| Final | | time | | | 1. Herbert Wursthorn |  West Germany | 1:47.70 | | | 2. András Paróczai |  Hungary | 1:47.73 | | | 3. Antonio Páez |  Spain | 1:48.31 | | | 4. Andreas Busse |  East Germany | 1:48.82 | | | 5. Detlef Wagenknecht | East Germany | 1:48.87 | | | 6. Thomas Wilking | West Germany | 1:49.49 | |
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Heats - Saturday, 21st February | | First 2 and Best 2 times advanced to Final. |
| Heat 1 | | time | | | 2. Herbert Wursthorn | West Germany | 1:48.58 | Q | | 5. Antonio Páez | Spain | 1:49.18 | Q | | 6. Andreas Busse | East Germany | 1:49.45 | q | | 9. József Bereczki | Hungary | 1:49.98 | | | 10.Binko Kolev |  Bulgaria | 1:51.55 | | | -. Hans-Peter Ferner | West Germany | DNS | |
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| Heat 2 | | time | | | 1. András Paróczai | Hungary | 1:47.93 | Q | | 3. Thomas Wilking | West Germany | 1:48.60 | Q | | 4. Detlef Wagenknecht | East Germany | 1:48.69 | q | | 7. Mike Whittingham |  Great Britain | 1:49.51 | | | 8. Rui Fernandes |  Portugal | 1:49.81 | | | -. Andrés Ballbé | Spain | DNF | |
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