| Final A | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Rick Carey | USA | 2:00.23 | 1. | | 2. Frédéric Delcourt | FRA | 2:01.75 | 2. | | 3. Cam Henning | CAN | 2:02.37 | 4. | | 4. Ricardo Prado | BRA | 2:03.05 | 8. | | 5. Gary Hurring | NZL | 2:03.10 | 3. | | 6. Nicolai Klapkarek | FRG | 2:03.95 | 7. | | 7. Ricardo Aldabe | ESP | 2:04.53 | 5. | | 8. David Orbell | AUS | 2:04.61 | 6. |
| Final B | Team | time | Rk. | | 9. Paolo Falchini | ITA | 2:04.64 | 10. | | 10.Mike West | CAN | 2:04.73 | 11. | | 11.Michael Söderlund | SWE | 2:05.02 | 15. | | 12.Djan Madruga | BRA | 2:05.33 | 13. | | 13.Stefan Peter | FRG | 2:05.66 | 12. | | 14.Neil Cochran | GBR | 2:05.72 | 14. | | 15.Fabrizio Bortolon | ITA | 2:05.86 | 17. | | 16.Daichi Suzuki | JPN | 2:06.02 | 16. |
|
|
| Heat 5 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Rick Carey | USA | 1:58.99 | 1. | | 2. Frédéric Delcourt | FRA | 2:02.59 | 2. | | 3. Kim Terrell | AUS | 2:06.56 | 19. | | 4. Neil Harper | GBR | 2:09.48 | 24. | | 5. Luki Niode | INA | 2:09.79 | 25. | | 6. Wang Hao | CHN | 2:12.28 | 28. |
|
| Heat 4 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Gary Hurring | NZL | 2:03.29 | 3. | | 2. Mike West | CAN | 2:04.93 | 11. | | 3. Neil Cochran | GBR | 2:05.58 | 14. | | 4. Michael Söderlund | SWE | 2:05.85 | 15. | | 5. Patrick Ferland | SUI | 2:08.31 | 22. | | 6. Ernesto Vela | MEX | 2:10.30 | 26. | | 7. Emad El-Shafei | EGY | 2:12.90 | 29. | | 8. Salvador Salguero | ESA | 2:21.75 | 32. |
|
| Heat 3 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. David Orbell | AUS | 2:04.00 | 6. | | 2. Jesse Vassallo | USA | 2:04.51 | 9. | | 3. Paolo Falchini | ITA | 2:04.59 | 10. | | 4. Fabrizio Bortolon | ITA | 2:06.46 | 17. | | 5. Giovanni Frigo | VEN | 2:07.56 | 21. | | 6. Allan Marsh | JAM | 2:11.57 | 27. | | 7. Juan José Piro | HON | 2:32.48 | 34. |
|
| Heat 2 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Cam Henning | CAN | 2:03.36 | 4. | | 2. Ricardo Aldabe | ESP | 2:03.94 | 5. | | 3. Nicolai Klapkarek | FRG | 2:04.45 | 7. | | 4. Stefan Peter | FRG | 2:05.22 | 12. | | 5. Djan Madruga | BRA | 2:05.23 | 13. | | 6. David Morley | BAH | 2:18.17 | 31. |
|
| Heat 1 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Ricardo Prado | BRA | 2:04.46 | 8. | | 2. Daichi Suzuki | JPN | 2:06.24 | 16. | | 3. Hans Fredin | SWE | 2:06.50 | 18. | | 4. Paul Kingsman | NZL | 2:06.87 | 20. | | 5. Kristofer Stivenson | GRE | 2:08.38 | 23. | | 6. Alejandro Alvisuri | PER | 2:13.30 | 30. | | 7. Ernesto José Degenhart | GUA | 2:24.08 | 33. |
|
|
| 