| Order / Lane | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 1983 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amadou Dia Ba |
SEN
|
50.59 | 50.59 | |
| Ahmed Hamada |
BRN
|
50.53 | 50.53 | |
| Aleksandr Kharlov |
URS
|
48.78 | 48.78 | |
| Franz Meier |
SUI
|
50.00 | 50.09 | |
| Edwin Moses |
USA
|
47.13 | 47.84 | |
| Andre Phillips |
USA
|
50.44 | 50.44 | |
| Rik Tommelein |
BEL
|
50.99 | 50.99 | |
| Toma Tomov |
BUL
|
50.39 | 50.39 |
| Order / Lane | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 1983 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| José Alonso |
ESP
|
50.53 | 50.53 | |
| Krasimir Demirev |
BUL
|
50.45 | 50.62 | |
| David Lee |
USA
|
50.15 | 50.15 | |
| Sven Nylander |
SWE
|
50.23 | 50.23 | |
| Daniel Ogidi |
NGR
|
50.44 | 50.44 | |
| Harald Schmid |
FRG
|
47.48 | 49.99 | |
| Karl Smith |
JAM
|
50.64 | 50.64 | |
| Ryszard Szparak |
POL
|
50.09 | 50.09 |