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| Rank | Name | Nation | Time |
| 1 | Malvin Whitfield | USA | 1:49.2 |
| 2 | Arthur Wint | JAM | 1:49.4 |
| 3 | Heinz Ulzheimer | GER | 1:49.7 |
| 4 | Gunnar Nielsen | DEN | 1:49.7 |
| 5 | Albert Webster | GBR | 1:50.2 |
| 6 | Gunther Steines | GER | 1:50.6 |
| 7 | Reginald Pearman | USA | 1:52.1 |
| 8 | Lars-Erik Wolfbrandt | SWE | 1:52.1 |
| 9 | Hans Ring | SWE | 1:54.0 |