| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | Reaction Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Franks |
USA
|
45.44 | |
| 2 | Hartmut Weber |
FRG
|
45.61 | |
| 3 | Thomas Schönlebe |
GDR
|
45.67 | |
| 4 | Michael Paul |
TTO
|
45.83 | |
| 5 | Ján Tomko |
TCH
|
46.03 | |
| 6 | Todd Bennett |
GBR
|
46.11 | |
| 7 | Darren Clark |
AUS
|
46.36 | |
| 8 | Martin Weppler |
FRG
|
46.55 |
| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | Reaction Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bert Cameron |
JAM
|
45.48 | |
| 2 | Erwin Skamrahl |
FRG
|
45.61 | |
| 3 | Gerson A. Souza |
BRA
|
45.63 | |
| 4 | Sunder Nix |
USA
|
45.73 | |
| 5 | Viktor Markin |
URS
|
45.73 | |
| 6 | Douglas Hinds |
CAN
|
46.52 | |
| 7 | Moses Kyeswa |
UGA
|
46.79 | |
| 8 | Philip Brown |
GBR
|
46.81 |