| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | Reaction Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Innocent Egbunike |
NGR
|
44.26 CR | |
| 2 | Thomas Schönlebe |
GDR
|
44.60 | |
| 3 | Roberto Hernández |
CUB
|
44.83 | |
| 4 | Roddie Haley |
USA
|
45.21 | |
| 5 | Marcel Arnold |
SUI
|
45.26 NR | |
| 6 | Anton Skerritt |
CAN
|
45.62 NR | |
| 7 | Mathias Schersing |
GDR
|
45.67 | |
| 8 | Aleksandr Kurochkin |
URS
|
45.73 | |
| 9 | Devon Morris |
JAM
|
45.76 |
| POS | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | MARK | Reaction Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derek Redmond |
GBR
|
44.50 | |
| 2 | Gabriel Tiacoh |
CIV
|
44.69 | |
| 3 | David Kitur |
KEN
|
44.73 | |
| 4 | Harry Reynolds |
USA
|
44.94 | |
| 5 | Jens Carlowitz |
GDR
|
44.97 | |
| 6 | Bert Cameron |
JAM
|
45.19 | |
| 7 | Moses Ugbisie |
NGR
|
45.72 | |
| 8 | Darren Clark |
AUS
|
45.93 |