| Pos. | Lane | Bib | Athlete | Year | Cat. | | Mark | Wind | Points |
| 1 | 5 | 1745 | BUECHTER Mario | 1968 | M50 | GER GERMANY | 24.28 Q | -1.0 | |
| 2 | 8 | 1947 | LACHMANN Bernd | 1968 | M50 | GER GERMANY | 24.41 Q | -1.9 | |
| 3 | 5 | 382 | RICH Robin | 1967 | M50 | DEN DENMARK | 24.70 Q | -1.2 | |
| 4 | 3 | 2002 | MOELLER Meinert | 1966 | M50 | GER GERMANY | 24.72 Q | -2.4 | |
| 5 | 5 | 1422 | GARDINER Michael | 1968 | M50 | GBR GREAT BRITAIN & N. I. | 24.73 Q | -2.4 | |
| 6 | 8 | 1535 | MINETTI Giuseppe | 1969 | M50 | GBR GREAT BRITAIN & N. I. | 24.78 Q | -1.7 | |
| 7 | 4 | 1299 | BOKOR-INGRAM Dominic | 1968 | M50 | GBR GREAT BRITAIN & N. I. | 24.91 Q | -1.0 | |
| 8 | 7 | 4121 | GADELHO Serafim | 1968 | M50 | POR PORTUGAL | 24.99 Q | -1.2 | |
| 9 | 4 | 2828 | DEZULIAN Silvio | 1969 | M50 | ITA ITALY | 25.02 Q | -1.9 | |
| 10 | 6 | 627 | PALOMERO Eugenio | 1968 | M50 | ESP SPAIN | 25.21 q | -1.2 | |
| 11 | 2 | 4432 | SKOGMAN Marten | 1967 | M50 | SWE SWEDEN | 25.26 Q | -1.9 | |
| 12 | 8 | 3192 | BELOTTI Massimo | 1965 | M50 | ITA ITALY | 25.41 q | -1.9 | |
| 13 | 8 | 3932 | FJELLET Roar | 1966 | M50 | NOR NORWAY | 25.55 q | -2.4 | |
| 14 | 7 | 2078 | RITTER Joerg | 1969 | M50 | GER GERMANY | 25.57 Q | -1.9 | |
| 15 | 6 | 1532 | MCPHAIL Malcolm | 1967 | M50 | GBR GREAT BRITAIN & N. I. | 25.60 q | -1.0 | |
| 15 | 7 | 4374 | JOHANSSON Peter | 1969 | M50 | SWE SWEDEN | 25.60 | -2.4 | |
| 17 | 5 | 4274 | JUCKER Philipp | 1966 | M50 | SUI SWITZERLAND | 25.62 | -1.9 | |
| 18 | 6 | 1615 | SMITH Julian | 1969 | M50 | GBR GREAT BRITAIN & N. I. | 25.71 Q | -1.7 | |
| 19 | 6 | 316 | PECH Zdenek | 1966 | M50 | CZE CZECH REPUBLIC | 25.99 | -1.9 | |
| 20 | 8 | 2576 | BORONI Roberto | 1968 | M50 | ITA ITALY | 26.04 | -1.2 | |
| 21 | 7 | 2125 | SCHUH Carsten | 1965 | M50 | GER GERMANY | 26.26 | -1.0 | |
| 22 | 3 | 1431 | GOLDING Leeroy | 1967 | M50 | GBR GREAT BRITAIN & N. I. | 26.27 | -1.2 | |
| 23 | 2 | 1339 | COBB Dave | 1969 | M50 | GBR GREAT BRITAIN & N. I. | 26.54 | -2.4 | |
| 24 | 2 | 1553 | OSUNSAMI Michael Olu | 1969 | M50 | GBR GREAT BRITAIN & N. I. | 26.66 | -1.9 | |
| 25 | 6 | 277 | HOLIC Jiri | 1964 | M50 | CZE CZECH REPUBLIC | 26.70 | -1.9 | |
| 26 | 6 | 419 | BARRIO Jose Ignacio | 1965 | M50 | ESP SPAIN | 26.95 | -2.4 | |
| 27 | 3 | 2231 | WALL Christopher | 1968 | M50 | GIB GIBRALTAR | 27.05 | -1.9 | |
| 28 | 5 | 2745 | COSTA Mauro | 1968 | M50 | ITA ITALY | 27.58 | -1.9 | |
| 29 | 2 | 4404 | NEUENDORFF Patrick | 1966 | M50 | SWE SWEDEN | 27.75 | -1.2 | |
| 30 | 7 | 3220 | MENGOLI Rosario | 1969 | M50 | ITA ITALY | 28.35 | -1.9 | |
| 31 | 2 | 2166 | TEUBER Bernd | 1965 | M50 | GER GERMANY | 28.41 | -1.7 | |
| 32 | 3 | 3052 | ISGRO' Ottaviano | 1969 | M50 | ITA ITALY | 28.62 | -1.7 | |
| 33 | 4 | 1726 | BLECHSCHMIDT Achim | 1965 | M50 | GER GERMANY | 28.66 | -1.2 | |
| 34 | 4 | 1136 | MARILLAT Gilles | 1966 | M50 | FRA FRANCE | 29.80 | -1.9 | |
| 35 | 4 | 303 | MAREK Pavel | 1968 | M50 | CZE CZECH REPUBLIC | 32.59 | -2.4 | |
| 36 | 2 | 1793 | GEHRES Frank | 1967 | M50 | GER GERMANY | 33.96 | -1.0 | |
| 37 | 3 | 259 | CESAK Josef | 1965 | M50 | CZE CZECH REPUBLIC | 52.65 | -1.0 | |
| 38 | 4 | 1181 | POPOV Igor | 1966 | M50 | FRA FRANCE | 1:11.31 | -1.7 | |
| | 8 | 3452 | RAGGIO Alessandro | 1964 | M50 | ITA ITALY | DNS | -1.0 | |
| | 3 | 1606 | SCOTT Darren | 1969 | M50 | GBR GREAT BRITAIN & N. I. | DNS | -1.9 | |
| | 5 | 4220 | ERZEN Bostjan | 1965 | M50 | SLO SLOVENIA | DNS | -1.7 | |
| | 7 | 4490 | MAURICE Lowery (FC) | 1965 | M50 | USA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | 25.08 | -1.7 | |
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