| Final A | Team | time | Rk. |  | 1. Mike Barrowman |  USA | 2:10.16 | 1.  |  | 2. Norbert Rózsa |  HUN | 2:11.23 | 2.  |  | 3. Nick Gillingham |  GBR | 2:11.29 | 3.  |  | 4. Sergio López |  ESP | 2:13.29 | 8.  |  | 5. Károly Gűttler |  HUN | 2:13.32 | 4.  |  | 6. Phil Rogers |  AUS | 2:13.59 | 6.  |  | 7. Kenji Watanabe |  JPN | 2:14.70 | 5.  |  | 8. Akira Hayashi |  JPN | 2:15.11 | 7.  |   
| Final B | Team | time | Rk. |  | 9. Rodney Lawson |  AUS | 2:15.50 | 13.  |  | 10.Joaquín Fernández |  ESP | 2:15.52 | 10.  |  | 10.Stéphane Vossart |  FRA | 2:15.52 | 11.  |  | 12.Roque Santos |  USA | 2:15.73 | 9.  |  | 13.Radek Beinhauer |  TCH | 2:16.07 | 16.  |  | 14.Jon Cleveland |  CAN | 2:16.20 | 14.  |  | 15.Javier Careaga |  MEX | 2:16.55 | 12.  |  | 16.Francesco Postiglione |  ITA | 2:16.92 |   
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| Heat 7 | Team | time | Rk. |  | 1. Mike Barrowman |  USA | 2:11.48 | 1. |  | 2. Norbert Rózsa |  HUN | 2:12.95 | 2. |  | 3. Akira Hayashi |  JPN | 2:14.61 | 7. |  | 4. Stéphane Vossart |  FRA | 2:15.11 | 11. |  | 5. Jon Cleveland |  CAN | 2:15.68 | 14. |  | 6. Andrea Cecchi |  ITA | 2:16.38 | 17. |  | 7. Christophe Bourdon |  FRA | 2:17.68 | 21. |  | 8. Nerijus Beiga |  LTU | 2:21.65 | 31. |   
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| Heat 6 | Team | time | Rk. |  | 1. Nick Gillingham |  GBR | 2:13.42 | 3. |  | 2. Sergio López |  ESP | 2:14.68 | 8. |  | 3. Roque Santos |  USA | 2:14.71 | 9. |  | 4. Radek Beinhauer |  TCH | 2:16.26 | 16. |  | 5. Mario González |  CUB | 2:16.45 | 18. |  | 6. Fred Deburghgraeve |  BEL | 2:16.93 | 19. |  | 7. Gary O'Toole |  IRE | 2:17.66 | 20. |  | 8. Jason Hender |  GBR | 2:23.10 | 35. |   
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| Heat 5 | Team | time | Rk. |  | 1. Károly Gűttler |  HUN | 2:14.31 | 4. |  | 2. Kenji Watanabe |  JPN | 2:14.35 | 5. |  | 3. Phil Rogers |  AUS | 2:14.39 | 6. |  | 4. Joaquín Fernández |  ESP | 2:14.93 | 10. |  | 5. Javier Careaga |  MEX | 2:15.59 | 12. |  | 6. Rodney Lawson |  AUS | 2:15.67 | 13. |  | 7. Francesco Postiglione |  ITA | 2:15.97 | 15. |  | 8. Michael Mason |  CAN | 2:18.64 | 23. |   
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| Heat 4 | Team | time | Rk. |  | 1. Petri Suominen |  FIN | 2:18.01 | 22. |  | 2. Pablo Minelli |  ARG | 2:18.70 | 24. |  | 3. Alexandre Yokochi |  POR | 2:18.97 | 25. |  | 4. Børge Mørk |  NOR | 2:19.11 | 26. |  | 5. Christian Poswiat |  GER | 2:20.80 | 29. |  | 6. Gustavo Gorriarán |  URU | 2:21.25 | 30. |  | 7. Ricardo Torres |  PAN | 2:21.93 | 34. |  | 8. Aleksandr Savitsky |  URS | 2:24.58 | 38. |   
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| Heat 3 | Team | time | Rk. |  | 1. Petteri Lehtinen |  FIN | 2:20.27 | 27. |  | 2. Patrick Concepcion |  PHI | 2:20.33 | 28. |  | 3. Desmond Koh |  SIN | 2:21.87 | 32. |  | 4. Kenneth Cawood |  RSA | 2:21.88 | 33. |  | 5. Christophe Verdino |  MON | 2:23.33 | 36. |  | 6. Clifford Lyne |  RSA | 2:25.66 | 41. |  | 7. Sultan Al-Otaibi |  KUW | 2:35.54 | 48. |  | -. Todd Torres |  PUR |   |   |   
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| Heat 2 | Team | time | Rk. |  | 1. Andrew Rutherford |  HKG | 2:24.29 | 37. |  | 2. Chris Flook |  BER | 2:24.85 | 39. |  | 3. Jörg Lindemeier |  NAM | 2:24.88 | 40. |  | 4. Abderzak Bella |  ALG | 2:26.35 | 42. |  | 5. Roberto Bonilla |  GUA | 2:28.97 | 43. |  | 6. Glenn Diaz |  GUM | 2:34.65 | 46. |  | 7. Ayman Al-Enazy |  KUW | 2:39.12 | 49. |   
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| Heat 1 | Team | time | Rk. |  | 1. Chi Jia Han |  HKG | 2:30.74 | 44. |  | 2. Bernard Desmarais |  MRI | 2:31.52 | 45. |  | 3. Danilo Zavoli |  SMR | 2:34.87 | 47. |  | 4. Foy Gordon Chung |  FIJ | 2:41.10 | 50. |  | 5. Obaid Al-Rumaithi |  UAE | 2:44.61 | 51. |  | 6. Mohamed Mukhesur Rahman |  BAN | 2:51.21 | 52. |  | -. Kenny Roberts |  SEY |   |   |   
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