 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Bengt Baron | SWE | 57.66s | 7. | | 2. Nicolai Klapkarek | FRG | 58.19s | 11. | | 3. Frédéric Delcourt | FRA | 58.22s | 12. | | 4. Paul Kingsman | NZL | 58.33s | 13. | | 5. Luki Niode | INA | 58.77s | 21. | | 6. Ernesto Vela | MEX | 1:01.42 | 32. | | -. Rami Kantari | LEB | | |
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| Heat 3 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Donald Goss | CAN | 57.60s | 6. | | 2. Neil Harper | GBR | 58.50s | 17. | | 3. Patrick Ferland | SUI | 58.78s | 22. | | 4. Sharif Nour | EGY | 59.63s | 26. | | 5. David Lim | SIN | 1:00.65 | 29. | | 6. Emad El-Shafei | EGY | 1:02.04 | 33. | | 7. Ibrahim El-Baba | LEB | 1:13.76 | 44. |
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| Heat 2 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Mark Kerry | AUS | 57.15s | 3. | | 2. Hans Kroes | NED | 57.48s | 5. | | 3. Kristofer Stivenson | GRE | 58.76s | 20. | | 4. Allan Marsh | JAM | 1:00.04 | 27. | | 5. Hugo Goossen | SUR | 1:03.77 | 36. | | 6. Salvador Salguero | ESA | 1:04.99 | 38. |
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| Heat 1 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. David Orbell | AUS | 58.35s | 14. | | 2. Giovanni Frigo | VEN | 59.34s | 25. | | 3. Ernesto José Degenhart | GUA | 1:05.63 | 39. | | 4. David Palma | HON | 1:13.28 | 43. |
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