1st Gold Nikolay Bukhalov (BUL) 1:51.15.
2nd Silver Michał Śliwiński (EUN) 1:51.40.
3rd Bronze Olaf Heukrodt (GER) 1:53.00.
4. Slavomír Kňazovický (TCH) 1:54.51.
5. Imre Pulai (HUN) 1:54.86.
6. Steve Giles (CAN) 1:55.80.
7. Pascal Sylvoz (FRA) 1:55.96.
8. Victor Partnoi (ROU) 1:57.34.
DISQ Eric Jamieson (GBR) 1:56.61.
Three-time event world champion Michał Śliwiński was upset by Nikolay Bukhalov, who also beat him on the Olympic course at 1991. Eric Jamieson originally finished eighth, but was disqualified for reasons not disclosed in the official report.