| Order / Lane | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 1983 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-Jacques Boussemart |  FRA | 20.99 | 20.99 | |
| Jae-keun Chang |  KOR | 21.09 | 21.39 | |
| Joao Batista da Silva |  BRA | 20.93 | 20.93 | |
| Earl Haley |  GUY | 21.55 | 21.55 | |
| Ángel Heras |  ESP | 21.29 | 21.29 | |
| Luis Schneider |  CHI | 21.23 | 21.23 | |
| Calvin Smith |  USA | 21.10 | 21.10 | |
| Allan Wells |  GBR | 20.21 | 21.14 | 
| Order / Lane | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 1983 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Barré |  FRA | 20.60 | 21.34 | |
| Boubacar Diallo |  SEN | 21.17 | 21.17 | |
| Christopher Madzokere |  ZIM | 21.68 | 21.68 | |
| Paul Narracott |  AUS | 20.65 | 21.08 | |
| Alfred Nyambane |  KEN | 21.21 | 21.21 | |
| Cameron Sharp |  GBR | 21.07 | 21.07 | |
| Carlo Simionato |  ITA | 20.76 | 20.76 | |
| Desai Williams |  CAN | 21.36 | 21.36 | 
| Order / Lane | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 1983 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Brathwaite |  TTO | 21.24 | 21.24 | |
| Innocent Egbunike |  NGR | 21.28 | 21.28 | |
| Frank Emmelmann |  GDR | 20.95 | 20.95 | |
| Atlee Mahorn |  CAN | 21.14 | 21.14 | |
| István Nagy |  HUN | 21.50 | 21.50 | |
| Leroy Reid |  JAM | 21.13 | 21.13 | |
| Andreas Rizzi |  FRG | 21.51 | 21.51 | |
| Sergey Sokolov |  URS | 20.79 | 20.94 | 
| Order / Lane | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 1983 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Héctor Daley |  PAN | 20.67 | 21.49 | |
| Bruce Frayne |  AUS | 20.59 | 21.15 | |
| Neville Hodge |  ISV | 21.38 | 21.38 | |
| Roland Jokl |  AUT | 21.30 | 21.30 | |
| Pietro Mennea |  ITA | 19.72 | 20.80 | |
| Vladimir Muravyov |  URS | 21.12 | 21.12 | |
| Elliott Quow |  USA | 20.16 | 20.16 | |
| Luke Watson |  GBR | 21.20 | 21.20 |