| POS | Rank | Heat | ATHLETE | COUNTRY | RESULTS | WIND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 4 | Raymond Stewart |
JAM |
10.14 | -0.4 |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | Ben Johnson |
CAN |
10.14 | -0.4 |
| 3 | 1 | 3 | Chidi Imoh |
NGR |
10.20 | -0.1 |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | Lee McRae |
USA |
10.21 | -0.1 |
| 5 | 3 | 4 | Andrés Simón |
CUB |
10.23 | -0.4 |
| 6 | 3 | 3 | Pierfrancesco Pavoni |
ITA |
10.28 | -0.1 |
| 7 | 1 | 2 | Viktor Bryzgin |
URS |
10.29 | -1.5 |
| 8 | 4 | 3 | Eric Akogyiram |
GHA |
10.31 | -0.1 |
| 9 | 2 | 2 | Andreas Berger |
AUT |
10.35 | -1.5 |
| 10 | 3 | 2 | Mike McFarlane |
GBR |
10.35 | -1.5 |
| 11 | 5 | 3 | Valentin Atanasov |
BUL |
10.37 | -0.1 |
| 12 | 4 | 4 | Aleksandr Yevgenyev |
URS |
10.37 | -0.4 |
| 13 | 5 | 4 | Andrew Smith |
JAM |
10.37 | -0.4 |
| 14 | 6 | 3 | Hiroki Fuwa |
JPN |
10.38 | -0.1 |
| 15 | 1 | 1 | Carl Lewis |
USA |
10.38 | -2.9 |
| 16 | 4 | 2 | Max Moriniére |
FRA |
10.39 | -1.5 |
| 17 | 2 | 1 | Linford Christie |
GBR |
10.40 | -2.9 |
| 18 | 5 | 2 | Charles-Louis Seck |
SEN |
10.43 | -1.5 |
| 19 | 6 | 2 | Desai Williams |
CAN |
10.43 | -1.5 |
| 20 | 7 | 3 | Achmed De Kom |
NED |
10.45 | -0.1 |
| 21 | 8 | 3 | Joilto Bonfim |
BRA |
10.46 | -0.1 |
| 22 | 6 | 4 | José Javier Arqués |
ESP |
10.46 | -0.4 |
| 23 | 7 | 4 | Mustapha Kamel Selmi |
ALG |
10.48 | -0.4 |
| 24 | 8 | 4 | Patrick Nwankwo |
NGR |
10.49 | -0.4 |
| 25 | 3 | 1 | Attila Kovács |
HUN |
10.52 | -2.9 |
| 26 | 4 | 1 | Robson da Silva |
BRA |
10.53 | -2.9 |
| 27 | 7 | 2 | Hsin-Fu Cheng |
TPE |
10.53 | -1.5 |
| 28 | 5 | 1 | Christian Haas |
FRG |
10.65 | -2.9 |
| 29 | 8 | 2 | Harouna Palé |
BUR |
10.67 | -1.5 |
| 30 | 6 | 1 | Ronald Desruelles |
BEL |
10.69 | -2.9 |
| 31 | 7 | 1 | Ricardo Chacon |
CUB |
10.70 | -2.9 |
| 32 | 8 | 1 | Vladimir Muravyov |
URS |
10.80 | -2.9 |