| Pos. | Lane | Bib | Athlete | Year | Cat. | | Mark | Points |
| 1 | 5 | 382 | BOSCH ORTIZ Xavier | 1972 | M45 | ESP SPAIN | 23.45 Q | |
| 2 | 5 | 2225 | COOGAN Mike | 1972 | M45 | GBR GREAT BRITAIN & N. IRELAND | 23.47 Q | |
| 3 | 5 | 98 | VERVYNCK Luc | 1971 | M45 | BEL BELGIUM | 23.65 Q | |
| 4 | 5 | 2883 | LISZTOCZKI Janos | 1972 | M45 | HUN HUNGARY | 23.90 Q | |
| 4 | 5 | 929 | HERRERO Pablo | 1969 | M45 | ESP SPAIN | 23.90 Q | |
| 6 | 5 | 3559 | LEMOS Ricardo | 1973 | M45 | POR PORTUGAL | 24.00 Q | |
| 7 | 6 | 301 | ARROYO Luis Miguel | 1970 | M45 | ESP SPAIN | 24.04 Q | |
| 8 | 5 | 3088 | CICCHETTI Luigi | 1971 | M45 | ITA ITALY | 24.11 q | |
| 9 | 6 | 1208 | MONZON PEREZ Jose David | 1973 | M45 | ESP SPAIN | 24.12 q | |
| 10 | 6 | 2910 | CORR John | 1970 | M45 | IRL IRELAND | 24.14 Q | |
| 10 | 5 | 3758 | WALLIN Peter | 1971 | M45 | SWE SWEDEN | 24.14 Q | |
| 12 | 5 | 2394 | MINETTI Giuseppe | 1969 | M45 | GBR GREAT BRITAIN & N. IRELAND | 24.26 Q | |
| 13 | 5 | 3534 | DUARTE Ricardo | 1970 | M45 | POR PORTUGAL | 24.28 q | |
| 14 | 6 | 3730 | NILSSON Magnus | 1972 | M45 | SWE SWEDEN | 24.29 q | |
| 15 | 5 | 1026 | LOPEZ ANAYA Juan Luis | 1970 | M45 | ESP SPAIN | 24.37 Q | |
| 16 | 1 | 1273 | NOLET Pedro Pablo | 1970 | M45 | ESP SPAIN | 24.40 q | |
| 17 | 6 | 2566 | DAVID Alexander | 1970 | M45 | GER GERMANY | 24.44 q | |
| 18 | 4 | 3257 | RASPI Emiliano | 1972 | M45 | ITA ITALY | 24.62 q | |
| 19 | 5 | 11 | GONAUS Eduard | 1970 | M45 | AUT AUSTRIA | 24.71 Q | |
| 20 | 6 | 2551 | BODENMUELLER Klaus | 1969 | M45 | GER GERMANY | 24.73 q | |
| 21 | 4 | 3183 | MACALUSO Paolo | 1971 | M45 | ITA ITALY | 24.75 q | |
| 22 | 6 | 3565 | NASCIMENTO Miguel | 1970 | M45 | POR PORTUGAL | 24.87 q | |
| 23 | 4 | 743 | GALINDO Jose Luis | 1969 | M45 | ESP SPAIN | 24.88 q | |
| 24 | 4 | 3314 | ZATTONI Luca | 1972 | M45 | ITA ITALY | 25.03 | |
| 25 | 6 | 3023 | ACCIACCAFERRI Pierluigi | 1968 | M45 | ITA ITALY | 25.04 | |
| 26 | 4 | 1206 | MONTES CHICO Jesus | 1969 | M45 | ESP SPAIN | 25.05 | |
| 27 | 6 | 1825 | LAINE Krister | 1972 | M45 | FIN FINLAND | 25.08 | |
| 28 | 4 | 2864 | KONTONIS Dionysios | 1969 | M45 | GRE GREECE | 25.22 | |
| 28 | 4 | 3147 | FLORO Nicola | 1972 | M45 | ITA ITALY | 25.22 | |
| 30 | 4 | 3751 | TEGNER Henrik | 1970 | M45 | SWE SWEDEN | 25.32 | |
| 30 | 6 | 3572 | PINTO Ernesto | 1971 | M45 | POR PORTUGAL | 25.32 | |
| 32 | 3 | 393 | CAAMANO PEREZ Juan Jose | 1970 | M45 | ESP SPAIN | 25.33 | |
| 33 | 4 | 3529 | COSTA Eugenio | 1969 | M45 | POR PORTUGAL | 25.42 Q | |
| 34 | 4 | 616 | DIAZ DE CERIO Luis | 1969 | M45 | ESP SPAIN | 25.44 | |
| 35 | 3 | 3245 | PISTILLO Maurizio | 1971 | M45 | ITA ITALY | 25.56 | |
| 36 | 4 | 2778 | RITTER Joerg | 1969 | M45 | GER GERMANY | 25.64 | |
| 37 | 4 | 3232 | PATRIARCA Massimo | 1971 | M45 | ITA ITALY | 25.68 | |
| 37 | 6 | 2130 | RAVELOSONA Dafine | 1969 | M45 | FRA FRANCE | 25.68 | |
| 39 | 3 | 589 | DE LUIS BAAMONDE Antoni | 1972 | M45 | ESP SPAIN | 25.83 | |
| 40 | 2 | 2465 | SHORTRIDGE David | 1970 | M45 | GBR GREAT BRITAIN & N. IRELAND | 25.84 | |
| 40 | 1 | 483 | CASTIELLA Alfonso | 1972 | M45 | ESP SPAIN | 25.84 | |
| 42 | 3 | 1631 | SERRANO ROLDAN Francisc | 1971 | M45 | ESP SPAIN | 25.85 | |
| 43 | 2 | 3412 | HOELLAND Torleiv | 1969 | M45 | NOR NORWAY | 25.87 | |
| 44 | 3 | 2685 | KOEHLER Harald | 1970 | M45 | GER GERMANY | 25.91 | |
| 45 | 2 | 1619 | SEGOVIA FERNANDEZ Javie | 1972 | M45 | ESP SPAIN | 25.94 | |
| 46 | 3 | 2499 | TOMLINSON Dan | 1969 | M45 | GBR GREAT BRITAIN & N. IRELAND | 25.95 | |
| 47 | 3 | 1919 | BAYEUX Olivier | 1969 | M45 | FRA FRANCE | 25.99 | |
| 48 | 6 | 416 | CALVO CALZADA Alfredo | 1968 | M45 | ESP SPAIN | 26.00 | |
| 49 | 3 | 2411 | OSUNSAMI Michael | 1969 | M45 | GBR GREAT BRITAIN & N. IRELAND | 26.03 | |
| 50 | 2 | 3247 | POLETTI Marco | 1971 | M45 | ITA ITALY | 26.23 | |
| 51 | 2 | 1170 | MERA Manel | 1970 | M45 | ESP SPAIN | 26.48 | |
| 51 | 3 | 3180 | LOMBARDI Tommaso | 1972 | M45 | ITA ITALY | 26.48 | |
| 53 | 3 | 769 | GARCIA ARIZA Manuel | 1968 | M45 | ESP SPAIN | 26.52 | |
| 54 | 2 | 3476 | PECZEK Adam | 1972 | M45 | POL POLAND | 26.54 | |
| 55 | 2 | 3489 | STEPNIAK Radoslaw | 1971 | M45 | POL POLAND | 26.63 | |
| 56 | 2 | 2937 | GATELY Ronan | 1968 | M45 | IRL IRELAND | 26.68 | |
| 57 | 3 | 759 | GARCIA Fernando | 1970 | M45 | ESP SPAIN | 26.76 | |
| 58 | 2 | 1043 | LOZANO Jose | 1971 | M45 | ESP SPAIN | 26.79 | |
| 59 | 2 | 241 | ALMODOVAR GALINDO Blas | 1969 | M45 | ESP SPAIN | 27.02 | |
| 60 | 3 | 1006 | LIVIANOS DEL ARCO Oscar | 1970 | M45 | ESP SPAIN | 27.04 | |
| 61 | 1 | 2330 | IONS Julian | 1972 | M45 | GBR GREAT BRITAIN & N. IRELAND | 27.22 | |
| 62 | 1 | 732 | FRUTOS ESCRIG Carlos De | 1968 | M45 | ESP SPAIN | 27.25 | |
| 63 | 1 | 586 | DE LOMA MARTINEZ Luis M | 1969 | M45 | ESP SPAIN | 27.61 | |
| 64 | 2 | 2358 | LAUDER Nick | 1970 | M45 | GBR GREAT BRITAIN & N. IRELAND | 27.77 | |
| 65 | 1 | 3248 | POPULIN Davide | 1970 | M45 | ITA ITALY | 27.98 | |
| 66 | 1 | 2422 | PETHEN Stephen | 1970 | M45 | GBR GREAT BRITAIN & N. IRELAND | 27.99 | |
| 67 | 1 | 974 | JORNET MONTAGUT Jordi | 1968 | M45 | ESP SPAIN | 28.11 | |
| 68 | 1 | 528 | COLMENAREJO JOVER Rober | 1969 | M45 | ESP SPAIN | 29.68 | |
| 69 | 1 | 3273 | SALVATORI Luca | 1970 | M45 | ITA ITALY | 30.46 | |
| 70 | 1 | 1602 | SANTAMARIA UGARTE Jose | 1969 | M45 | ESP SPAIN | 31.12 | |
| | 2 | 3479 | PRUSZYNSKI Andrzej | 1972 | M45 | POL POLAND | DNF | |
| | 5 | 1727 | VELASCO Carlos | 1969 | M45 | ESP SPAIN | DNF | |
| | 4 | 1601 | SANTAMARIA GARCIA Carlo | 1970 | M45 | ESP SPAIN | DNS | |
| | 1 | 2185 | BENEDICKTER Peter | 1969 | M45 | GBR GREAT BRITAIN & N. IRELAND | DNS | |
| | 1 | 1197 | MOLINA PARRA Dionisio | 1968 | M45 | ESP SPAIN | DNS | |
| | 2 | 3588 | SANTOS Joao | 1971 | M45 | POR PORTUGAL | DNS | |
| | 3 | 1054 | MADUENO ACOSTAS Jose Ju | 1969 | M45 | ESP SPAIN | DNS | |
| | 6 | 2097 | MONLLOR Frederic | 1971 | M45 | FRA FRANCE | DNS | |
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