Final | | time | | 1. Luciano Sušanj | Yugoslavia | 1:48.07 | NR | 2. András Zsinka | Hungary | 1:48.50 | | 3. Jozef Plachý | Czechoslovakia | 1:49.49 | | 4. Rolf Gysin | Switzerland | 1:50.70 | | 5. Michał Skowronek | Poland | 1:51.28 | | 6. Philippe Meyer | France | 1:57.48 | |
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Heats - Saturday, 9th March | First 2 from each Heat advanced to Final. |
Heat 1 | | time | | 1. Rolf Gysin | Switzerland | 1:49.73 | Q | 2. Philippe Meyer | France | 1:49.75 | Q | 4. Markku Aalto | Finland | 1:49.81 | | 6. Åke Svenson | Sweden | 1:50.30 | |
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Heat 2 | | time | | 3. András Zsinka | Hungary | 1:49.77 | Q | 5. Jozef Plachý | Czechoslovakia | 1:49.97 | Q | 8. Ivo Van Damme | Belgium | 1:50.56 | | 11.Vittorio Fontanella | Italy | 1:50.79 | |
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7. Luciano Sušanj | Yugoslavia | 1:50.34 | Q | 8. Michał Skowronek | Poland | 1:50.56 | Q | 10.Ján ŀišovský | Czechoslovakia | 1:50.67 | | 12.Antonio Fernández | Spain | 1:52.89 | |
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