| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | Reaction Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain & N.I. |
GBR
|
43.06 | |
| 2 | Bulgaria |
BUL
|
43.19 | |
| 3 | USSR |
URS
|
43.51 | |
| 4 | Czechoslovakia |
TCH
|
43.89 | |
| 5 | Federal Republic Germany |
FRG
|
44.21 | |
| 6 | Italy |
ITA
|
44.46 | |
| 7 | Finland |
FIN
|
44.77 | |
| 8 | Denmark |
DEN
|
45.04 |
| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | Reaction Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German Democratic Republic |
GDR
|
42.59 | |
| 2 | Jamaica |
JAM
|
43.10 | |
| 3 | France |
FRA
|
43.52 | |
| 4 | Canada |
CAN
|
44.19 | |
| 5 | United States |
USA
|
44.20 | |
| 6 | Bahamas |
BAH
|
44.76 | |
| 7 | Ghana |
GHA
|
47.51 |