| Pos. | Lane | Bib | Athlete | Year | Cat. | | Mark | Points |
| 1 | 3 | 644 | EDWARDS Neal | 1972 | M40 | GBR GREAT BRITAIN & N. IRELAND | 54.39 Q | |
| 2 | 1 | 833 | BIFFI Daniele | 1972 | M40 | GER GERMANY | 54.92 Q | |
| 3 | 6 | 1877 | NOWACKI Andrzej | 1971 | M40 | POL POLAND | 54.99 q | |
| 4 | 5 | 1357 | PISTILLO Maurizio | 1971 | M40 | ITA ITALY | 57.14 | |
| 5 | 4 | 1774 | KREIHS Witold | 1970 | M40 | POL POLAND | 1:01.26 | |
| 6 | 2 | 1828 | MACULEWICZ Marcin | 1972 | M40 | POL POLAND | 1:05.58 | |
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| Pos. | Lane | Bib | Athlete | Year | Cat. | | Mark | Points |
| 1 | 3 | 2328 | WALLIN Peter | 1971 | M40 | SWE SWEDEN | 53.42 Q | |
| 2 | 5 | 621 | COOGAN Mike | 1972 | M40 | GBR GREAT BRITAIN & N. IRELAND | 54.34 Q | |
| 3 | 2 | 828 | BENZE Nils | 1972 | M40 | GER GERMANY | 55.52 q | |
| 4 | 4 | 163 | STOGL Karel | 1973 | M40 | CZE CZECH REPUBLIC | 58.36 | |
| 5 | 6 | 1991 | STEPNIAK Radoslaw | 1971 | M40 | POL POLAND | 59.32 | |
| 6 | 1 | 1861 | MUSS Aleksander | 1973 | M40 | POL POLAND | 1:02.51 | |
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| Pos. | Lane | Bib | Athlete | Year | Cat. | | Mark | Points |
| 1 | 3 | 2328 | WALLIN Peter | 1971 | M40 | SWE SWEDEN | 53.42 Q | |
| 2 | 5 | 621 | COOGAN Mike | 1972 | M40 | GBR GREAT BRITAIN & N. IRELAND | 54.34 Q | |
| 3 | 3 | 644 | EDWARDS Neal | 1972 | M40 | GBR GREAT BRITAIN & N. IRELAND | 54.39 Q | |
| 4 | 1 | 833 | BIFFI Daniele | 1972 | M40 | GER GERMANY | 54.92 Q | |
| 5 | 6 | 1877 | NOWACKI Andrzej | 1971 | M40 | POL POLAND | 54.99 q | |
| 6 | 2 | 828 | BENZE Nils | 1972 | M40 | GER GERMANY | 55.52 q | |
| 7 | 5 | 1357 | PISTILLO Maurizio | 1971 | M40 | ITA ITALY | 57.14 | |
| 8 | 4 | 163 | STOGL Karel | 1973 | M40 | CZE CZECH REPUBLIC | 58.36 | |
| 9 | 6 | 1991 | STEPNIAK Radoslaw | 1971 | M40 | POL POLAND | 59.32 | |
| 10 | 4 | 1774 | KREIHS Witold | 1970 | M40 | POL POLAND | 1:01.26 | |
| 11 | 1 | 1861 | MUSS Aleksander | 1973 | M40 | POL POLAND | 1:02.51 | |
| 12 | 2 | 1828 | MACULEWICZ Marcin | 1972 | M40 | POL POLAND | 1:05.58 | |
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