| Final | | time | L | | 1. Tom McKean |  GBR Great Britain | 1:47.29 | 3 | | 2. Charles Nkazamyampi |  BDI Burubdi | 1:47.62 | 6 | | 3. Nico Motchebon |  GER Germany | 1:48.15 | 4 | | 4. Luc Bernaert |  BEL Belgium | 1:48.30 | 2 | | 5. Freddie Williams |  CAN Canada | 1:51.26 | 5 | | -. Jose Luis Barbosa |  BRA Brazil | DNF | 1 |
| Jose Luis Barbosa, Brazil fell just after lap 2. |
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| Semi 1 | Team | time | | 1. Charles Nkazamyampi | BDI | 1:48.17 | | 2. Jose Luis Barbosa | BRA | 1:48.56 | | 3. Mbiganyi Thee |  BOT | 1:48.95 | | 4. Jack Armour |  USA | 1:49.03 | | 5. Giuseppe d'Urso |  ITA | 1:50.07 | | 6. Pablo Squella |  CHI | 1:50.25 |
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| Semi 2 | Team | time | | 1. Tom McKean | GBR | 1:47.05 | | 2. Freddie Williams | CAN | 1:47.93 | | 3. Nico Motchebon | GER | 1:47.98 | | 4. Luc Bernaert | BEL | 1:48.24 | | 5. Kennedy Osei |  GHA | 1:49.80 | | 6. Jin-Il Lee |  KOR | 1:50.46 |
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| Heat 1 | Team | time | | 1. Tom McKean | GBR | 1:49.09 | | 2. Luc Bernaert | BEL | 1:49.25 | | 3. Jose Luis Barbosa | BRA | 1:49.34 | | 4. Pablo Squella | CHI | 1:50.11 | | 5. Ray Brown | USA | 1:50.60 |
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| Heat 2 | Team | time | | 1. Mbiganyi Thee | BOT | 1:50.50 | | 2. Giuseppe d'Urso | ITA | 1:50.52 | | 3. Martin Steele | GBR | 1:50.71 | | 4. Hezekiel Sepeng |  RSA | 1:50.79 | | 5. Paul Ruto |  KEN | 1:50.94 |
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| Heat 3 | Team | time | | 1. Freddie Williams | CAN | 1:49.71 | | 2. Jack Armour | USA | 1:49.99 | | 3. Kennedy Osei | GHA | 1:50.14 | | 4. Khilfa Kasmi |  MAR | 1:50.57 | | 5. Santos da Silva | BRA | 1:50.71 | | 6. Luis Migueles |  ARG | 1:51.03 |
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| Heat 4 | Team | time | | 1. Charles Nkazamyampi | BDI | 1:49.52 | | 2. Nico Motchebon | GER | 1:49.52 | | 3. Jin-Il Lee | KOR | 1:49.60 | | 4. Leon Haan |  NED | 1:50.87 | | 5. Michael Wildner |  AUT | 1:51.59 | | 6. M. Mubenga |  ZAI | 1:56.36 |
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