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Semi-final 1
| Rank | Name | Nation | Time |
| 1 | Joaquim Cruz | BRA | 1:43.82 |
| 2 | Edwin Koech | KEN | 1:44.12 |
| 3 | Earl Jones | USA | 1:44.51 |
| 4 | Steve Ovett | GBR | 1:44.81 |
| 5 | Omar Khalifa | SUD | 1:44.87 |
| 6 | Moussa Fall | SEN | 1:45.03 |
| 7 | William Wuycke | VEN | 1:47.32 |
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| Peter Elliott | GBR | ||
| Rank | Name | Nation | Time |
| 1 | Sebastian Coe | GBR | 1:45.51 |
| 2 | Billy Konchellah | KEN | 1:45.67 |
| 3 | Johnny Gray | USA | 1:45.82 |
| 4 | Donato Sabia | ITA | 1:45.96 |
| 5 | Hans-Peter Ferner | FRG | 1:46.16 |
| 6 | Agberto Guimaraes | BRA | 1:46.60 |
| 7 | Juma Ndiwa | KEN | 1:48.06 |
| 8 | Jose Luiz Barbosa | BRA | 1:48.70 |