| Order / Lane | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 1987 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Amike |
NGR
|
49.56 | 49.56 | |
| Winthrop Graham |
JAM
|
49.34 | 49.34 | |
| Danny Harris |
USA
|
47.56 | 47.56 | |
| Sven Nylander |
SWE
|
48.97 | 49.95 | |
| Shem Ochako |
KEN
|
49.86 | 49.86 | |
| David Patrick |
USA
|
50.10 | 50.10 | |
| Max Robertson |
GBR
|
49.73 | 49.73 | |
| Harald Schmid |
FRG
|
47.48 | 47.60 |
| Order / Lane | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | PB | SB 1987 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kriss Akabusi |
GBR
|
49.36 | 49.36 | |
| José Alonso |
ESP
|
49.42 | 49.42 | |
| Amadou Dia Ba |
SEN
|
49.18 | 50.02 | |
| Edwin Moses |
USA
|
47.02 | 47.69 | |
| Thomas Nyberg |
SWE
|
50.06 | 50.06 | |
| Toma Tomov |
BUL
|
48.48 | 49.27 | |
| Aleksandr Vasilyev |
URS
|
47.92 | 49.99 | |
| Ryoichi Yoshida |
JPN
|
49.87 | 49.87 |