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Semi-final 1
| Rank | Name | Nation | Time |
| 1 | Yury Lituyev | URS | 51.8 |
| 2 | John Holland | NZL | 52.0 |
| 3 | Anatoly Yulin | URS | 52.1 |
| 4 | David Gracie | GBR | 52.4 |
| 5 | Roland Blackman | USA | 52.7 |
| 6 | Rune Larsson | SWE | 53.9 |
| Rank | Name | Nation | Time |
| 1 | Charles Moore | USA | 52.0 |
| 2 | Harry Whittle | GBR | 52.9 |
| 3 | Armando Filiput | ITA | 53.0 |
| 4 | Lee Yoder | USA | 53.0 |
| 5 | Antal Lippay | HUN | 53.0 |
| 6 | Timofey Lunyov | URS | 53.1 |