| Pos. | Lane | Bib | Athlete | Year | Cat. | | Mark | Points |
| 1 | 5I | 2145 | ANKUDINOV Vadim | 1959 | M55 | RUS RUSSIA | 2:19.26 Q | |
| 2 | 2I | 1520 | BERNES Oeivind | 1958 | M55 | NOR NORWAY | 2:19.47 Q | |
| 3 | 1I | 2218 | ZAGITOV Zavdat | 1957 | M55 | RUS RUSSIA | 2:19.52 | |
| 4 | 6I | 370 | KIRJAVAINEN Viljo | 1957 | M55 | FIN FINLAND | 2:21.61 | |
| 5 | 4I | 1157 | AGROS Odysseas | 1957 | M55 | GRE GREECE | 2:24.98 | |
| 6 | 3I | 941 | HOFNER Reinhard | 1958 | M55 | GER GERMANY | 2:34.31 | |
| 7 | 6E | 2354 | BABENKO Oleksii | 1956 | M55 | UKR UKRAINE | 2:53.87 | |
| Intermediate: m. 400: 1.10.9 |
| Pos. | Lane | Bib | Athlete | Year | Cat. | | Mark | Points |
| 1 | 2I | 1264 | BONETTI Alfredo | 1958 | M55 | ITA ITALY | 2:15.75 Q | |
| 2 | 6I | 1618 | CZASTKA Jan | 1958 | M55 | POL POLAND | 2:15.98 Q | |
| 3 | 6E | 2188 | OZYUMENKO Igor | 1960 | M55 | RUS RUSSIA | 2:16.82 q | |
| 4 | 5I | 1639 | DRYPS Ryszard | 1957 | M55 | POL POLAND | 2:17.06 q | |
| 5 | 1I | 285 | PALLEJA Tomas | 1959 | M55 | ESP SPAIN | 2:17.80 q | |
| 6 | 3I | 625 | DANIEL Ray | 1956 | M55 | GBR GREAT BRITAIN & N. IRELAND | 2:26.95 | |
| | 4I | 2210 | TKACHEV Vyacheslav | 1958 | M55 | RUS RUSSIA | DNF | |
| Intermediate: m. 400: 1.08.6 |
| Pos. | Lane | Bib | Athlete | Year | Cat. | | Mark | Points |
| 1 | 6I | 2375 | GAJDOS Tamas | 1958 | M55 | HUN HUNGARY | 2:17.76 Q | |
| 2 | 1I | 2365 | LYSENKO Oleksandr | 1955 | M55 | UKR UKRAINE | 2:18.68 Q | |
| 3 | 3I | 2144 | AKISHEV Dmitrii | 1958 | M55 | RUS RUSSIA | 2:19.29 | |
| 4 | 4I | 1500 | SCHOLTEN Marcel | 1956 | M55 | NED NETHERLANDS | 2:20.02 | |
| 5 | 2I | 2094 | ZURAWSKI Bogumil | 1959 | M55 | POL POLAND | 2:20.38 | |
| 6 | 5I | 44 | BRAEMS Patrick | 1959 | M55 | BEL BELGIUM | 2:33.48 | |
| 7 | 6E | 745 | PRIESTLEY David | 1956 | M55 | GBR GREAT BRITAIN & N. IRELAND | 2:46.25 | |
| Intermediate: m. 400: 1.07.9 |
| Pos. | Lane | Bib | Athlete | Year | Cat. | | Mark | Points |
| 1 | 2I | 1264 | BONETTI Alfredo | 1958 | M55 | ITA ITALY | 2:15.75 Q | |
| 2 | 6I | 1618 | CZASTKA Jan | 1958 | M55 | POL POLAND | 2:15.98 Q | |
| 3 | 6E | 2188 | OZYUMENKO Igor | 1960 | M55 | RUS RUSSIA | 2:16.82 q | |
| 4 | 5I | 1639 | DRYPS Ryszard | 1957 | M55 | POL POLAND | 2:17.06 q | |
| 5 | 6I | 2375 | GAJDOS Tamas | 1958 | M55 | HUN HUNGARY | 2:17.76 Q | |
| 6 | 1I | 285 | PALLEJA Tomas | 1959 | M55 | ESP SPAIN | 2:17.80 q | |
| 7 | 1I | 2365 | LYSENKO Oleksandr | 1955 | M55 | UKR UKRAINE | 2:18.68 Q | |
| 8 | 5I | 2145 | ANKUDINOV Vadim | 1959 | M55 | RUS RUSSIA | 2:19.26 Q | |
| 9 | 3I | 2144 | AKISHEV Dmitrii | 1958 | M55 | RUS RUSSIA | 2:19.29 | |
| 10 | 2I | 1520 | BERNES Oeivind | 1958 | M55 | NOR NORWAY | 2:19.47 Q | |
| 11 | 1I | 2218 | ZAGITOV Zavdat | 1957 | M55 | RUS RUSSIA | 2:19.52 | |
| 12 | 4I | 1500 | SCHOLTEN Marcel | 1956 | M55 | NED NETHERLANDS | 2:20.02 | |
| 13 | 2I | 2094 | ZURAWSKI Bogumil | 1959 | M55 | POL POLAND | 2:20.38 | |
| 14 | 6I | 370 | KIRJAVAINEN Viljo | 1957 | M55 | FIN FINLAND | 2:21.61 | |
| 15 | 4I | 1157 | AGROS Odysseas | 1957 | M55 | GRE GREECE | 2:24.98 | |
| 16 | 3I | 625 | DANIEL Ray | 1956 | M55 | GBR GREAT BRITAIN & N. IRELAND | 2:26.95 | |
| 17 | 5I | 44 | BRAEMS Patrick | 1959 | M55 | BEL BELGIUM | 2:33.48 | |
| 18 | 3I | 941 | HOFNER Reinhard | 1958 | M55 | GER GERMANY | 2:34.31 | |
| 19 | 6E | 745 | PRIESTLEY David | 1956 | M55 | GBR GREAT BRITAIN & N. IRELAND | 2:46.25 | |
| 20 | 6E | 2354 | BABENKO Oleksii | 1956 | M55 | UKR UKRAINE | 2:53.87 | |
| | 4I | 2210 | TKACHEV Vyacheslav | 1958 | M55 | RUS RUSSIA | DNF | |
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