Pos. | Lane | Bib | Athlete | Year | Cat. | | Mark | Points |
1 | 7I | 3673 | TURCO Giuseppe | 1948 | M70 | ITA ITALY | 2:47.93 Q | |
2 | 1I | 3885 | SMEETS Hans | 1947 | M70 | NED NETHERLANDS | 2:48.27 Q | |
3 | 4I | 603 | MOCHOLI FERNANDEZ Jose | 1948 | M70 | ESP SPAIN | 2:49.51 q | |
4 | 4I | 2984 | GEISER Konrad | 1947 | M70 | ITA ITALY | 2:52.11 Q | |
5 | 5I | 4339 | BJORK Kjell | 1946 | M70 | SWE SWEDEN | 2:52.30 q | |
6 | 3I | 2343 | EDWARD Connolly | 1949 | M70 | IRL IRELAND | 2:52.67 Q | |
7 | 3I | 1618 | SOLOMON Trevor | 1949 | M70 | GBR GREAT BRITAIN & N. I. | 2:54.28 q | |
8 | 8I | 2944 | FREI Rudolf | 1948 | M70 | ITA ITALY | 2:56.77 q | |
9 | 2I | 1448 | HENDRIE Bruce | 1948 | M70 | GBR GREAT BRITAIN & N. I. | 2:56.84 q | |
10 | 7I | 780 | FINNING Ahti | 1948 | M70 | FIN FINLAND | 2:57.19 q | |
11 | 5I | 1304 | BOWMAN Kenneth | 1947 | M70 | GBR GREAT BRITAIN & N. I. | 2:58.78 q | |
12 | 6I | 4419 | PAAJARVI Torvald | 1948 | M70 | SWE SWEDEN | 3:00.22 q | |
13 | 1I | 1386 | ELAND Albert Gordon | 1945 | M70 | GBR GREAT BRITAIN & N. I. | 3:05.62 | |
14 | 6I | 1371 | DOIDGE Bill | 1948 | M70 | GBR GREAT BRITAIN & N. I. | 3:22.04 | |
15 | 5E | 2461 | ARMIERI Franco | 1945 | M70 | ITA ITALY | 3:30.14 | |
| 2I | 3128 | MANCA Saverio | 1946 | M70 | ITA ITALY | DNS | |
| 8E | 1498 | LEWIS Raymond | 1947 | M70 | GBR GREAT BRITAIN & N. I. | DNS | |
| 8I | 4493 | TALIB Salih (FC) | 1945 | M70 | USA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | DNS | |
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