| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | Reaction Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harald Schmid |
FRG
|
48.23 | |
| 2 | Danny Harris |
USA
|
48.24 | |
| 3 | Sven Nylander |
SWE
|
48.46 | |
| 4 | Henry Amike |
NGR
|
48.50 | |
| 5 | David Patrick |
USA
|
48.56 | |
| 6 | Winthrop Graham |
JAM
|
48.64 | |
| 7 | Shem Ochako |
KEN
|
49.87 | |
| 8 | Max Robertson |
GBR
|
49.90 |
| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | Reaction Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edwin Moses |
USA
|
48.38 | |
| 2 | Amadou Dia Ba |
SEN
|
48.53 | |
| 3 | Kriss Akabusi |
GBR
|
48.64 | |
| 4 | José Alonso |
ESP
|
49.00 | |
| 5 | Thomas Nyberg |
SWE
|
49.03 | |
| 6 | Toma Tomov |
BUL
|
49.11 | |
| 7 | Ryoichi Yoshida |
JPN
|
49.39 | |
| Aleksandr Vasilyev |
URS
|
DNF |