| POS | Rank | Heat | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS | WIND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | Carl Lewis |
USA |
10.03 CR | -1.0 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Raymond Stewart |
JAM |
10.12 | -1.3 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Attila Kovács |
HUN |
10.22 | -1.3 |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | Viktor Bryzgin |
URS |
10.23 | -1.3 |
| 5 | 5 | 2 | Andrés Simón |
CUB |
10.24 | -1.3 |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | Linford Christie |
GBR |
10.25 | -0.3 |
| 7 | 6 | 2 | Chidi Imoh |
NGR |
10.29 | -1.3 |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | Pierfrancesco Pavoni |
ITA |
10.33 | -0.3 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Andreas Berger |
AUT |
10.37 | -0.3 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Lee McRae |
USA |
10.37 | -0.3 |
| 11 | 7 | 2 | Mike McFarlane |
GBR |
10.38 | -1.3 |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | Eric Akogyiram |
GHA |
10.40 | -0.3 |
| 13 | 6 | 1 | Andrew Smith |
JAM |
10.41 | -0.3 |
| 14 | 7 | 1 | Aleksandr Yevgenyev |
URS |
10.51 | -0.3 |
| 15 | 8 | 2 | Valentin Atanasov |
BUL |
10.53 | -1.3 |
| 1 | Ben Johnson |
CAN |
DQ |