| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | Points | Reaction Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Torsten Voss |
GDR
|
48.02 | ||
| 2 | Jürgen Hingsen |
FRG
|
48.08 | ||
| 3 | Siegfried Wentz |
FRG
|
48.09 | ||
| 4 | Stefan Niklaus |
SUI
|
48.12 | ||
| 4 | Daley Thompson |
GBR
|
48.12 | ||
| 6 | Uwe Freimuth |
GDR
|
48.43 | ||
| 7 | Guido Kratschmer |
FRG
|
48.61 | ||
| 8 | Dariusz Ludwig |
POL
|
48.84 | ||
| 9 | Steffen Grummt |
GDR
|
48.97 | ||
| 10 | Trond Skramstad |
NOR
|
49.13 | ||
| 11 | Aleksandr Nevskiy |
URS
|
49.35 | ||
| 12 | Konstantin Akhapkin |
URS
|
49.43 | ||
| 13 | Robert de Wit |
NED
|
49.46 | ||
| 14 | Harri Sundell |
FIN
|
49.49 | ||
| 15 | Martin Machura |
TCH
|
50.24 | ||
| 16 | Thráinn Hafsteinsson |
ISL
|
50.47 | ||
| 17 | Joško Vlašic |
YUG
|
51.01 | ||
| 18 | Conny Silfver |
SWE
|
51.55 | ||
| 19 | John Crist |
USA
|
51.67 | ||
| 20 | Angel Diaz |
GUA
|
52.01 | ||
| 21 | Claudio Escauriza |
PAR
|
52.98 | ||
| 22 | Niulolo Pelesikoti |
TGA
|
53.13 | ||
| Grigoriy Degtyaryev |
URS
|
DNS |