Final | time | | 1. Hans Scheele | GER | 53.2s | CR NR | 2. Akilles Järvinen | FIN | 53.7s | NR | 3. Christos Mantikas | GRE | 54.9s | NR | 4. Holger Albrechtsen | NOR | 55.0s | | 5. Ernst Leitner | AUT | 55.2s | NR | 6. Luigi Facelli | ITA | NT | |
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Heat 1 | time | | 1. Hans Scheele | GER | 55.4s | CR Q | 2. Christos Mantikas | GRE | 56.1s | Q | 3. Ernst Leitner | AUT | 56.5s | Q | 4. Mario Radaelli | ITA | 70.0s | |
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Heat 2 | time | | 1. Akilles Järvinen | FIN | 57.2s | Q | 2. Luigi Facelli | ITA | 57.3s | Q | 3. Holger Albrechtsen | NOR | 62.7s | Q |
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