| Final A | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Alex Baumann | CAN | 2:01.42 | 1. | | 2. Pedro Pablo Morales | USA | 2:03.05 | 3. | | 3. Neil Cochran | GBR | 2:04.38 | 4. | | 4. Robin Brew | GBR | 2:04.52 | 2. | | 5. Steve Lundquist | USA | 2:04.91 | 6. | | 6. Andrew Phillips | JAM | 2:05.60 | 8. | | 7. Nicolai Klapkarek | FRG | 2:05.88 | 5. | | 8. Ralf Diegel | FRG | 2:06.66 | 7. |
| Final B | Team | time | Rk. | | 9. Rob Woodhouse | AUS | 2:04.86 | 9. | | 10.Shinji Ito | JPN | 2:06.07 | 14. | | 11.Giovanni Franceschi | ITA | 2:06.10 | 10. | | 12.Maurizio Divano | ITA | 2:06.72 | 12. | | 13.Peter Rohde | DEN | 2:07.10 | 15. | | 14.Arne Borgstrøm | NOR | 2:08.03 | 16. | | 15.Pablo Restrepo | COL | 2:08.35 | 17. | | 16.Mikael Örn | SWE | 2:11.79 | 13. |
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| Heat 6 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Nicolai Klapkarek | FRG | 2:06.07 | 5. | | 2. Giovanni Franceschi | ITA | 2:06.76 | 10. | | 3. Maurizio Divano | ITA | 2:07.19 | 12. | | 4. Anders Peterson | SWE | 2:08.35 | 20. | | 5. Chen Qin | CHN | 2:10.30 | 24. | | 6. Ng Wing Hon | HKG | 2:18.64 | 33. | | 7. Samuela Tupou | FIJ | 2:19.79 | 34. | | -. Attaroğlu Gökhan | TUR | | |
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| Heat 5 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Alex Baumann | CAN | 2:03.60 | 1. | | 2. Mikael Örn | SWE | 2:07.56 | 13. | | 3. Edsard Schlingemann | NED | 2:08.27 | 18. | | 4. Harri Garmendia | ESP | 2:08.30 | 19. | | 5. Yoram Kochavy | ISR | 2:11.81 | 27. | | 6. Henry Wozniak | BBS | 2:22.49 | 37. | | 7. Joaquim Cruz | MOZ | 2:35.99 | 42. | | -. Manuel Gutiérrez | PAN | | |
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| Heat 4 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Steve Lundquist | USA | 2:06.10 | 6. | | 2. Andrew Phillips | JAM | 2:06.43 | 8. | | 3. Shinji Ito | JPN | 2:07.76 | 14. | | 4. Pablo Restrepo | COL | 2:08.12 | 17. | | 5. Eduardo Morillo | MEX | 2:09.87 | 23. | | 6. Jairulla Jaitulla | PHI | 2:12.82 | 28. | | 7. Brian Farlow | USV | 2:20.53 | 35. | | 8. Michele Piva | SMR | 2:29.81 | 41. |
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| Heat 3 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Robin Brew | GBR | 2:04.13 | 2. | | 2. Pedro Pablo Morales | USA | 2:04.32 | 3. | | 3. Ralf Diegel | FRG | 2:06.41 | 7. | | 4. Feng Dawei | CHN | 2:11.30 | 25. | | 5. Salvador Corelo | HON | 2:22.29 | 36. | | 6. Harrell Woolard | USV | 2:27.51 | 40. | | -. Fernando Rodríguez | PER | | |
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| Heat 2 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Ricardo Prado | BRA | 2:07.16 | 11. | | 2. Peter Rohde | DEN | 2:07.93 | 15. | | 3. Rob Chernoff | CAN | 2:08.47 | 21. | | 4. Glenn Beringen | AUS | 2:08.65 | 22. | | 5. David Morley | BAH | 2:16.85 | 31. | | 6. Tsang Yi Ming | HKG | 2:17.75 | 32. | | 7. Roberto Granados | GUA | 2:22.73 | 38. |
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| Heat 1 | Team | time | Rk. | | 1. Neil Cochran | GBR | 2:05.39 | 4. | | 2. Rob Woodhouse | AUS | 2:06.45 | 9. | | 3. Arne Borgstrøm | NOR | 2:08.09 | 16. | | 4. Andrés Aguilar | CRC | 2:11.63 | 26. | | 5. Luis Juncos | ARG | 2:12.83 | 29. | | 6. Emad El-Shafei | EGY | 2:14.87 | 30. | | 7. Warren Sorby | FIJ | 2:22.74 | 39. |
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