| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | Reaction Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edwin Moses |
USA
|
47.50 | |
| 2 | Harald Schmid |
FRG
|
48.61 | |
| 3 | Aleksandr Kharlov |
URS
|
49.03 | |
| 4 | Sven Nylander |
SWE
|
49.06 | |
| 5 | Andre Phillips |
USA
|
49.24 | |
| 6 | David Lee |
USA
|
49.32 | |
| 7 | Amadou Dia Ba |
SEN
|
49.61 | |
| 8 | Ryszard Szparak |
POL
|
49.78 |