| Pos. | Lane | Bib | Athlete | Year | Cat. | | Mark | Points |
| 1 | 4I | 1387 | ZURAWSKI Bogumil | 1959 | M55 | POL POLAND | 2:22.40 Q | |
| 2 | 1I | 679 | THOMSON John | 1958 | M55 | GBR GREAT BRITAIN & N. IRELAND | 2:23.06 Q | |
| 3 | 6I | 1160 | PEDRINI Daniele | 1959 | M55 | ITA ITALY | 2:23.40 q | |
| 4 | 3I | 43 | SADIGOV Sadig | 1954 | M55 | AZE AZERBAIJAN | 2:23.59 q | |
| 5 | 9I | 1350 | DRYPS Ryszard | 1957 | M55 | POL POLAND | 2:26.47 q | |
| 6 | 8I | 973 | AGROS Odysseas | 1957 | M55 | GRE GREECE | 2:27.66 q | |
| 7 | 2I | 276 | TELLERIA Kepa | 1956 | M55 | ESP SPAIN | 2:35.46 | |
| 8 | 7I | 1711 | AHS Sture | 1956 | M55 | SWE SWEDEN | 2:37.09 | |
| 9 | 5I | 294 | KOTKAS Kuldar | 1959 | M55 | EST ESTONIA | 2:39.33 | |
| 10 | 1E | 220 | GANZARAIN Koldo | 1955 | M55 | ESP SPAIN | 2:41.21 | |
| 11 | 3E | 1986 | BABENKO Oleksii | 1958 | M55 | UKR UKRAINE | 2:48.55 | |
| Intermediate: m. 400: 1.10.4 |
| Pos. | Lane | Bib | Athlete | Year | Cat. | | Mark | Points |
| 1 | 7I | 626 | MCGHIE Keith | 1959 | M55 | GBR GREAT BRITAIN & N. IRELAND | 2:11.46 Q | |
| 2 | 9I | 1080 | BONETTI Alfredo | 1958 | M55 | ITA ITALY | 2:16.63 Q | |
| 3 | 6I | 1137 | MAFFEI Franco | 1958 | M55 | ITA ITALY | 2:21.11 q | |
| 4 | 5I | 1292 | SPANGENBERG Stan | 1959 | M55 | NED NETHERLANDS | 2:22.15 q | |
| 5 | 1I | 1309 | BERNES Oeivind | 1958 | M55 | NOR NORWAY | 2:22.77 q | |
| 6 | 2I | 485 | LE JEUNE Gilbert | 1958 | M55 | FRA FRANCE | 2:23.25 q | |
| 7 | 3I | 650 | PRIESTLEY David | 1956 | M55 | GBR GREAT BRITAIN & N. IRELAND | 2:36.85 | |
| 8 | 1E | 1243 | ABROMAITIS Kestutis | 1956 | M55 | LTU LITHUANIA | 2:41.02 | |
| | 8I | 1543 | MOROZOV Evgeniy | 1958 | M55 | RUS RUSSIA | DNF | |
| | 4I | 1722 | HASSELKVIST Nils Goran | 1955 | M55 | SWE SWEDEN | DNF | |
| Intermediate: m. 400: 1.04.0 |
| Pos. | Lane | Bib | Athlete | Year | Cat. | | Mark | Points |
| 1 | 7I | 626 | MCGHIE Keith | 1959 | M55 | GBR GREAT BRITAIN & N. IRELAND | 2:11.46 Q | |
| 2 | 9I | 1080 | BONETTI Alfredo | 1958 | M55 | ITA ITALY | 2:16.63 Q | |
| 3 | 6I | 1137 | MAFFEI Franco | 1958 | M55 | ITA ITALY | 2:21.11 q | |
| 4 | 5I | 1292 | SPANGENBERG Stan | 1959 | M55 | NED NETHERLANDS | 2:22.15 q | |
| 5 | 4I | 1387 | ZURAWSKI Bogumil | 1959 | M55 | POL POLAND | 2:22.40 Q | |
| 6 | 1I | 1309 | BERNES Oeivind | 1958 | M55 | NOR NORWAY | 2:22.77 q | |
| 7 | 1I | 679 | THOMSON John | 1958 | M55 | GBR GREAT BRITAIN & N. IRELAND | 2:23.06 Q | |
| 8 | 2I | 485 | LE JEUNE Gilbert | 1958 | M55 | FRA FRANCE | 2:23.25 q | |
| 9 | 6I | 1160 | PEDRINI Daniele | 1959 | M55 | ITA ITALY | 2:23.40 q | |
| 10 | 3I | 43 | SADIGOV Sadig | 1954 | M55 | AZE AZERBAIJAN | 2:23.59 q | |
| 11 | 9I | 1350 | DRYPS Ryszard | 1957 | M55 | POL POLAND | 2:26.47 q | |
| 12 | 8I | 973 | AGROS Odysseas | 1957 | M55 | GRE GREECE | 2:27.66 q | |
| 13 | 2I | 276 | TELLERIA Kepa | 1956 | M55 | ESP SPAIN | 2:35.46 | |
| 14 | 3I | 650 | PRIESTLEY David | 1956 | M55 | GBR GREAT BRITAIN & N. IRELAND | 2:36.85 | |
| 15 | 7I | 1711 | AHS Sture | 1956 | M55 | SWE SWEDEN | 2:37.09 | |
| 16 | 5I | 294 | KOTKAS Kuldar | 1959 | M55 | EST ESTONIA | 2:39.33 | |
| 17 | 1E | 1243 | ABROMAITIS Kestutis | 1956 | M55 | LTU LITHUANIA | 2:41.02 | |
| 18 | 1E | 220 | GANZARAIN Koldo | 1955 | M55 | ESP SPAIN | 2:41.21 | |
| 19 | 3E | 1986 | BABENKO Oleksii | 1958 | M55 | UKR UKRAINE | 2:48.55 | |
| | 8I | 1543 | MOROZOV Evgeniy | 1958 | M55 | RUS RUSSIA | DNF | |
| | 4I | 1722 | HASSELKVIST Nils Goran | 1955 | M55 | SWE SWEDEN | DNF | |
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